ARK Survival Ascended Map Release Schedule (2024)

Mark your calendars, because on June 3rd, we're releasing The Center with Shastasaurus! This free expansion is like a whole new ARK world – double the size of The Island, that gorgeous Tolkien-fantasy feel, and tons of new surprises for you to uncover.  In the meantime, you'll find us split up, tackling everything to make ARK: Survival Ascended its best. 

Just to confirm, the latest ARK Community Crunch explains that "Scorched Earth will blast in on March 31st, and the rest of the roadmap is looking good".

It looks like the new DLC will be dropping without any hitches.

Although the rollout of ARK Survival Ascended's DLC maps has been anything but smooth so far, it looks like the impending April 1 release for Scorched Earth is coming together.

In the latest Community Crunch blog post, fans were given an update which read:

"We've released an update this week to prepare for the upcoming Scorched Earth expansion. The goal is to get the changes out sooner so the Scorched Earth patch isn't as big to download on launch day and also helps our team identify issues before that major release!  Check out the full post here."

At this stage it doesn't sound like the map will be hit with a second delay, so roll on April 1!

During the most recent Community Crunch blog post (398) Studio Wildcard announced they have delayed the release of The Center map. You'll find the full explanation, just below:

"We’ve made the decision to postpone the Center as it wasn’t on track to launch with the level of quality we require. Our dedicated partners – who have been working on the Center while we focus on Scorched Earth – need more time to make sure it meets our expectations, and yours. We’re sorry for this change in plans but we know it will be well worth it when the Center launches!

We’d like to offer something for you to sink your teeth into right now though! The Gigantoraptor, originally intended to debut alongside 'The Center', will be released on Wednesday, Feb 28th for all Survivors on The Island. We hope your new majestic companion will keep you company while you wait for its home-map to receive its glow-up. In preparation for Gigantoraptor launch on Wednesday, we’ll be releasing a major version patch on Monday.

Thanks as always for your support. We’re thrilled with what we have in store for ARK: Survival Ascended over the coming months and look forward to sharing it with you. Between the Gigantoraptor next week and Scorched Earth on April 1st, there’s plenty of fresh ARK content heading your way!"