ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition gets free Nintendo Switch 2 update

Today, Studio Wildcard and Grove Street Games announced a major update for ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition, which focuses on full backward-compatibility and performance enhancements on Nintendo Switch 2.

The patch features smoother gameplay with improved frame rate and higher resolution on the console. That’s along with upgraded shadow quality and anti-aliasing quality.

Here’s some information about the game:

In ARK: The Ultimate Survivor Edition for Switch survivors can experience everything that ARK: Survival Evolved offers including the base game along with these huge Expansion Packs: Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Parts 1 & 2. All updated and optimized with every improvement made since the launch of the base game, adding up to thousands of hours of gameplay!

Those who have yet to pick up ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition can take advantage of a sale on the Nintendo eShop. It’s currently 60 percent off until November 6, 2025.

You can find more news about Nintendo Switch 2 here.