How To Play Lan Ark Survival Evolved Exclusive May 2026
No Internet? No Problem: The Complete Guide to Playing ARK: Survival Evolved Over LAN
There is a specific kind of digital peace that comes from playing on a Local Area Network (LAN). No lag spikes from overloaded official servers. No fear of a “Connection Timeout” wiping your progress. No griefers from across the globe dropping a Giga into your base.
- Join a LAN game (Console)
start ShooterGameServer.exe TheIsland?listen?Port=7777?QueryPort=27015?MaxPlayers=10?AllowCrateSpawnsOnTopOfStructures=True?MapPlayerLocation=True?RCONEnabled=True?ServerAdminPassword=YourPass?GamePlayerPath="C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK Survival Evolved Dedicated Server\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64" -NoBattlEye -insecure -useallavailablecores
Step 1: Install the Dedicated Server Tool
- Open Steam. Go to Library.
- Change the dropdown from "Games" to "Tools".
- Find "ARK: Survival Evolved Dedicated Server" and install it.
- Navigate to the folder (usually
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK Survival Evolved Dedicated Server).