The studio Wildcard has confirmed that the Ovis Aries, also known simply as sheep, will be coming to the game in the next update, indefinitely regardless whether the game takes the prize for the “Best Use of a Farm Animal” in the Steam Awards.

The announcement was made after criticism over the idea that sheep will only be added if the game wins the award.

We were encouraged by Valve to rally the Community to come together and vote in the upcoming Steam Awards. We thought what better way to do this than add a modern-day farmyard animal! In our excitement, Ovis Aries was designed as a celebration of the nomination

The studio said in a re-announcement continuing

We want to make it clear that regardless of whether Ark wins a Steam Award or not, Ovis will be making its debut in the next major Ark version update!

Ark is a open world survival RPG game released on Steam.