he phrase survival of the fittest was coined by
Survival of the fittest Herbert Spencer first used the phrase, after reading Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, in his Principles of Biology (1864), in which he drew parallels between his own economic theories and Darwin's biological ones: "This survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express in mechanical terms, is that which Mr. Darwin has called 'natural selection', or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life."[1]
Ark: Survival Evolved Development began in October 2014. The development team conducted research into the physical appearance of the animals, but took creative license for gameplay purposes. A companion app for computers and mobile devices titled Dododex received an early release in 2015 and was officially released on August 16, 2017.[1][2][3] One of the game modes, Survival of the Fittest, was released as a free standalone game in March 2016 and was officially released on August 26, 2017.[4] Egypt-based developer Instinct Games was hired to facilitate the game's development. Several expansions to the game have also been released as downloadable content: The Center, Primitive Plus, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Aberration. A spin-off virtual reality game developed and published by Snail Games titled ARK Park was released on March 22, 2018.[5] Another spin-off game developed and published by Snail Games USA titled PixARK was released on March 27, 2018.[6]