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Is ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op and PvP. ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest is a creature survival game released in 2017, 66% positive on Steam (11,692 reviews), with 43 playing right now. price varies on Steam.

Co-opSurvival · Creature survival

ARK: The Survival of the Fittest is a prototype spin-off of ARK: Survival Evolved, pitting up to 60 combatants against each other in a fast-paced,…

How ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Not listed on Steam
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Not listed on Steam
LAN play
Not listed on Steam
Controller
Partial controller support
Mods
Steam Workshop

Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.

Steam tags: Free to Play, Survival, Dinosaurs, Multiplayer, Open World, Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer

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Quick answers

Is ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest co-op?
Yes, ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest supports co-op.
Does ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest have PvP?
Steam's store page doesn't flag a PvP category, but ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest is tagged PvP — it's player-versus-player.
Do we both need to own ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest to play together?
Yes. ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
How many people play ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest?
About 43 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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