Prior to its launch later this week, Lost Ark has already surpassed 500,000 players on Steam. Lost Ark originally launched in Korea, Japan, and Russia in December 2019, after the game, developed by Tripod Studio and Smilegate RPG, spent time in closed beta in 2018. Now, the title will be receiving a full localization for both North America, Latin America, and Europe with publishing done by Amazon Games.