What are the best Ark servers to join in 2024? We’ve scoured the internet looking for the top Ark: Survival Ascended servers and server clusters to cater to all experiences, whether you’re looking for some intense competitive PvP, a relaxed PvE sandbox, a place to play Omega or Primal Fear, or even a boosted server like FiberCraft, where you can tame and breed all of Ark’s wonderful dinos with minimal investment.

Ark: Survival Ascended, as well as the older Ark: Survival Evolved, are two of the best dinosaur games and survival games on PC; its increasingly weird meta-narrative provides an excuse to throw dinosaurs together with other prehistoric and even mythological creatures in several gorgeous sandboxes with robust crafting and survival systems. Whether you want to build a sprawling menagerie for its own sake or lead a dino army against other players, a range of experiences are on offer, and you’ll find a range of servers optimized for each of these. Read on for our list of some of the best and most populated unofficial servers and a breakdown of exactly what they offer to the discerning Ark player.

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