{"id":26697,"date":"2026-11-07T22:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T22:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/?p=26697"},"modified":"2026-11-07T22:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T22:59:25","slug":"ark-survival-ascended-enigmasaur-giga-tlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/ark-survival-ascended-enigmasaur-giga-tlc\/","title":{"rendered":"ARK: Survival Ascended Enigmasaur and Giga TLC Are Out: How the Shapeshifter Works and What’s Next for Dragontopia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The ARK Enigmasaur<\/strong> is out now in ARK: Survival Ascended. Studio Wildcard’s Community Crunch 531<\/a> also confirms the Giganotosaurus TLC<\/strong> is live, voted for by players through Extra Life, and the game has moved to Unreal Engine 5.8<\/strong>. The Enigmasaur is part of Fantastic Tames Season 1<\/a>, alongside the Burrowbuck and the Cerberax.<\/p>\n

ARK Enigmasaur and Giga TLC at a glance<\/h2>\n\n
Out now<\/strong><\/td>Enigmasaur, Giganotosaurus TLC, Unreal Engine 5.8<\/td><\/tr>\n
Enigmasaur<\/strong><\/td>Part of Fantastic Tames Season 1 (with the Burrowbuck and Cerberax)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Giga TLC<\/strong><\/td>New taming challenge; chosen by Extra Life votes<\/td><\/tr>\n
Next reveals<\/strong><\/td>Two Dragontopia reveals on Nov 7 (HillbillyWilly stream), two more on Nov 9 (GP video)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Extra Life<\/strong><\/td>Over $107,000 raised; a TLC for every $40,000<\/td><\/tr>\n
Game price<\/strong><\/td>\u00a337.99 \/ $44.99 \/ \u20ac44.99 (75% off at \u00a39.49 \/ $11.24 \/ \u20ac11.24 on Nov 7)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n

What is the Enigmasaur in ARK?<\/h2>\n

A shapeshifter. Wildcard says it doesn’t just imitate other species, “it becomes them”, convincingly enough to fool their own kind. Every creature it mimics gives it something, and it keeps some of what it learns after changing form. Wildcard’s example: “A Rex with a scorpion’s sting?” Taming one is, in the studio’s words, “its own unusual challenge”.<\/p>\n

What changed with the Giganotosaurus TLC?<\/h2>\n

Taming a Giga is no longer about finding a safe spot and stocking up on tranquilizers. You’ll have to prove yourself against some of the ARKs’ fiercest threats to get its attention, then survive a fight where pushing the beast to its limits matters as much as your own skill. The reward is an ally that can rally a whole tribe into battle. Wildcard warns there’s “a fine line between fighting alongside an enraged Giga and standing in its way”.<\/p>\n

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The official Giganotosaurus TLC trailer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What’s next for ARK: Dragontopia?<\/h2>\n

More reveals are lined up: two from HillbillyWilly’s stream on 7 November at 7am PT<\/strong> (15:00 GMT \/ 16:00 CET), and the final two in a video on GP’s channel on Monday 9 November<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

How does the ARK Extra Life TLC vote work?<\/h2>\n

Donations to Studio Wildcard’s Extra Life team go to UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. Every $40,000 raised unlocks a TLC for a classic creature, up to four, and each $1 is one vote when you add a hashtag such as #Giganotosaurus<\/strong> to your donation message. Winners are picked on 13 November, 20 and 27 and 4 December. Over $107,000 had been raised when the Crunch went out.<\/p>\n

How much is ARK: Survival Ascended?<\/h2>\n

It’s \u00a337.99 \/ $44.99 \/ \u20ac44.99 on Steam<\/a>, and was 75% off at \u00a39.49 \/ $11.24 \/ \u20ac11.24 when we checked on 7 November. About 23,000 people were playing.<\/p>\n

Watch the Enigmasaur trailer<\/h2>\n

\"Watch<\/a><\/p>\n

The official Fantastic Tames Season 1 Enigmasaur trailer<\/a> from the ARK: Survival Ascended channel.<\/p>\n

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