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ARC Raiders

Embark Studios · 2025-10-30

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

Action

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 30, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 30, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Oct 30, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.

ARC Raiders is a $39.99 game released in 2025, with Very Positive (82% of 411,892 reviews) in the Action genre.

143,443
playing now
82%
positive of 425k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,083
twitch viewers (latest)
173.9
viewers/channel (concentration)
89/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (265 ratings)
11
Nexus mods (34k downloads)
4.07★
PlayStation Store rating (68,586 ratings)
87/100
opencritic · mighty · 91% recommend · from 97 critics
100h
to beat · completionist 100h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

143,443 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

ARC Raiders is a 2025 multiplayer third-person extraction shooter developed and published by Embark Studios for the platforms PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S, built on the game engine Unreal Engine 5. It can be played solo, or in teams of two or three. The game has received generally favorable reviews from critics, and it was awarded Best Multiplayer Game at The Game Awards 2025 and Online Game of the Year at the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.

Trailer

ARC Raiders trailer thumbnail

Arc Raiders Reveal Trailer | Game Awards 2021

≈942,850 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 143,443 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 5,201 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~650/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (46,241 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 8.5M–19M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 425,006 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $26.75 at AllYouPlay (2025-12-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 49 of 93 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
41k41k20252026Week of 2025-10-30: 41,351 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 4,890 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 24,368 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 3,561 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 20,757 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 3,297 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 30,646 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 3,030 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 23,655 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 2,347 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 7,226 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 2,213 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 7,635 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1,616 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 7,725 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 1,630 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 9,597 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 1,716 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10,007 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,954 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 9,945 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1,587 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 6,860 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 1,360 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 7,116 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 1,419 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 5,149 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1,200 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 4,412 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 1,041 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 4,227 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 1,063 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 4,068 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1,053 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 3,536 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 937 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 2,862 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 857 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 2,269 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 709 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 2,544 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 790 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 2,768 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 820 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 2,073 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 898 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 1,597 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 815 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 1,210 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 712 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 1,228 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 783 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 1,238 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1,106 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 871 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 740 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 919 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 645 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 828 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 616 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 723 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 604 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 683 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 664 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 639 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 628 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 492 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 509 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 635 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 507 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 734 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 492 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 531 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 524 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 373 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 318 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 369 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 337 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 348 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 364 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 378 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 405 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 360 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 371 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 292 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 326 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 290 positiveWeek of 2026-08-27: 303 negativeWeek of 2026-09-03: 336 positiveWeek of 2026-09-03: 337 negativeWeek of 2026-09-10: 271 positiveWeek of 2026-09-10: 293 negativeWeek of 2026-09-17: 268 positiveWeek of 2026-09-17: 257 negativeWeek of 2026-09-24: 338 positiveWeek of 2026-09-24: 238 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 624 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 297 negativeWeek of 2026-10-08: 1,248 positiveWeek of 2026-10-08: 468 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

166k9.9k2026-09-14 21:00 — 24,828 players2026-09-15 18:00 — 25,498 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 18,284 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 13,246 players2026-09-18 09:00 — 10,814 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 16,311 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 21,680 players2026-09-21 00:00 — 23,916 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 25,271 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 24,287 players2026-09-23 15:00 — 17,427 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 13,579 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 11,353 players2026-09-26 06:00 — 18,221 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 26,037 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 28,321 players2026-09-28 21:00 — 31,315 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 37,748 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 26,594 players2026-10-01 12:00 — 18,482 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 15,626 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 23,659 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 31,758 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 34,833 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 36,909 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 38,180 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 29,581 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 62,392 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 50,733 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 77,299 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 115,444 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 129,636 players2026-10-12 21:00 — 139,318 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 154,995 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 109,768 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 143,443 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
264k23kNov 2025Aug 2026Nov 2025 — avg 264,430 · peak 459,483Dec 2025 — avg 229,374 · peak 438,427Jan 2026 — avg 241,197 · peak 465,097Feb 2026 — avg 171,037 · peak 372,367Mar 2026 — avg 112,312 · peak 250,148Apr 2026 — avg 75,952 · peak 154,498May 2026 — avg 61,054 · peak 120,450Jun 2026 — avg 35,915 · peak 68,130Jul 2026 — avg 28,662 · peak 50,024Aug 2026 — avg 23,217 · peak 41,319
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#9#722026-09-142026-10-142026-09-14 — #702026-09-15 — #192026-09-16 — #192026-09-17 — #192026-09-18 — #702026-09-19 — #722026-09-20 — #712026-09-21 — #702026-09-22 — #692026-09-23 — #682026-09-24 — #682026-09-25 — #642026-09-26 — #632026-09-27 — #612026-09-28 — #552026-09-29 — #542026-09-30 — #502026-10-01 — #502026-10-02 — #552026-10-03 — #572026-10-04 — #572026-10-05 — #562026-10-06 — #522026-10-07 — #512026-10-08 — #472026-10-09 — #162026-10-10 — #92026-10-11 — #92026-10-12 — #92026-10-13 — #92026-10-14 — #9
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
9659652026-09-152026-10-132026-09-15: 23 new positive2026-09-15: 66 new negative2026-09-16: 23 new positive2026-09-16: 81 new negative2026-09-17: 20 new positive2026-09-17: 71 new negative2026-09-18: 3 new positive2026-09-18: 54 new negative2026-09-19: 23 new positive2026-09-19: 71 new negative2026-09-20: 22 new positive2026-09-20: 45 new negative2026-09-21: 19 new positive2026-09-21: 63 new negative2026-09-22: 88 new positive2026-09-22: 109 new negative2026-09-23: 48 new positive2026-09-23: 59 new negative2026-09-24: 29 new positive2026-09-24: 77 new negative2026-09-25: 29 new positive2026-09-25: 47 new negative2026-09-26: 53 new positive2026-09-26: 42 new negative2026-09-27: 63 new positive2026-09-27: 41 new negative2026-09-28: 58 new positive2026-09-28: 40 new negative2026-09-29: 65 new positive2026-09-29: 21 new negative2026-09-30: 35 new positive2026-09-30: 45 new negative2026-10-01: 37 new positive2026-10-01: 34 new negative2026-10-02: 37 new positive2026-10-02: 44 new negative2026-10-03: 87 new positive2026-10-03: 34 new negative2026-10-04: 79 new positive2026-10-04: 59 new negative2026-10-05: 114 new positive2026-10-05: 53 new negative2026-10-06: 228 new positive2026-10-06: 94 new negative2026-10-07: 120 new positive2026-10-07: 45 new negative2026-10-08: 452 new positive2026-10-08: 99 new negative2026-10-09: 622 new positive2026-10-09: 270 new negative2026-10-10: 586 new positive2026-10-10: 319 new negative2026-10-11: 740 new positive2026-10-11: 308 new negative2026-10-12: 965 new positive2026-10-12: 292 new negative2026-10-13: 841 new positive2026-10-13: 135 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$22.992025-09-222026-08-142025-09-22 — best price $39.992025-10-31 — best price $34.342025-11-06 — best price $39.722025-11-14 — best price $34.082025-11-19 — best price $33.502025-11-22 — best price $33.202025-11-26 — best price $33.102025-11-29 — best price $39.482025-12-02 — best price $33.422025-12-11 — best price $31.992025-12-17 — best price $31.992025-12-20 — best price $27.302025-12-23 — best price $26.782026-01-06 — best price $26.902026-01-22 — best price $39.992026-02-02 — best price $39.992026-02-06 — best price $33.992026-03-07 — best price $39.992026-04-01 — best price $31.992026-04-07 — best price $22.992026-04-11 — best price $39.992026-04-16 — best price $39.992026-04-19 — best price $30.992026-05-02 — best price $37.132026-06-04 — best price $31.992026-06-25 — best price $29.992026-06-28 — best price $22.992026-07-02 — best price $29.992026-07-13 — best price $27.792026-07-19 — best price $39.992026-07-28 — best price $34.292026-08-14 — best price $34.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8753562026-05-28 — 875 pageviews2026-06-01 — 698 pageviews2026-06-05 — 706 pageviews2026-06-09 — 730 pageviews2026-06-13 — 577 pageviews2026-06-17 — 741 pageviews2026-06-21 — 723 pageviews2026-06-25 — 569 pageviews2026-06-29 — 517 pageviews2026-07-03 — 479 pageviews2026-07-07 — 520 pageviews2026-07-11 — 476 pageviews2026-07-15 — 434 pageviews2026-07-19 — 409 pageviews2026-07-23 — 400 pageviews2026-07-27 — 587 pageviews2026-07-31 — 430 pageviews2026-08-04 — 366 pageviews2026-08-08 — 469 pageviews2026-08-12 — 443 pageviews2026-08-16 — 422 pageviews2026-08-20 — 413 pageviews2026-08-24 — 434 pageviews2026-08-28 — 460 pageviews2026-09-01 — 400 pageviews2026-09-05 — 539 pageviews2026-09-09 — 499 pageviews2026-09-13 — 448 pageviews2026-09-17 — 426 pageviews2026-09-21 — 423 pageviews2026-09-25 — 560 pageviews2026-09-29 — 416 pageviews2026-10-03 — 551 pageviews2026-10-06 — 722 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

110k1.7k2026-09-30 21:34 — 13,118 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 5,979 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 5,983 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 6,071 viewers2026-10-02 21:12 — 8,502 viewers2026-10-03 08:34 — 4,312 viewers2026-10-03 23:34 — 6,245 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 4,552 viewers2026-10-05 02:12 — 4,450 viewers2026-10-05 11:34 — 6,373 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 7,353 viewers2026-10-06 10:34 — 8,691 viewers2026-10-06 18:12 — 17,600 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 65,034 viewers2026-10-07 09:12 — 3,359 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 33,081 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 46,592 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 64,969 viewers2026-10-08 17:12 — 82,464 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 90,917 viewers2026-10-09 08:12 — 16,270 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 78,961 viewers2026-10-09 23:12 — 28,853 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 91,107 viewers2026-10-10 14:12 — 56,002 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 64,396 viewers2026-10-11 05:12 — 90,681 viewers2026-10-11 12:34 — 67,816 viewers2026-10-11 20:12 — 20,004 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 31,039 viewers2026-10-12 11:12 — 23,563 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 45,698 viewers2026-10-13 02:12 — 56,604 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 30,657 viewers2026-10-13 17:12 — 46,378 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 63,388 viewers2026-10-14 08:12 — 20,982 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 43,681 viewers2026-10-14 21:12 — 32,287 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
93.5%
earned "Rite of Passage"
44.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportIn-App PurchasesDualShock Controller Support4 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2025-10-30, latest 2026-08-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)70,8811%50
PS5 (PlayStation)42,7254%51
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)22,6111%50

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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