Ark Nova Reviews

很有趣的一款桌游。 目前的游戏理解就是，这是个算分的竞速游戏，以及好的牌很多很多（除了两雕）

If you already know Ark Nova, this is a very good adaptation. UI is nice and clear, challenges are fun and interesting, multiplayer works well and AI is ok most of the time. If you don't know Ark Nova yet, this adaptation is the best way to get into one of the best board game ever made. 10/10, will release tigers again.

Great! Very closely captures the look and feel of the board game. A fluent, fast and understandable UI really make this a joy to play. Thank you for bringing this game to PC.

I really enjoy both the single player seasons and challenges, as well as playing with my friends. It's well made and has a fairly intuitive interface once you get used to it. Thanks.

At 2 hours playtime I did not like the User Interface (UI). This is because I have played this game for hours on BGA and their interface. At 7.2 hours I’m enjoying the UI on Steam for this game as much if not more than BGA. However, this took some playtime and playing with all the options and controls. The game itself is great. Being able to add AI players to my games with my wife is why I paid for Dire Wolf’s version of this game. I’m completely satisfied. The Tutorial is on the top left of the screen (not in settings area). Thank you Dire Wolf.

I really like Ark Nova as a board game and this is a great implementation of it. I have been enjoying playing the challenges, which add an extra element to the game which goes beyond the physical game. The AI opponents are actually pretty competitive. The interface is intuitive to use and the graphics and animations are good as well. So far I did experience 1 glitch where the game crashed and when it loaded back in I lost 10 money and when I tried to go out and back in again I lost an additional 10 money (leaving me at -6 money). I am also curious if this is as intended but the challenge mode has the AI opponents starting with bonus cards, but the player starts with no bonus cards. It certainly makes it even more challenging, but seems odd that this is the way without any note (as far as I can see) about that being part of challenge mode. All in all, I really enjoy Dire Wolf's implementation of this great board game.

Ever since I discovered Ark Nova as a board game, I was both enamored and initially overwhelmed. However, the charm of the design, the colors, the iconography, the animals.. everything beckons you to dive deeper. Never have I ever found a game which I LOSE to constantly (and I mean constantly) but that I still LOVE to play. I mean, seriously.. how does that happen? Why does it happen? The answer is simple: every game is different. Each time you play, you are challenged to build your zoo according to the strategies on the board, which are different every time you play. The conservation projects give you some goals to work towards. Your Endgame goals also give you something to reach for. But the dopamine effect of choosing an Action and seeing the cascade of rewards come in never gets old: -moving up the conservation track -moving up the reputation track -moving up the appeal track (and seeing how much more money you'll get on the next break!) -snapping cards from the ever-rotating community board -reaching that coveted Upgrade Card space then flipping over an Action card to a more powerful version of itself -unlocking another Association worker -placing a building on a space with an instant reward -and the the list goes on and on and on. And yet, through it all, your actions are simple: you choose 1 action card out of a choice of 5: 1) Build an Enclosure (for your animals), a Pavilion (for Appeal points), or a well-placed Kiosk (for some extra cash!) 2) Play an Animal card 3) Play a Sponsors card 4) Get more Cards, or 5) Use your Association worker to grab an available upgrade from the Association board (or support a Conservation Project for oodles of points and some early-game rewards from the Conservation track!) 6) There's also a sixth action that will allow you to substitute one of the above actions for earning an upgrade "X" token. Once you learn the mechanics of how the actions rotate as you play, the "X" tokens can be used to increase the power of your actions without waiting for them to rotate to a particular Power slot. And with a deck of 255 animals, sponsors, and conservation projects, literally NO game is ever the same. The replayability of this game is endless. But how does the digital game fare, you ask? Flawlessly. It's graphically beautiful, the sounds and ambient music is spot-on, and the special particle effects with every click or tap is a delight. And if you're new to the game, the charming Tutorial eases you into the fascinating world of Ark Nova. So whether you're a rookie or a veteran, don't think twice about picking this one up. The board game itself retails at around $75, and it's worth every penny. On Steam, you can pick up this digital version for around $20. If you grab it on the App Store or Google Play, you can get it for $10. No matter where you play it though, it's a mastercraft of a game. There's a reason why it has been ranked in the Top 10 on Board Game Geek since it's original debut in 2021. There's no other game like it.

Very good adaptation of an incredible board game, elephants are OP as they are in real life

I love the board game and this is a great way to play if you can't get it to the table with friends. I really wish they'd add the Marine Worlds expansion. Once that is added, I'd say this is a perfect Euro board game!

Bought this originally just to learn the board game (since the board game had me scratching my head every time I tried to learn it). But now I just play this version because it's SO FUN. Great adaptation for this game.