As a veteran of Ark (been playing since PS4's "early access" and having beaten all the bosses on Island, Center, Scorched Earth, working on Ragnarok and Aberration, waiting a while to start Extinction), I was very happy to hear that this game was coming to the switch; however, I did lower expectations since I know the graphic differences between the Switch and PS4, along with performance differences. I have played this game strictly as a single-player/unofficial private server player, so this review may come off unusually different from what others might have said, but I am brutally honest when I say this game is great on the Switch DESPITE the flaws that this game is suffering from; let me start with the cons/flaws for this game -render/load-in of terrain: Given all the background and terrain that surrounds the game (Island having so many trees, rocks, creatures, etc), the Switch does struggle to keep up with all that is going on around you. The FPS for me in handheld was very steady with no lags, though again terrain and texture would suffer at times. -Handheld: while I understand the frustrations of those who have had problems with the game off the dock, I personally have not had all the issues that others have had; I played a 3 hour session off the dock to see for myself what would happen; loaded myself and 3 friends into an unofficial private server and we didn't have much issue in handheld mode; again, textures would be somewhat choppy, frame rate did suffer slightly but not to where we couldn't do anything together. I can definitely see where those who would play official online would have issues in handheld mode; in dock, the game is much more stable, as my friends and I suffered no frame rate loss and textures were improved and rendering quicker. -Maps: Right now there is ONLY one map: The Island; so unfortunately, Switch survivors will not be able to go to the Center, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Aberration, or Extinction; HOWEVER, there is a lot that you can do within the Island alone (took me 100s of hours to get through everything, from dossier hunting, raising an army of tamed creatures, building my compound, etc on my PS4 data) so for me, it doesn't affect me that much; but I do feel bad for those who have heard so much about the other expansions and want to see them for themselves, only to be relegated to only playing on the Island for the time being; hopefully they release those expansions before too long; I enjoy taming dinosaurs and other creatures, so having this on the go with my favorite console made it sweeter; despite the flaws this game can suffer from, if you are an avid lover of dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures, exploration, and survival, this game is a worthy pick-up at its current price Since this review only goes with a 5* rating, I can't give my honest rating since I go on a scale of 1-10, so for this purpose, while I rate the game 4/5* my official score for this Nintendo Switch port is a 7/10, great game, worthy inclusion for those who enjoy the aforementioned themes above, but on the flip side, the flaws can hold this game back from being what it really is for those who play on PS4, XB1, and PC.