Ordered by installs · Not tested by us
The 20 most-installed ARK: Survival Evolved mods (2026)
Ordered by Steam Workshop subscriptions, which is a count from Valve rather than a judgement from us. We have not installed these, and say so rather than implying a verdict we have not earned. Everything here installs by clicking Subscribe.
The short version
- Most installed: Awesome SpyGlass!, 6,076,252 subscribers.
- 1 of 20 updated since the start of 2025, which matters more than subscriber count for whether a mod still works.
- All install through Steam. Subscribe on Workshop and the game picks it up on next launch. Nothing to unzip.
All 20, most installed first
Updated 1 July 2020
ModStructuresRebalancingUpdated 5 April 2023
ModUpdated 23 August 2020
Updated 17 August 2020
ModUpdated 14 September 2021
ModStructuresRebalancingUpdated 4 February 2018
Game ModesCreaturesRebalancingUpdated 28 February 2020
ModUpdated 8 April 2022
ModUpdated 5 June 2021
ModCreaturesRebalancingWeaponsUpdated 6 June 2025
ModStructuresRebalancingUpdated 2 December 2022
Updated 4 August 2020
ModVisuals/SoundsUpdated 16 May 2020
ModRebalancingUpdated 6 June 2021
Updated 20 February 2017
CreaturesUpdated 24 August 2023
ModStructuresUpdated 7 June 2021
Updated 24 January 2018
ModUpdated 17 September 2020
Updated 12 October 2017
Subscriber counts and approval scores are Valve's, read on 5 September 2026 and not adjusted by us. Browse the full Workshop.
Common questions
What is the best ARK: Survival Evolved mod?
By installs, Awesome SpyGlass!, with 6,076,252 Steam Workshop subscribers. That is the most-installed rather than the best: subscriber count measures how many people tried it, not whether they kept it. Workshop's own approval score is shown next to each one where Valve publishes it.
How do I install ARK: Survival Evolved mods?
Everything on this page is a Steam Workshop item, so installing means clicking Subscribe on its Workshop page and letting Steam download it the next time you launch the game. There is nothing to unzip and no files to move. Unsubscribing removes it. Mods from outside Workshop work differently and are not covered here.
Are these ARK: Survival Evolved mods safe?
They are hosted by Valve and distributed through Steam, which is a meaningfully lower risk than downloading files from elsewhere, but Valve does not audit mod code. We have not run any of them. Treat a mod with a large subscriber count and a recent update as better evidence than one with neither.
How is this list ordered?
By Steam Workshop subscriptions, highest first, read on 5 September 2026. That is a count from Valve, not a judgement from us. We have not ranked these by quality and do not have the basis to: nobody here has installed all 20.
Do you get paid for these?
No. Mod authors are not paid by us and cannot pay for a position here. The order is Valve’s subscriber count and nothing else.