At a glance

  • Adds official Genesis Part 1 server capacity in EU, NA, and Oceanic Small Tribes groups.
  • Identifies some additions as temporary Expire servers.
  • Allows characters to be downloaded and data to be transferred off the temporary servers.
  • Sets permanent removal for September 19, 2026 at 10 AM PT or 1 PM ET.

Player impact

Genesis Part 1 players gain additional official sessions, but anyone using an Expire server must move all persistent data before the stated shutdown time or lose what remains there.

Quick facts

  • Game: ARK: Survival Ascended
  • Official publication time: July 25, 2026 at 8:32:29 AM CST
  • Last checked: July 28, 2026 at 11:02:47 AM CST
  • Platform scope: The added Genesis servers include EU, NA, and Oceanic Small Tribes capacity; the same post separately says Conquest is open on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation
  • Version: No version is stated
  • Source: Community Crunch 516 on Steam

What changed

Studio Wildcard says another small batch of official Genesis Part 1 servers is now online. The additions cover a mix of EU and NA servers and include some Oceanic Small Tribes capacity. The stated purpose is to provide more places to play while the developer continues monitoring population and capacity.

Some additions are marked as Expire servers in the session browser. These are temporary official servers using capacity allocated to future maps. Players may download a character to them and may transfer items, creatures, and characters away at any time under the same transfer restrictions described in the post.

The operational warning is firm: Expire servers will be permanently removed at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET on September 19, 2026. Any character, creature, item, or other remaining data will be permanently lost after removal.

Key changes

Server availability

  • Additional Genesis Part 1 sessions are online across the named regions and server group.
  • Temporary servers can be found by searching for “Expire” in the session filter.

Transfers and data

  • Characters can be downloaded to Expire servers.
  • Items, creatures, and characters can be moved off before shutdown.
  • Remaining data is not preserved after the removal deadline.

What this means for players

The rollout provides immediate additional capacity, particularly where the initial network remained busy. Expire servers are suitable only for players who are prepared to manage transfers before the fixed sunset.

Who is affected

Genesis Part 1 players on the newly added official servers are directly affected. Oceanic Small Tribes players are specifically named among the additional capacity.

Rollout and known limitations

The post also previews the Concavenator for August 26 and contains event, mod, and community material. Those future or promotional items are not treated as delivered gameplay in this article. The September 19 deletion notice applies specifically to servers labeled Expire.

Editorial context

Steam Update Radar assessment: the server expansion qualifies because it changes live official availability and carries a permanent-data-loss deadline. The future creature preview is deliberately excluded from the headline and delivered-change claims.

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