19 Jun 2025 3:48 PM +00:00 UTC

ARK: Lost Colony Expansion Pass – What You Get & Why Pre-Order

ARK: Lost Colony Expansion Pass

Studio Wildcard has dropped some brand new details about the Lost Colony Expansion Pass being added to ARK: Survival Ascended.

Essentially acting as pre-game content for Lost Colony, which is set to release in December this year, players will be able to get a taste of some of the new additions that will lead them to the launch of the next ARK installment.

ARK: Lost Colony Expansion Pass Heads to Survival Ascended

Lost Colony DLC content will be unlocked and available in ARK: Survival Ascended for players who pre-order the ARK: Lost Colony Expansion Pass by this weekend.

By pre-ordering the Lost Colony Expansion Pass, players can unlock early access to powerful bonuses that will shape their journey into ARK’s darkest chapter yet.

Explore the frozen ruins of Arat Prime, the original home and birthplace of the ARKs, in ASA's first major story expansion. Join Mei Yin, voiced by Michelle Yeoh, through stunning cinematic anime sequences by legendary studio MAPPA, and prepare to confront what was left behind.

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The Lost Colony Expansion Pass also allows players to enhance their journey from day one, providing them with immediate access to the following exclusive bonuses:

Fantastic Tames: Drakelings – Adorable seasonal shoulder dragons that each offer unique passive buffs, controlled descents, and can be wielded for tactical breath attacks and ally support. Collect all four to unlock their full potential.
Veilwyn Companion – A mystical creature with aura-based buffs for defense, offense, and speed. It will evolve into one of two powerful forms at full launch.
Lost Skill Tree System – Gain early access to a new progression system with three distinct paths to specialize your Survivor: master of creatures, resourceful survivor, or seasoned explorer.
Template Hammer – A revolutionary building tool that lets you save and replicate your structures as reusable templates.
TEK Bunker – Expand your base underground with a fully deployable TEK environment.
DarkTek Cosmetics – Don this striking fusion of gothic elegance and sci-fi technology, including armor component skins, sword skin, and Dark Drakeling skin.
ARK: Lost Colony (December 2025): Confront the demons of Arat Prime –birthplace of the ARKs – in this full expansion that will directly connect the storylines of ARK Extinction and Genesis, leading into the events of ARK 2.

ARK: Lost Colony Expansion Pass

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