Ark: Survival Ascended has released its third DLC map, The Center, which poses new challenges compared to the previous maps. Ascended has continued to release its past DLC for the upgraded game. Luckily, all these DLCs are free upon purchase of the game, though Studio Wildcard had added paid DLC as well. Though Ascended has had a rough reputation due to its high spec requirements, many of its improvements have accomplished the goal of being an upgrade.