ARC Raiders
A multiplayer PvPvE extraction shooter from Embark Studios, set on a machine-ruled future Earth, released October 30, 2025 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. These pages keep Embark's own statements and Steam's published data separate from third-party sources, and mark anything unconfirmed as such.
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A multiplayer PvPvE extraction shooter from Embark Studios, set on a machine-ruled future Earth, released October 30, 2025 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. These pages keep Embark's own statements and Steam's published data separate from third-party sources, and mark anything unconfirmed as such.
Official websiteSteamArtwork: Official ARC Raiders store artwork · © Embark Studios
Scavenge the surface,
mind the machines.
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer PvPvE extraction shooter from Embark Studios, released on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on October 30, 2025. Players drop onto a machine-ruled surface to loot and extract before the ARC machines — or other Raiders — end the run. This hub keeps Embark Studios' own statements and Steam's published data separate from third-party sources, and marks anything unconfirmed as exactly that.
Independent guide collection. No game download, mod hosting or account sign-in takes place here. Sources checked October 15, 2026.
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What is ARC Raiders?
The game in one page, plus why "is it free" keeps coming up, and what it costs.
02 / UPDATESWhat's live now
The Frozen Trail 2.0 update, the patches after it, and the twice-a-year cadence.
03 / PVE MODEThe October PvE test
The matchmaking toggle, its rules and dates, and whether it will become permanent.
All ARC Raiders pages
Every page was checked on October 15, 2026. Where Embark Studios has not stated something, the page says so instead of filling the gap.
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Updates and status
Gameplay
Cosmetics and events
Troubleshooting
The developer's own site is arcraiders.com; it is the place to check for announcements these pages cannot settle.
Game, platform and update statements were checked on October 15, 2026 against the Steam store listing, the Steam Web API app-details, current-players, review-summary and news endpoints, and Embark Studios' own posts on arcraiders.com. Live figures such as the concurrent-player count are timestamped snapshots that keep moving. Game-internal detail that the developer has not published — skill-tree numbers, enemy tactics, quest names, item routes — comes from the community-run ARC Raiders Wiki and is labelled third-party on the page. No hands-on testing is claimed, and anything neither source states is written as unconfirmed.
Featured Guides
Guides & Walkthroughs
14 guidesStart here
ARC RaidersWhat Is ARC Raiders? Free-to-Play, Platforms and Price Explained
ARC Raiders in one page: who makes it, what kind of game it is, which platforms and editions exist, what it costs, and why "is it free" keeps coming up.
ARC RaidersARC Raiders Beginner Guide: The Systems the Tutorial Skips
A starting point for new ARC Raiders players: the core loop, the quiet systems the opening does not surface, and how to survive the first raids.
Updates & status
ARC RaidersARC Raiders Update and Patch Notes: What's Live Now (Frozen Trail)
The current ARC Raiders version, the Frozen Trail 2.0 update and the patches after it, the twice-a-year cadence, and what Embark Studios has not dated.
ARC RaidersARC Raiders Player Count and Steam Charts: How to Read the Numbers
The official ARC Raiders concurrent-player figure from Steam, why the third-party trackers disagree with each other, and what no source publishes.
ARC RaidersARC Raiders Expeditions: How They Work and Why They're Paused
What an ARC Raiders Expedition is, its repeat cycle and rewards, and the developer's confirmation that the feature is paused until early 2027.
Gameplay
ARC RaidersARC Raiders PvE Mode: The October Toggle Test, Rules and Dates
How the ARC Raiders PvE matchmaking toggle works, when the October 2026 test runs, what changes, and whether a permanent PvE mode is coming.
ARC RaidersARC Raiders Maps and Map Conditions: The Current Rotation
Every ARC Raiders map and map condition named on the official map-conditions page, how the hourly rotation works, and what each condition means.
ARC RaidersARC Raiders Skill Tree: Branches, Tiers and Respec Cost
How the ARC Raiders skill tree is built — three branches, how points are earned, the tier thresholds and the respec cost — with the Frozen Trail overhaul noted.
ARC RaidersARC Raiders Enemy Types: The ARC Machines and How to Fight Them
The ARC machine types in ARC Raiders — from Ticks and Wasps to Bastions, Leapers and Queens — with what the community wiki records for each.
ARC RaidersARC Raiders Outpost and Research Station: How to Unlock It
The ARC Raiders Outpost added in Frozen Trail — how to unlock it through the Sheltered Retreat project, what the Research Station does, and what Embark has not confirmed.
ARC RaidersARC Raiders Materials and Crafting Items: How to Find Them
How materials work in ARC Raiders, the items players ask about most, and why exact spawn locations are not something any official source publishes.
ARC RaidersARC Raiders Quests: How the Quest Line Works
How the ARC Raiders quest line is structured, who hands out quests, and how to tell a quest from an item or event when a search term is confusing.
