Nexus Gaming Guide
How to Find and Join an ARK: Survival Ascended Server
Find a Nexus Gaming ARK: Survival Ascended server in the Unofficial browser and check filters, passwords and connection details.
Reviewed 15 September 2026Use the Unofficial server browser
Open Join Game, select Unofficial and search for the server name supplied in your Nexus Gaming client panel.
Enable Show Player Servers. Enable Show Password Protected Servers when the rental has a join password, and select the correct PvE or PvP filter.
Allow the listing to update
Start the server and wait until the application reports Running. A newly started or updated server can take several minutes to appear in the ARK browser.
Use the exact server name and clear any map or mode filters that do not match the server.
When the server is still missing
Confirm that the game client and server are on compatible builds, reopen the server browser and retry with the filters cleared.
Open a support ticket with the server name, attempted connection time and exact error. Do not publish the server password in Discord or other public channels.