How to join your Ark server
Last updated 07 Jun 2025
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The ingame Ark server list can be very slow to show up servers. This guide will show you a few methods to join your Ark server if you are on Steam or Epic Games.
Joining through Steam
Log in to the Kinetic Panel.
Copy the IP from the overview page.
Now, open up Steam and go to View > Game Servers.
5 This will open a window, select favourites from the top bar.
6 Then press the plus button at the bottom of the window.
7 You can now add the Ark server to your favorites on Steam.
8 The server list will now refresh & you should see your Ark server within this list, you can click on it and press the connect button on Steam.
You will now be connected to your Ark server on steam.
How to join your server on Epic Games.
1 Login to the Kinetic Panel.
2 Head to the Overview page.
3 You will now see the Connection Address, copy that.
4 Launch Ark on Epic Games & click on the HOST / LOCAL button.
5 Click on the PLAY SINGLE PLAYER Button and join your Single Player world.
6 When you are in the Single Player world click the TAB key on your keyboard, and a console UI should open.
7 You will type open and follow your server's Connection Address that you copied after that.
8 You should be connecting to your Ark Server on Epic Games, this may take a few tries to connect.