ARK: Survival Of The Fittest vs The Culling
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest is an FPS mmorpg game from Studio Wildcard (2017) while The Culling is an FPS open-world game from Xaviant (2017).
What each one is
Steam files ARK: Survival Of The Fittest under FPS and Mmorpg. In contrast, it files The Culling under FPS and Open-World.
ARK: The Survival of the Fittest is a prototype spin-off of ARK: Survival Evolved, pitting up to 60 combatants against each other in a fast-paced, action-packed struggle for survival, where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown leading their Dinosaur Armies into battle.
Battle Royale is back! In a remote island paradise, 16 contestants have 25 minutes to explore, scavenge items, craft weapons, build traps, hunt and kill each other. Only one will be crowned the winner, do you have the guts to survive?
At a glance
| ARK: Survival Of The Fittest | The Culling | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.0/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (66%, 11,804) | Mixed (57%, 17,224) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | Not listed | Not listed |
| Install size | 36.13 GB | 8 GB |
| Steam Deck | Untested | Untested |
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Developer | Studio Wildcard | Xaviant |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest vs The Culling, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
ARK: Survival Of The FittestFPS mmorpg gameThe CullingFPS open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
ARK: Survival Of The FittestFree to Play, Survival, DinosaursThe CullingSurvival, Action, Battle RoyaleThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest ✓Score 6.0 · 66% on SteamThe CullingScore 5.5 · 57% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest11,804 reviews · 36.13 GBThe Culling17,224 reviews · 8 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
ARK: Survival Of The FittestNot listedThe CullingNot listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueARK: Survival Of The Fittest and The Culling on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: ARK: Survival Of The Fittest (GamingPickz Score 6.0)
- Lighter on storage: The Culling (8 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Free to PlaySurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldActionMassively MultiplayerPvPEarly Access
Where they differ
DinosaursAdventureDragonsRPGSingleplayerExploration
Battle RoyaleGoreCo-opViolentBloodCompetitive
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, ARK: Survival Of The Fittest is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. The Culling is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| ARK: Survival Of The Fittest | The Culling | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | DX11 GPU with 1GB |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Core i3 560 / AMD Phenom2 X4 945 |
| Minimum RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Install size | 36.13 GB | 8 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: ARK: Survival Of The Fittest · The Culling.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for ARK: Survival Of The Fittest and 1 for The Culling. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are ARK: Survival Of The Fittest and The Culling in scope?
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest has drawn 11,804 Steam reviews and installs in 36.13 GB. The Culling has drawn 17,224 Steam reviews and installs in 8 GB.
Is ARK: Survival Of The Fittest or The Culling better?
By the GamingPickz Score, ARK: Survival Of The Fittest rates higher (6.0 to 5.5). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, ARK: Survival Of The Fittest or The Culling?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.