ARK: Survival Ascended
Calling all ARK modders and game studios! Create and publish your best ARK: Survival Ascended mods for a chance to win big!
Submissions start on December 5!
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Aimed at individual modders -
create captivating maps, dinos, structures, and more!
Contest categories
Maps
Everything else
How to enter
Download the dev kit to create
and upload your mod
Aimed at game studios - dream big and bring your original content and IP to ARK:SA
For Premium
DLC-level mods
How to enter
Submit a concept video. Showcase your
vision and team. Bonus points for a
playable demo
Not a modder?
You could still take part in the ARKathon's grand
finals by voting for your favorite mods and DLC videos,
to decide the "community's choice" winners.
Subscribe to our newsletter to be updated when voting starts!
The world’s largest mod hub for games such as Minecraft, World
of Warcraft, The Sims 4, and many
more. With the long-awaited launch of ARK: Survival Ascended, we have partnered with Studio Wildcard to
bring ARK players the next generation of user-generated content experiences.
Our mission in this partnership is to empower the ARK modding community and enable players to access more, better mods and enjoy an endless supply of quality content.
At CurseForge, it's all about the creators;
we champion modders
at every phase of their creative journey,
ensuring a platform where modding is not just a hobby but it’s a profession.
Join the CurseForge community today!
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MONTHLY DOWNLOADS
MONTHLY USERS
TOTAL MODS
For Modders - yes. To participate in the Modders Track, modders need to publish their mods to
CurseForge. While modders can use the dev kit and build mods without a CurseForge account, once you
want to publish your mod, you must sign in with a CurseForge account.
For Studios - no. To participate in the Studios Track, studios only need to send over a
“kickstarter-like” video explaining their vision and team.
Cross platform. Participation in both the Modders Track and the Studios Track, is only eligible for cross-platform mods.
In the Modders Track there will be a total of 8 winners - 3 maps will win $10,000 each, and 5
“everything else” mods will win $4,000 each.
In the Studios Track there will be 3 total winning studios, with each winning a $100,000 development
grant.
For more info on winners, prizes, and judging criteria - please view the full terms
For each track, a panel of judges from Studio Wildcard and CurseForge will select finalists - then put
them up for community voting.
The top voted map, top voted “everything else” mod and top voted studio will win their respective
prizes, and the rest of the winners will be selected by the panel.
For more info on winners, prizes, and judging criteria - please view the full terms
Community voting will be done on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter).
Once finalists have been selected, CurseForge will publish a unique tweet for each finalist. To cast
your vote, you’ll need to like that finalists’ CurseForge tweet. All finalists' tweets would also be
accessible from the CurseForge voting hub page.
There is no limit to how many finalists you can vote for, but a valid X account is needed to take part
in the community voting.
You can join our dedicated Discord, or visit our ARK authors knowledge center.
Yes. You have to be of legal age of 18+
No. you can join the studio track as a small team with a minimum of three people working full time on the project. Studio track teams are expected to create a DLC level mod which creates a whole new experience in the game with high quality assets
Terms & conditions apply
