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24 alternatives to ARK: Survival Of The Fittest

A free, multiplayer online survival arena game

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ARK: Survival Of The Fittest launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   ARK: Survival Evolved▲73

   Survive on an island with dinosaurs, then ride on them

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Ark Survival Mobile▲10

   Ark Survival Evolved IOS

   2018 · survivetheark.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Survival Online▲60

   Survival Craft Online is a very unique game

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Age of Empires: Castle Siege [CA Soft Launch]▲58

   a free-to-play medieval MMO tower defense

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Reap▲69

   A survival game on a mysterious archipelago

   2015 · managore.itch.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Out There▲91

   A simple, atmospheric FTL-like space survival game

   2015 · outtheregame.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fortnite for iOS▲384

   Online, multiplayer Hunger Games is here for iOS 🎮

   2018 · fortnite.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fallout Shelter▲180

   Build your own vault to survive the apocalypse!

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wings.io▲73

   Another fast paced multiplayer game

   2016 · wings.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Once Human▲199

    Post-apocalyptic multiplayer open-world survival game

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Wildstar: Reloaded▲66

    Carbine's MMO now free-to-play

    2015 · nc.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Survive - Wilderness survival▲57

    Scenario based wilderness survival simulation game

    2016 · thesurvivegame.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Life is Feudal: Your Own▲75

    Medieval Multiplayer Builder with Crafting and More

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Don't Starve Together▲78

    Standalone multiplayer of the survival Don't Starve game

    2015 · klei.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hurtworld▲70

    A hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on survival

    2016 · hurtworld.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Last Planets▲61

    Multiplayer strategy game

    2016 · vulpinegames.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ARK: Survival Evolved▲2

    Use your skill and cunning to kill or tame & ride the leviat

    2015 · playark.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Overland▲108

    Post-apocalyptic survival game

    2016 · overland-game.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Last Horizon▲83

    A minimal, atmospheric space survival & exploration game

    2015 · pixeljam.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Apollo 72 ▲69

    A survival game in space after the apocalypse.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Life in Bunker▲67

    A bunker-building survival simulator

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Time Rifters▲60

    Be your own teammates in this unique single-player co-op sh…

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Smite▲61

    Online battleground of the gods

    2015 · smite2.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bad Dinos▲53

    A New Kind of Tower-Defense Game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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