Best ARK servers · United Kingdom

Copy the address from the server's listing. 1. Search in the game – Click "Join Game" ("Join ARK" in Survival Evolved), choose "Unofficial" and search for the server name. 2. Or use the console – On the main menu, press the ~ key, paste this command and press Enter. It uses the game port. (open IP:port) 3. Survival Evolved: Steam favorites – In Steam, open "View" > "Game Servers" > "Favorites", click + and paste this address. It uses the query port. Then click "Connect".

Voting pushes a server up this month's ranking. Some servers also give you an in-game reward for it, and their listings say what it is. You can vote once every 24 hours per server. On the vote page you can sign in with Steam, so a server that gives vote rewards can find you by your SteamID. Or just type your in-game name.

Servers are ordered by votes received in the current calendar month, which resets on the 1st. Sponsor slots and premium plans buy visibility, never rank – they apply no boost of any kind, and every listing is ranked by votes alone.

Yes – every server listed here is free to join. Some sell optional cosmetic or convenience perks on their own store; look for the tags and reviews on each listing.

At our last check (October 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM UTC), the busiest were Mesa Ark Fjordur 1 (9 players · 141.98.157.231:27018), Mesa Ark Ragnarok 1 (6 players · 141.98.157.231:27019) and Mesa Ark Genesis 2 (4 players · 141.98.157.233:27016). Player counts change all day, so the list on this page always has the latest numbers.

Some do. At our last check, 1 of the 15 that report it asked for a password. Each server page says whether that server does.