ARK: Survival Evolved celebrates its 8th anniversary with new creatures and news

As we continue to await the much anticipated (and unfortunately delayed) release of ARK 2, ARK: Survival Evolved is about to celebrate its big 8th anniversary this week. To celebrate the milestone, Studio Wildcard has unleashed a new, apparently final creature for the original Island/Lost Island: the Rhyniognatha (seen below), and provided a peek at Fasolasuchus set for ARK: Survival Ascended via Scorched Earth.

Even though ARK 2 is still set for a late 2024 release ARK players can still look forward to the release of the remastered ARK: Survival Ascended for new generation consoles/PC this fall, along with the animated series.

See the new creatures and game detail updates below.

ARK: Survival Evolved/ARK: Survival Ascended art:

This week marks the eighth anniversary of the ARK: Survival Evolved launch into Steam early access โ€“ with a passionate, creative community that quickly formed around the gigantic, dinosaur infested island. To celebrate, the talented art team at Studio Wildcard designed key art which encompasses the majority of ARK creatures โ€“ big and small, on land and by sea โ€“ that roam this vast world. The ARK universe continues to expand, with not only ARK: Survival Ascended this fall, but also ARK: The Animated Series, and ARK 2 on the horizon.

Last Friday the final creature, the Rhyniognatha, landed on The Island and Lost Island, while the first community voted creature was revealed for ARK: Survival Ascended. Full details can be found in this weekโ€™s Community Crunch.

Although last itโ€™s certainly not the least, as the Rhyniognatha is a super-sized creature with a set of unique abilities. From producing quick-hardening resin to being capable of carrying large objects around bases, these versatile creatures provide an unparalleled enhancement to any tribeโ€™s defenses.

Also, Studio Wildcard revealed that the Fasolasuchus will be added as a new creature to Scorched Earth for ARK: Survival Ascended. The powerful and aggressive Fasolasuchus is the first of many new creature additions coming your way for ARK: Survival Ascended.