# ARK: Survival Ascended ARK Franchise Sale, Free Weekend, and Lumina Arrives!

- Product: ARK: Survival Ascended (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-ascended)
- Vendor: Studio Wildcard
- Date: 2026-07-10
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2399830/view/678503799075111529
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-ascended/releases/2026-07-10-ark-franchise-sale-free-weekend-and-lumina-arrive

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- **added** — Lumina character available as part of Day One ARK: Dragontopia content
- **added** — ARK Tides of Fortune expansion coming soon

##### Adventure is calling!

**ARK: Survival Ascended** is on sale now on Steam, and if you've been waiting for the perfect time to jump in, you can also play **FREE all weekend starting July 10th**.

There's never been a better time to begin your journey. Meet **Umbra **and **Lumina**, available now as part of the Day One ARK: Dragontopia content, then get ready to chart new waters with** ARK Tides of Fortune** and experience even more adventures coming to **Dragontopia **later this year.

Gather your tribe and begin your adventure today!

Catch the more recent update’s patch notes [**here**](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/articles.html/lumina_awakens/)!

The shadow meets its light. **Lumina awakens in Dragontopia**! Taking flight as Umbra's radiant counterpart and bringing a brilliant new force to the skies! With celestial power at her command and a bond that burns brightest beside her shadowed kin, Lumina adds a new layer of speed, strategy, and spectacle to the battle above the clouds!

[Download in full resolution](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PSo8QVCf33bSQL2hqir_MDNT_p7BgknF?usp=drive_link)