Opening soon An ARK PvP experience you won't find anywhere else.
ASA · Cross-Play (PC · PS5 · Xbox) · Custom meta · No-wipe
Cross-play · PC (Steam/Epic) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Why Shadow ARK
An ARK you won't find anywhere else — built around a custom meta, fair fights and a community where you matter.
A custom combat meta — not stock ARK
Hand-tuned dino and weapon balance (buffs & nerfs) plus added gear — Tek Bow, Grenade Launcher, Net and ARK Arsenal weapons. Far from vanilla ARK: a fight that feels different.
The Paleo dinos players keep asking for
Shadow ARK runs the popular Paleo creature mod that a lot of players want — yet almost no PvP server actually runs it. Plus 25 mod caves and 15 new caves to explore, raid and hide in, with more revealed over time on YouTube.
Fast farm, fair fight
Boosted grind (Harvest 10x · Taming 15x · Egg 50x) but vanilla combat (1.0x damage, 1.0x turrets, 800 HP cap). Less grind, more skill — the better player wins, not the one who no-lifes.
Anti-zerg — and never too late
4-Man tribes, alliances disabled: no mega-tribe cartels rolling the server. Late to the party? A boosted New-Player map launches one month after release so newcomers can catch up.
Optimized ORP · weekend events · active admins
Offline Raid Protection at 100% on weekdays and 50% on weekends (real raid windows). Events nearly every weekend, run by active and experienced admins.
True cross-play (PC · PS5 · Xbox)
Play together across PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox on one PvP world — bring your friends, whatever they play on.
Rates & settings
Boosted grind
- Harvesting
- 10x
- XP
- 7x
- Taming
- 15x
- Maturation
- 15x
- Egg Hatch
- 50x
- Mating
- 25x
Fair-fight combat
- Player Damage
- 1.0x (vanilla)
- Turret Damage
- 1.0x (vanilla)
- Max Health
- 800 cap
- ORP (Offline Raid Protection)
- 100% weekdays · 50% weekends
Mode
PvP
Tribe limit
4-Man
Alliances
Disabled
Wipe policy
No Wipe
How to join
Join the Discord
One community for PC, PS5 and Xbox. It's where everything happens.
Get the launch info
The launch date and the exact connection steps for your platform are posted in Discord — no need to hunt in the in-game browser.
Build your tribe
Grab up to 4 players, claim the ground floor on day one, and play.
FAQ
What is Shadow ARK?
Shadow ARK is an upcoming ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA) cross-play PvP server with a hand-tuned combat meta, the sought-after Paleo dino mod and a no-wipe world. PC, PS5 and Xbox players play together.
Which platforms can play?
Cross-play across PC (Steam/Epic), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on the same PvP server.
What makes it different from other ASA PvP servers?
A hand-tuned combat meta with a curated mod arsenal and rebalanced dinos, the Paleo creature mod few PvP servers run, +40 custom caves, fast farming with vanilla-balanced fighting, and an anti-zerg ruleset (4-Man, no alliances) with a boosted catch-up map for newcomers.
How much does it cost to join?
Joining the Discord and playing is free. There is no payment on this site.
Opening soon.
Be there on day one — before the alphas settle in. Join the Discord for the launch date and connection steps.