I thought I had a good idea of what to expect from Ark: Aberration: collect resources, piece together gear, and traverse a new hostile environment, all while building increasingly elaborate contraptions. My assumptions were correct, to an extent, but I was also in for a shock. Aberration is a terrifying experience - much more so than the main game ever is.

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Ark: Survival Evolved taps into the wonder of exploring a vast, flourishing landscape. Sure, there are a couple of nasty beasts wandering the forests and plains, but nothing that would haunt your dreams. Aberration, on the other hand, throws you out of the sunlight and into a damaged Ark that is leaking radiation. The only creatures here are horribly mutated, boasting new movement abilities to keep you guessing, and even the flora is deadly.