
These are just some of the reasons a server might not appear. For example, some hosts say that using special characters makes it less likely for your server to appear quickly.

The ones that appear for any given set of filters and search terms are random – though some say you’re more likely to appear to a player if the server is low ping for them. There are so many servers running ARK: Survivor that they can’t all be displayed. If they don’t match the settings on the server, it won’t appear. You’ve selected the wrong filters and options on the server browser.Server owners should update the server quickly after the game updates, or else players who did update won’t be able to join. The game updated, but the version running on the server didn’t update.

This problem can occur for people hosting their own servers or people on hosted servers. Sometimes a server stops during an update or refuses to start. The server isn’t running on the host machine.There are many reasons why a server might not be showing up in the server browser.
