Valheim is designed to let you progress at your own pace. No matter how many games you have under your belt everyone starts out in the meadows so you can acclimate to the game style and play. Its very well leveled. You can take risks or you can stay back and not take risks. Ark is ...get eaten by a snake....get gnawed on by a dinosaur. Incoming ! oh ...t your dead. start over. Heavy survival in heavy unfriendly zones. Two diff games.