<s>
Lost	B-Protocol
Ark	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
2019	O
MMO	B-Protocol
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Tripod	O
Studio	O
and	O
Smilegate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Protocol
Ark	I-Protocol
cost	O
around	O
85	O
million	O
to	O
develop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
and	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
most-played	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Protocol
Ark	I-Protocol
is	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
(	O
PvE	O
)	O
and	O
exploration	O
(	O
questing	O
,	O
achievement/collectible	O
hunting	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Protocol
Ark	I-Protocol
development	O
began	O
in	O
2011	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
Project	O
T	O
.	O
The	O
game	O
uses	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
originally	O
only	O
supported	O
DirectX	O
9	O
but	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
also	O
support	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
the	O
western	O
release	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Protocol
Ark	I-Protocol
was	O
fully	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
,	O
South	O
American	O
,	O
and	O
European	O
regions	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
Amazon	O
Games	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
global	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
twenty-four	O
hours	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Lost	B-Protocol
Ark	I-Protocol
became	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
played	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
plans	O
between	O
Smilegate	O
and	O
game	O
publisher	O
HappyTuk	O
to	O
launch	O
Lost	B-Protocol
Ark	I-Protocol
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Protocol
Ark	I-Protocol
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
praised	O
Lost	B-Protocol
Arks	I-Protocol
combat	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Abilities	O
look	O
good	O
,	O
sound	O
sufficiently	O
powerful	O
,	O
and	O
feel	O
great	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
enjoying	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
,	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
disliked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
structure	O
and	O
felt	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
MMOs	O
,	O
Lost	B-Protocol
Ark	I-Protocol
had	O
little	O
to	O
offer	O
:	O
"	O
Some	O
may	O
relish	O
the	O
chores	O
,	O
the	O
gradual	O
progress	O
of	O
the	O
EXP	O
bar	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
allure	O
of	O
shiny	O
loot	O
rewards	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
liked	O
the	O
combat	O
abilities	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
story	O
:	O
"	O
Lost	B-Protocol
Ark	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
a	O
captivating	O
adventure	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
a	O
shame	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
is	O
simply	O
not	O
that	O
compelling	O
.	O
</s>
