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Ark: Survival Evolved Switch Official Servers to Close Aug. 31

Studio Wildcard will shut down official Nintendo Switch servers for Ark: Survival Evolved and the Ultimate Survivor Edition on August 31. The Switch release has drawn over one million players since 2018; single-player modes and unofficial community servers will remain playable but online multiplayer will rely on those unofficial servers. Both Switch versions are discounted on the Nintendo eShop (Survival Evolved $5; Ultimate Survivor Edition $12.50) and are backward compatible with Nintendo Switch 2; the Ultimate Survivor Edition is a remaster by Grove Street Games and the newest Ark title, Survival Ascended, is not available on Switch.

• Official online servers for Ark: Survival Evolved (Switch) and the Ultimate Survivor Edition will shut down on August 31.
• The Switch release has reached over one million players since launching in 2018.
• Single-player modes and unofficial/community servers remain fully playable after August 31; online multiplayer will depend on unofficial servers and can vary in availability and performance.
• Both Switch versions are on sale in the Nintendo eShop (Survival Evolved $5; Ultimate Survivor Edition $12.50), are playable on Nintendo Switch 2 via backward compatibility, the Ultimate Survivor Edition was remastered by Grove Street Games, and Survival Ascended is not available on Switch.