Ark: Survival Evolved becomes a Minecraftbut in PixArk
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Ark, like many other survive 'em ups, took the craft-o-building of Minecraft into a deadly PvP sandbox with dinosaurs and some high-tech alien gizmos, then PixArk will strip that back to a friendlier, cubier Minecraftbut form. In procedurally-generated worlds built of destructible cubes, players will get to dig, build bases, craft items, explore, tame and ride animals, do quests, fight dinosaurs, and so on. It's Minecraft but with dinosaurs and rocket launchers.
Ark's creators, Studio Wildcard, are only "creative consultants" on this, as it's actually made by Snail Games. Snail are the folks who also licensed Ark to make the VR spin-off Ark Park.
Snail first announced PixArk last year, and now send word that it'll hit Steam Early Access in March while bopping out a new trailer.
