ARC Raiders
Embark Studios' online extraction shooter: raid a surface ravaged by ARC machines, grab loot, upgrade your workshop in Speranza and fight other Raiders or team up with them.
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Key guides
ARC Raiders: beginner's guide
How to play ARC Raiders after Frozen Trail 2.0: your first raids step by step, Free Loadout, workshop and Outpost, traders, recycling, extraction, solo play and mistakes.
ARC Raiders PvE: the PvE toggle test explained
ARC Raiders PvE mode is a PvE toggle test running until October 20, 2026, 11:00 CEST. How to turn on PvE mode, rules, lower loot, excluded maps and whether PvE stays.
ARC Raiders on PS5, Xbox and PC: platforms and crossplay
ARC Raiders is on PC (Steam, Epic), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, not PS4. Prices from $39.99, PS Plus and Game Pass, crossplay, plus Steam Charts and SteamDB player count.
ARC Raiders skill tree and best builds
The ARC Raiders skill tree after Frozen Trail 2.0: all 48 skills, the 10/30/40 thresholds, best PvP, PvE and solo builds, build planners and the Sprinting On Fumes nerf.
All guides
Getting started
ARC Raiders: beginner's guide
How to play ARC Raiders after Frozen Trail 2.0: your first raids step by step, Free Loadout, workshop and Outpost, traders, recycling, extraction, solo play and mistakes.
ARC Raiders on PS5, Xbox and PC: platforms and crossplay
ARC Raiders is on PC (Steam, Epic), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, not PS4. Prices from $39.99, PS Plus and Game Pass, crossplay, plus Steam Charts and SteamDB player count.
ARC Raiders: what's new after Frozen Trail
Returning to ARC Raiders? What's new in Frozen Trail 2.0 and patch notes up to 2.1.1: Outpost, new skill tree, Reward Pass, Cred gone, shop, Expeditions, Steam reviews.
Builds and weapons
ARC Raiders skill tree and best builds
The ARC Raiders skill tree after Frozen Trail 2.0: all 48 skills, the 10/30/40 thresholds, best PvP, PvE and solo builds, build planners and the Sprinting On Fumes nerf.
ARC Raiders: best weapons and tier list
All 26 weapons in ARC Raiders after Frozen Trail 2.0: PvP and PvE tier lists, weapons for big ARC, Hullcracker, upgrades, how to amplify weapons, blueprints and ammo.
Maps and bosses
ARC Raiders bosses and big ARC
ARC Raiders bosses: Queen and Matriarch, the ARC Turbine mini-boss, the ARC Frigate and the Fallen Emperor dungeon. Where they spawn, boss HP, loot and how to fight them.
ARC Raiders maps and map conditions
Every ARC Raiders map from Dam Battlegrounds to Pendola Pass: unlock requirements, map conditions and hourly rotation, keys, extraction and interactive maps.
Players on Steam
Full player stats →- 24h average115,401
- 24h peak159,241
- Latest measurement122,031Oct 18, 23:00 UTC