Lost Ark[a] is a fantasy massively multiplayer online action role-playing game (MMOARPG). It is co-developed by Tripod Studio and Smilegate's game development subsidiary Smilegate RPG. It fully launched in the South Korea region on December 4, 2019. The game will launch in the Europe and North America regions on February 11, 2022, where it will be published by Amazon Games. Lost Ark won six game awards in various categories at the 2019 Korea Game Awards. The game cost around $85.4 million to develop.