Fantasy Ark with magic and taming
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It's basically Ark but with fantasy and magic.”
Steam review · 1012.2 h played ↗
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Mixed · 52%Mixed · 52%Snail Games USA2017Survival · Sandbox · RPG
$17.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $4.85
The verdict
A fantasy Ark-like survival sandbox with magic, taming and a big world, but abandoned in early access since 2020. Skip it if you want updates, active servers or polish.
Great for
Ark fans wanting a cheap fantasy twist, solo or on a private server with friends
Main risk
Abandoned, unfinished and buggy, with almost no players on public servers
What players love
Lots of content and huge potential
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The game has enough content to keep you occupied for a long time.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Skills level up by doing
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“I love the leveling system and the fact that you level up your skills by doing things relevant to them”
Steam review · 1728 h played ↗
Beautiful, big world
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“an amazing map with beutifull scenery that puts even the best open world games to shame”
Steam review · 44.9 h played ↗
Great for solo play or private servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I make my own and play with my family and friends and I'm telling you we have a blast!!!”
Steam review · 1313.5 h played ↗
Cheap on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Buy it on sale. Usually comes on sale for about $5 CAD and you will get your moneys worth.”
Steam review · 33.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Abandoned, still in early access
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 negative reviews
“Not sure how a game is allowed to remain for sale in early access despite not having been updated in over 6 years.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Snail Games distrust and cash-grab feeling
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Its an honest reminder of why you don't buy anything from Snail Games.”
Steam review · 27.1 h played ↗
Bugs and broken systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“There are a lot of bugs in the game, and not just bugs, but critical ones that can destroy the weeks of your work in the game.”
Steam review · 325.9 h played ↗
Unfinished, little content
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“80% of them are not even in the game”
Steam review · 38.8 h played ↗
Grind, long taming, structure decay
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Just taming some mobs out there takes 11 hours in a single play session to finish taming.”
Steam review · 273.4 h played ↗
No map, hard to find corpse
Mentioned in ~1 in 75 negative reviews
“After 19 hours i still can't find a way to return to my dead body because of NO MAP.”
Steam review · 19.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable50 GB
Minimum
OS64-Bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 2500K
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 960 or higher
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-Bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-5820k 6x 3.3 GHz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1070 or higher
Storage50 GB available space
OS64-Bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 2500K
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 960 or higher
Storage50 GB available space
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