DLCs
Currently, there are 12 DLCs, for ARK: Survival Evolved. For more options to expand the playing experience, see Mods.
Expansion Pack
An Expansion Pack is a direct addition to the main game by adding new maps, creatures, equipment, and content without changing the core game-play mechanics.
Expansion Packs are also entirely compatible with the main game, and content can be transferred from an expansion to vanilla servers and vice versa.
ARK: Survival Ascended exclusive:
1 Scorched Earth, Aberration and Extinction are only available as part of ARK: Survival Evolved Season Pass and are not sold separately.
- ARK: Survival Evolved Season Pass is available on
2 Genesis: Part 1 & Genesis: Part 2 are only available as part of the ARK: Genesis Season Pass and are not sold separately.
- ARK: Genesis Season Pass is available on
Expansion Map
An Expansion Map is a brand-new map for the user to explore and uncover its secrets.
Note: for console Xbox, and PlayStation, these expansion maps are included with the main game.
ARK: Survival Ascended exclusive:
ARK: Survival Evolved exclusive:
Total Conversion
A Total Conversion changes a majority of the game-play mechanics themselves and requires a user to learn a new way to play the game.
Content from a Total Conversion can not be transferred to a Vanilla server.
Adventure Pack
An Adventure Pack is an optional paid DLC for ARK: Survival Ascended only, that adds some exclusive content, such as Skins, Creatures and Structures.
Bob's Tall Tales
1 Frontier Adventure Pack, Steampunk Ascent and Wasteland War are only available as part of ARK: Bob's Tall Tales and are not sold separately.
Fantastic Tames
1 
Drakelings and the 
Elderclaw are only available as part of ARK: Lost Colony Expansion Pass and are currently not sold separately. Though they are planned to be purchasable separately in the future.
Skin Packs
Notes/Trivia
- Interestingly almost every expansion pack has 1 up'd itself adding in a new largest creature in the game with the
Alpha Deathworm surpassing the 
Titanosaur, 
Rockwell surpassing the Alpha Deathworm, and the 
King Titan surpassing Rockwell.
- However,
Corrupted Master Controller is not as large as King Titan following the release of Genesis: Part 1. - Despite not appearing as big as King Titan,
Rockwell Prime's insides have eroded into much of Genesis Ship in Genesis: Part 2, making it the largest in terms of map size influence within the entirety of expansion pack.
- However,
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