Ark Survival Evolved Down: How To Check Server Status And Fix Connection Issues

If you can't connect to Ark: Survival Evolved, the servers might be down or facing technical issues. This article will help you find out if the Ark servers are down and what you can do in case you experience connection issues although the servers are online.

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If you are having trouble connecting to Ark: Survival Evolved, the servers might be down. Server downtimes can be the result of an unexpected technical issue, but sometimes Studio Wildcard also takes them down for maintenance reasons or to upload an update. Here are a few tricks to find out if the Ark: Survival Evolved servers are currently offline and what you have to know about upcoming downtimes.

Ark: Survival Evolved Down? How To Check The Server Status

With every new Ark: Survival Evolved patch or even a little update, the servers go down for maintenance. The easiest way to quickly check the Ark: Survival Evolved server status is on DownDetector. This website provides current information and lists any outages that are happening in real-time.

No Connection To Ark: Survival Evolved: How To Fix Potential Network Issues

If you're having trouble connecting to the Ark: Survival Evolved servers, although they are shown as online, there could be a problem with your internet connection or with your device settings. If you're having trouble connecting to the servers, try out the following steps:

  • If you're in touch with friends that also play Ark: Survival Evolved, ask them whether they have the same problem. If they don't, you can be pretty sure that it's an individual problem and not a server-based one
  • Restart your router
  • Restart your device
  • If you have another device with Ark: Survival Evolved on it next to you, try to log in from that device – if that works, a certain configuration on your main device might have to be adjusted.
  • Check the connection settings of your device to find out whether it's connecting properly to your Wi-Fi.

And that's it. Just be aware that there will always be server issues from time to time and especially when a bigger Ark: Survival Evolved update is getting released. Millions of players trying to connect to the game at the same time can often result in long server queues; however, this problem should resolve itself after a couple of days.

Kim Berkemeyer

Ever since he got his first Game Boy in the late 90s, Kim was into video games. Besides many other games, he has a fable for Zelda and a love-hate relationship to World of Warcraft. Apart from work, you will find him playing football, watching sci-fi-shows, enjoying video games or just hanging around with friends....