Ark: Survival Evolved and its expanded/updated version, Ark: Survival Ascended, are well-known survival crafting and multiplayer experiences. While the games focus mainly on players weathering the obstacles (and other players) that the vast open-world maps present, there are also a number of collectibles and notes that flesh out the setting's lore and other aspects. These form the basis of Ark: Survival Evolved's overarching story framework, and within them are many intriguing details with wider implications about much of Ark's in-universe history, events, and major figures.