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{{Infobox video game
{{Short description|2019 video game}}{{Distinguish|Pixar}}{{Infobox video game
| title = PixARK
| title = PixARK
| image = PixARK cover.jpg
| designer =
| designer =
| publisher = Snail Games
| developer = [[Snail (company)|Snail Games]]
| publisher = [[Snail (company)|Snail Games]]
| release = March 2018
| release = May 31, 2019
| platform = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Playstation 4]], [[Nintendo Switch]]
| platform = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Nintendo Switch]]
| engine =
| engine = [[Unreal Engine 4]]
| genre = [[Survival game|Survival]]
| genre = [[Survival game|Survival]]
}}
}}


'''''PixArk''''' is a [[Survival game|survival]] [[video game]] that was released in March 2018 in [[early access]] for [[Microsoft Windows]]. The game can be played in both [[Single Player|single]] and [[multiplayer]] modes.<ref name=":0">{{citation|periodical=PC GAMES|title=PixArk: Neues Survivalspiel mixt Minecraft mit Ark: Survival Evolved|language=German|url=http://www.pcgames.de/PixArk Video game-61513/News/minecraft-survival-snail-games-online-ark-1248879/|access-date=2018-02-18
'''''PixARK''''' is a [[Survival game|survival]] [[video game]] that was released on March 27, 2018 in [[early access]] for [[Microsoft Windows]]. A spin-off of ''[[Ark: Survival Evolved]]'', the game can be played in both [[Single-player video game|single-player]] and [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] modes.<ref name=":0">{{citation|periodical=PC Games|title=PixArk: Neues Survivalspiel mixt Minecraft mit Ark: Survival Evolved|date=26 January 2018|language=German|url=https://www.pcgames.de/PixArk-Spiel-61513/News/minecraft-survival-snail-games-online-ark-1248879/|access-date=2018-02-18
}}</ref><ref>{{citation|surname1=Max Doll|periodical=ComputerBase|title=PixArk: Ark: Survival Evolved folgt Minecraft mit Voxel-Grafik|language=German|url=https://www.computerbase.de/2018-01/pixark-early-access/|access-date=2018-02-18
}}</ref><ref>{{citation|surname1=Max Doll|periodical=ComputerBase|title=PixArk: Ark: Survival Evolved folgt Minecraft mit Voxel-Grafik|date=27 January 2018 |language=German|url=https://www.computerbase.de/2018-01/pixark-early-access/|access-date=2018-02-18
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The player is on an island populated by over 100 different dinosaur species. These can be killed or tamed and ride. In addition, the player must ensure his survival by mining resources, making objects, building structures and defending himself against enemy animals and other players. The world is made up of individual voxels, so the player can manipulate and adapt the world by removing or adding blocks. The world has several areas such as jungle, desert and caves and is generated procedurally, so it is not prefabricated. Likewise, the quest system is procedural and always creates new challenges. In addition to the survival mode, the player can also focus on building in creative mode without being attacked and collecting resources.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{citation|periodical=Mein-MMO.de|title=ARK paart sich mit Minecraft und kommt als PixARK im März|date=2018-01-27|language=German|url=http://mein-mmo.de/ark-minecraft-paart-sich-pixark/|access-date=2018-02-18
The player is on an island populated by over 100 different dinosaur species. These can be killed or tamed and ridden. In addition, the player must ensure their survival by mining resources, making objects, building structures and defending themselves against enemy animals and other players. The world is made up of individual [[voxels]], so the player can manipulate and adapt the world by removing or adding blocks. The world has several areas such as jungle, desert and caves and is generated procedurally, so it is not prefabricated. Likewise, the quest system is procedural and always creates new challenges. In addition to the survival mode, the player can also focus on building in creative mode without being attacked and collecting resources.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{citation|periodical=Mein-MMO.de|title=ARK paart sich mit Minecraft und kommt als PixARK im März|date=2018-01-27|language=German|url=http://mein-mmo.de/ark-minecraft-paart-sich-pixark/|access-date=2018-02-18
}}</ref><ref>{{citation|periodical=4Players|title=PixARK: ARK trifft Minecraft: Überleben in einer offenen Voxel-Welt mit Dinosauriern - 4Players.de|language=German|url=http://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/Allgemein/39409/2172911/PixARK-ARK_trifft_Minecraft_Ueberleben_in_einer_offenen_Voxel-Welt_mit_Dinosauriern.html|access-date=2018-02-18
}}</ref><ref>{{citation|periodical=4Players|title=PixARK: ARK trifft Minecraft: Überleben in einer offenen Voxel-Welt mit Dinosauriern - 4Players.de|date=26 January 2018 |language=German|url=http://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/Allgemein/39409/2172911/PixARK-ARK_trifft_Minecraft_Ueberleben_in_einer_offenen_Voxel-Welt_mit_Dinosauriern.html|access-date=2018-02-18
}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{citation|periodical=PC Games Hardware|title=PixARK: Jugendfreie Sandbox-Variante von ARK: Survival Evolved|language=German|url=http://www.pcgameshardware.de/PixArk Video game-61513/News/Jugendfreie-Sandbox-Variante-von-ARK-Survival-Evolved-1248913/|access-date=2018-02-18
}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{citation|periodical=PC Games Hardware|title=PixARK: Jugendfreie Sandbox-Variante von ARK: Survival Evolved|date=27 January 2018|language=German|url=http://www.pcgameshardware.de/PixArk-Video-game-61513/News/Jugendfreie-Sandbox-Variante-von-ARK-Survival-Evolved-1248913/|access-date=2018-02-18
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


==Development and release==
==Development and release==
Snail Games announced a cooperation with the Ark developer Studio Wildcard. The game was announced on January 25, 2018 with a trailer.<ref>{{cite web|title=PixARK was just revealed at #TGS2018! Check out the official reveal trailer below to see what's in store when PixARK launches in Early Access on PC and Xbox One Game Preview in March 2018!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnt6epYpLAs …|periodical=@OfficialPixARK|publisher=|url=https://twitter.com/OfficialPixARK/status/956596979357777920|deadurl=|format=|accessdate=2018-02-18|archiveurl=|archivedate=|last=PixARK|date=2018-01-25|year=|month=|day=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{citation|periodical=GIGA|title=PixARK: Lustige Mischung aus Ark und Minecraft|date=2018-01-26|language=German|url=http://www.giga.de/extra/videospielkultur/news/pixark-lustige-mischung-aus-ark-und-minecraft/|access-date=2018-02-18
Snail Games announced a cooperation with ''[[Ark: Survival Evolved]]'' developer [[Studio Wildcard]]. The game was announced on January 25, 2018 with a trailer.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=OfficialPixARK |number=956596979357777920 |date= 2018-01-25|title= PixARK was just revealed at #TGS2018! Check out the official reveal trailer below to see what's in store when PixARK launches in Early Access on PC and Xbox One Game Preview in March 2018!}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{citation|periodical=GIGA|title=PixARK: Lustige Mischung aus Ark und Minecraft|date=2018-01-26|language=German|url=http://www.giga.de/extra/videospielkultur/news/pixark-lustige-mischung-aus-ark-und-minecraft/|access-date=2018-02-18
}}</ref><ref>{{citation|periodical=PC GAMES|title=PixArk: Erster Gameplay-Trailer zum Mix aus Ark und Minecraft|language=German|url=http://www.pcgames.de/PixArk Video game-61513/Videos/trailer-gameplay-survival-minecraft-ark-snail-games-1248878/|access-date=2018-02-18
}}</ref><ref>{{citation|periodical=PC Games|title=PixArk: Erster Gameplay-Trailer zum Mix aus Ark und Minecraft|date=4 February 2018|language=German|url=https://www.pcgames.de/PixArk-Spiel-61513/Videos/trailer-gameplay-survival-minecraft-ark-snail-games-1248878/|access-date=2018-02-18
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


PixARK was released in March 2018 in an early-access version for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One. Versions for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch are planned.{{cn|date=October 2018}}
''PixARK'' was released in March 2018 in an early-access version for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Xbox One]]. The full launch version was released on May 31, 2019 for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Xbox One]] along with versions for [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Nintendo Switch]].


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 11 August 2024

Not to be confused with Pixar.
PixARK
Developer(s)Snail Games
Publisher(s)Snail Games
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
ReleaseMay 31, 2019
Genre(s)Survival

PixARK is a survival video game that was released on March 27, 2018 in early access for Microsoft Windows. A spin-off of Ark: Survival Evolved, the game can be played in both single-player and multiplayer modes.[1][2]

Gameplay

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The player is on an island populated by over 100 different dinosaur species. These can be killed or tamed and ridden. In addition, the player must ensure their survival by mining resources, making objects, building structures and defending themselves against enemy animals and other players. The world is made up of individual voxels, so the player can manipulate and adapt the world by removing or adding blocks. The world has several areas such as jungle, desert and caves and is generated procedurally, so it is not prefabricated. Likewise, the quest system is procedural and always creates new challenges. In addition to the survival mode, the player can also focus on building in creative mode without being attacked and collecting resources.[1][3][4][5]

Development and release

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Snail Games announced a cooperation with Ark: Survival Evolved developer Studio Wildcard. The game was announced on January 25, 2018 with a trailer.[6][7][8]

PixARK was released in March 2018 in an early-access version for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One. The full launch version was released on May 31, 2019 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One along with versions for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

References

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  1. ^ a b "PixArk: Neues Survivalspiel mixt Minecraft mit Ark: Survival Evolved", PC Games (in German), 26 January 2018, retrieved 2018-02-18
  2. ^ Max Doll (27 January 2018), "PixArk: Ark: Survival Evolved folgt Minecraft mit Voxel-Grafik", ComputerBase (in German), retrieved 2018-02-18
  3. ^ "ARK paart sich mit Minecraft und kommt als PixARK im März", Mein-MMO.de (in German), 2018-01-27, retrieved 2018-02-18
  4. ^ "PixARK: ARK trifft Minecraft: Überleben in einer offenen Voxel-Welt mit Dinosauriern - 4Players.de", 4Players (in German), 26 January 2018, retrieved 2018-02-18
  5. ^ "PixARK: Jugendfreie Sandbox-Variante von ARK: Survival Evolved", PC Games Hardware (in German), 27 January 2018, retrieved 2018-02-18
  6. ^ @OfficialPixARK (2018-01-25). "PixARK was just revealed at #TGS2018! Check out the official reveal trailer below to see what's in store when PixARK launches in Early Access on PC and Xbox One Game Preview in March 2018!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "PixARK: Lustige Mischung aus Ark und Minecraft", GIGA (in German), 2018-01-26, retrieved 2018-02-18
  8. ^ "PixArk: Erster Gameplay-Trailer zum Mix aus Ark und Minecraft", PC Games (in German), 4 February 2018, retrieved 2018-02-18
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