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AI Made ARK in Unreal Engine 5 in 24 Hours…
Smart Poly's upload has reached 53.8K views — about 4.2× the ≈12.9K this channel typically draws at the same age.
Key facts
- •4.2x Smart Poly's own 90-day median — this channel normally draws about 12.9K views at the same age.
- •53.8K views so far, published 14 days ago.
- •Category: Education · Language: en · Quality: HD
- •"Breakout" is measured against this exact channel's trailing 90-day median at matching video age — not a generic niche average.
Updated 2026-09-27 21:50 UTC
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Views this upload has gathered since it published, last measured about 168h in — from our own tracking.
Published Sep 27, 2026 · 14 days ago. How breakouts are measured →
From the creator
Check Out My Unreal Engine 5 Courses: https://smartpoly.teachable.com/p/the-ultimate-unreal-engine-5-masterclass-bundle I challenged myself to recreate an ARK-style dinosaur survival game in Unreal Engine 5 in just 24 hours using Claude Opus 5.5. From wild dinosaurs with different behaviors to weapons, combat, taming,…
Category: Education · Language: en · Quality: HD
Topics: Action game · Role-playing video game · Video game culture
Tags: Unreal Engine 5, Unreal Engine 5 Release, Unreal Engine 5 New Features, Unreal Engine 5 Next-Gen, Unreal Engine 5 Nanite, Unreal Engine 5 Lumen, UE5 Release, UE5 Next Gen, UE5, Lyra Starter Game, Unreal Engine 5 Lyra Game Tutorial, UE5 Lyra Tutorial
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