A little over five months since the release ofARK: Survival Ascended, the first DLC has come to the game in the form ofARK: Scorched Earth. This DLC comes with a slew of new changes and features compared to its original release including a new optional DLC calledARK: Bob’s Tall Tales. However, it’s a little confusing how the new DLC works and what comes in it. Here’s everything we know aboutARK: Bob’s Tall Talesthat released withARK: Scorched Earth.
What isARK: Bob’s Tall TalesDLC?
TheARK: Bob’s Tall Talesis a new DLC that is launching alongside theARK: Survival Ascendedversion of theScorched Earthmap on Jul 26, 2025. Despite the release date, it is not an April Fools joke. The DLC will actually add new content to severalARK: Survival Ascendedversions of maps starting withScorched Earth. It will then add new content toAbberationin Q4 2024, and finallyExtinctionin Q1 2025. The price ofARK: Bob’s Tall Tales$29.99 on both PC and consoles and the DLC persists throughout the map releases.
Do you need to buyARK: Bob’s Tall Talesto playScorched Earth?
No, you do not need to buyARK: Bob’s Tall Talesto play the newARK: Survival Ascendedversion of the Scorched Earth map. It is its own separate DLC. However, there are some new engrams, dinosaurs, and other content added in theBob’s Tall TalesDLC that you will not have access to. If you choose to purchase the DLC at any time, including for future map releases, it will still give you content for Scorched Earth and other released maps.
What new content and features does it add?
TheScorched Earthcontent fromARK: Bob’s Tall Talesis called Frontier Showdown, and features a narrative-driven tale from Bob voiced by Karl Urban in a western frontier. Here is all the new content inARK: Bob’s Tall Tales:
Overall, it’s obviously up to you if you feel there is another content inARK: Bob’s Tall Talesto justify the price. Just keep in mind it will also add new content tiAbberationand laterExctinction.
