Maligned on Steam since its launch in October 2023 for frequent performance problems and pervasive bugs, open-world dinosaur game Ark Survival Ascended has just been given a major engine upgrade. The new Ark update brings the survival game remaster to Unreal Engine 5.5, promising improved performance alongside other bug fixes and quality-of-life changes. Additionally, the recently launched Astraeos map, a Greek mythology DLC world created by one of its most beloved modders, just got a whole lot bigger. Continue reading Ark Survival Ascended gets a performance boost and a big map expansionMORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best dinosaur games, Best co-op games