Ark Nova

Ark Nova

Dire Wolf Digital·4.8 ★·£7.99

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Description

In Ark Nova, you will plan and design a modern, scientifically managed zoo. With the ultimate goal of owning the most successful zoological establishment, you will build enclosures, accommodate animals, and support conservation projects all over the world. Specialists and unique buildings will help you in achieving this goal.

At the heart of Ark Nova are 255 cards featuring animals, specialists, unique enclosures, and conservation projects, each with a particular ability. Use them to increase the appeal and scientific reputation of your zoo and to collect conservation points. Each player has a set of action cards, which you will use and upgrade to carry out your plans.

Each player has a set of five action cards to manage their gameplay, and the power of an action is determined by the slot the card currently occupies. The cards are:

BUILD: Allows you to build standard or special enclosures, kiosks, and pavilions.

ANIMALS: Allows you to accommodate animals in your zoo.

CARDS: Allows you to gain new zoo cards (animals, sponsors, and conservation project cards).

ASSOCIATION: Allows your association workers to carry out different tasks.

SPONSORS: Allows you to play a sponsor card in your zoo or to raise money.

With high replayability and rich components, Ark Nova provides a remarkable gaming experience that will bring the game to the table again and again.

Developer

Dire Wolf Digital

Developer ID: 5812866175713301024

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Ratings & Reviews

4.8

2,247 ratings

10,000+ downloads

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Recent Reviews

Collin Voyles

v1.0.6

What a wonderful adaptation of one of my top three favorite boardgames. Really well done. The AI is challenging without cheating and the Malus Mode adds a distinct asymmetrical penalty. I have not played online against another human, so I can't say how it fairs.

27 Aug 2026

Donovan Fisher

v1.0.6

This adaptation has an awful layout. You can't see any information without having to move to a different screen. It takes so long to figure out the status of the game every single turn

23 Aug 2026

Albert Holker

v1.0.6

plays great, hopefully we will get the marines expansion soon 😃

19 Aug 2026

Andy Taylor

v1.0.6

An amazing digital adaptation of one of the best board games ever made. My only critique would be that it's hard to keep track of everything (all of your goals, sponsors conservation projects etc). There's a lot of information here that is hidden (to maintain space) and requires you to open lots of different windows. I totally understand why it's been done this way but it does make it a lot harder to track in digital form than it is when playing the physical board game.

10 Aug 2026

Adrian Doery

v1.0.6

Really poorly made for mobile. Constantly disconnects and boots you out if you switch to another app even briefly, and key information is hidden or simply not displayed. Slightly better on tablet but feels like a lazy PC port there too.

8 Aug 2026

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