- Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
A sandbox game based on Ark: Survival Evolved developed by Snail Games (licensed by Studio Wildcard). Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK!
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, grave and earnest.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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GameSpaceChris BowmanJun 20198/10Overall, PixArk is a very graphically friendly version of Ark, and it is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. It is available now for $24.99 USD, which is a good price for someone that doesn't want to pay too much money for a new version of a game they already have. If you are down with pixelated Ark then go for it and spend the money. I feel it was a very fun port of a game that I spent a little bit of time with.
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Digital ChumpsBen SheeneMar 20177.5/10PixARK straddles the line between Minecraft's accessibility and ARK's genre-bending setting, bringing a sandbox of crafting fun with countless options that is hindered by clunky console interaction and menu navigation.
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Rapid Reviews UKLeigh WynneJul 20194/5 starsA few months back I picked up Ark Survival Evolved on the Nintendo Switch. Before I could even pop the cartridge into my Switch, my twitter feed was flooded with posts on how awful the game was… and how poorly it was ported. I had already bought it at this point and wasn’t to be deterred by the posts. One of the things that drew me to this title was the ability to tame and ride dinosaurs, which I found such an exciting mechanic.
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Nintendo LifeMitch VogelJun 20192/10In its current state, PixARK on the Switch is a poorly optimized, unenjoyable, and otherwise weak approximation of the Minecraft experience that in no way delivers value equivalent to the money you’re paying for it.
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NintendoWorldReportMatthew ZawodniakJun 20192/10The Switch doesn't have an Early Access program like Steam does, but make no mistake: this is an early access game through and through. What little merit PixARK has is thoroughly overshadowed by how blatantly unfinished it is. It's astonishing that a Minecraft knock-off would be listed on the eShop at a higher price than Minecraft, but it's truly mind-boggling that the actual game is in such a sorry state. Do not play PixARK.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Snail Games
- Publisher
- Snail Games
- Released
- March 27, 2018
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 11 ratings.
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