ARK Fear Ascended 2024 Halloween Event: Date, Countdown, More

Surviving the wild dinos and harsh environments of ARK: Survival Ascended is an incredible experience, but the developers at Studio Wildcard like to keep things exciting with annual events. One such event is ARK Fear Ascended, the new version of the game's  Halloween-themed celebration during the spooky month of October (previously called Fear Evolved).

Naturally, many players wonder when this year’s Halloween event will begin and what new content might be in store. Well, you won’t have to wonder much longer, as we’ll be diving into everything we know about the 2024 Fear Ascended Halloween event for ARK: Survival Ascended.

ARK Survival Ascended: Fear Ascended Halloween Event Start Date

Updated on 28th October: Studio Wildcard has confirmed the spooky content we will be seeing in this years ARK Fear Ascended event.

In a recent community crunch update, the developers announced that Fear Ascended will be making its way to ARK from October 30, 2024, to November 13, 2024. The developers haven't given us a specific start time for the event either at the time of writing, but we recommend keeping the 30th clear as it could drop at any time during the day.

Community Crunch 431: Fear Ascended and Community Corner! https://t.co/8X8zWq6IcYpic.twitter.com/wZtPuah8yw

— ARK: Survival Ascended (@survivetheark) October 19, 2024

Fear Ascended Halloween Event Content and Features

In their latest Community Crunch update, the developers have shared everything to expect from this year's Fear Ascended event. Fans can look forward to the return of all the eerie favorites: skins, emotes, chibis, and tameable creatures. Here’s a breakdown of the details:

Rates

• PvP/PvE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, Experience, and Breeding
• Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
• ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming, Experience, and Breeding

Creatures

• Zombie Fire Wyvern
• Zombie Lightning Wyvern
• Zombie Poison Wyvern
• Zomdodo

Costumes & Skins

• Skeletal Costumes: Giga, Raptor, Rex, Stego, Trike, Wyvern
• Ghost Costumes: Basilisk, Bulbdog, Direwolf, Mantis, Reaper, Rex
• Accessories: Dino Witch Hat, Scary Dino Pumpkin Helmet Skin

Weapons

• Cleaver (Sword) new
• Crowbar (Pick) new

Armor

• Werewolf Costume new
• Arrow-Head, Axe-Head, Sword-Head Hats new
• Additional Skins: Araneo, Basilisk, Bulbdog, Clown Mask, Dino Witch Hat, Headless Costume, Hockey Mask, Jack-O-Lantern, Mantis, Onyc, Reaper, Skeleton, Strawman, Snow Owl, Vampire Dodo, Werewolf Mask, Witch Hat, and more

Items

• Horror Species X new
• Festive Dino Candy, Pumpkin, Scarecrow, Stolen Headstone

Chibis

• Chibi-Skeletal: Brontosaurus, Carno, Giganotosaurus, Jerboa, Quetzal, Raptor, Rex, Stego, Trike, Wyvern
• Chibi-Ghost: Basilisk, Direwolf, Mantis, Rex, Spooky Bulbdog

Emotes

• Howl new
• Sniff new
• Evil, Panic, Scare

Colors
Dark Lavender, Medium Lavender, Wyvern Purple, Dragon Fire, Orange, Peach, Green, Medium Turquoise, Dark Teal, Dark Blue, Dino Dark Blue, Blue, Actual Black, Black Sands, Dark Grey, Medium Autumn, Yellow, Deep Pink

That has been our comprehensive preview of what to expect from this year’s Fear Ascended event. Be sure to check back here for updates as soon as more information becomes available!