9 Reasons Why "ARK: Survival Evolved" Is About To Become Your New Favourite Obsession

*Rides majestically across the computer screen on the back of a dinosaur.*

Grab your couch, your snacks and get settled into your comfy zone, because the Epic Games Store is releasing "ARK: Survival Evolved" for free!

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Get "ARK: Survival Evolved" free on PC until June 18. Yours to keep forever on the Epic Games Store.

If you've not played "ARK: Survival Evolved" before, or you just have no clue as to what's going on — don't worry, we've got you sorted.

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"ARK: Survival Evolved" is set on a deserted island inhabited by all manner of dinosaurs and other creatures. In order to survive, you must forage for food, build shelter and tame some beasties. It's an ongoing world, so it's 100% what you make it.

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And here are nine reasons why you're going to fall in love with it.

1. You can play the game by yourself or in multiplayer mode, so you can make the game exactly what you want it to be.

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When playing online, you can create tribes to pool resources faster and launch larger raids.

2. You'll be absolutely blown away by the top-notch graphics.

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And if there was ever a time to immerse yourself in another world, it's now.

3. You're able to tame and train dinosaurs, as well as mythical and original creatures.

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Some are easy to tame, others impossible. But, when you manage it, they can be ridden, used as defence and attack, and help you carry your things.

4. You don't just run around attacking and killing everything all the time.

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Although there is still enough of that to get your heart rate up.

5. You're able to show off your architectural skills by building bases and defences.

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You start off building structures out of thatch and wood, but you can progress to building out of "tek" — a game material.

6. And you can "craft" your own weapons by getting the correct resources and tech.

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Which means a lot of the weapons are customisable to your own wants and needs.

7. You'll become heavily involved with your avatar — constantly tracking various health meters.

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Like stamina, hunger, thirst and weight — which is the term used to refer to how many things you're able to carry.

8. You're able to mould this game to your own imagination.

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Like it says in the title, it's a survival game, so there's not a clear end goal or a way for you to "win". But that also means that you get to have the time of your life, creating the world you've always wanted to live in.

9. And finally, you don't lose everything when you die, you're able to snatch back all your things from your body with the corpse locator.

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Which means the hours you've spent surviving, weren't all for nothing.

What more of a reason could you need? Get "ARK: Survival Evolved" free on PC until June 18. Yours to keep forever on the Epic Games Store.

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And get ready to train some dinos!

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