When does ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest get good?

The first 3 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (53%); after 3h it's 1 in 6 (16%). The opening is criticised more than in 82% of games we track.

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ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest

Aug 29, 2017 Steam: Mixed

The first 3 hours are a test

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Steam reviews 66% positive of 11,804

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (53%); after 3h it's 1 in 6 (16%).
The opening is criticised more than in 82% of games we track.
The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 11,797 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 201 reviews: 6.7h for positive, 0.7h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

This game has no achievements.

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.