Legacy of Santiago is a Q4 2027 paid expansion for ARK: Survival Ascended that acts as a public test bed for ARK 2's risky mechanics: Souls-like combat, smaller squad-based survival, and primitive-only progression. It is not a release of ARK 2 itself and will not include the sequel's main-campaign narrative.

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Release History and Delays

ARK 2's release window has been pushed back four times since its December 2020 reveal at The Game Awards. The current target is 2028, confirmed at the December 2025 Snail Games Investor Day. This page tracks every public window, the role of the Unreal Engine 5 remaster as a stopgap, and what remains unconfirmed.

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Studio Wildcard

Studio Wildcard is the American developer and publisher of ARK 2, founded in October 2014 and now a subsidiary of Snail Games. The studio created ARK: Survival Evolved (2017) and the Unreal Engine 5 remaster ARK: Survival Ascended (2023), and is co-developing the 2028-target sequel with Grove Street Games. Vin Diesel is President of Creative Convergence and executive producer.

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Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel's real-world role on ARK 2: lead actor for Santiago da Costa, executive producer, and President of Creative Convergence at Studio Wildcard.

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