Updated Article – June 7th 2025
Nearly four years on, we now have a confirmed release date for Arc Raiders. It’ll be coming to Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC on October 30th 2025. There’s a trailer to celebrate the release date…
After a recent tech test, it seems that Embark Studios are ready to push forward with this one.
“The tech test was the best rehearsal we could get, ahead of what’s shaping up as a big release this fall. It’s clear that players recognize the passion, effort, and craftsmanship that’s been poured into the making of ARC Raiders,” said Aleksander Grøndal, the game’s Executive Producer.
“The test also honed in on concrete things we’re addressing in this last stretch of development. There are bugs to squash, as well as general polish and performance improvements to be done. We’re also fine-tuning game balance and the player economy, and will work on an even better onboarding experience for players who come in new to this genre. At release, the game will be further expanded, with more locations to explore, more adventures to embark on, and more for players to strive towards and discover.”
We’ll remind you when that October launch happens.
Original Article – December 10th 2021
Fancy teaming up with mates in order to defeat mechanized threats? The next free-to-play AAA co-op shooter will be that of ARC Raiders, and it’ll be launching on Xbox, PlayStation and PC in 2022.
Revealed by the Embark Studios team, ARC Raiders will see you given the chance to prepare to enlist and resist ruthless mechanized threats as they descend from the skies.
ARC Raiders is the first official game from Embark Studios and after being unveiled at The Game Awards, is certainly looking like being one to keep an eye on. It’s a cooperative third-person PvE shooter where players must team up to resist the onslaught of ARC, fearless enemies that drop from orbit.
ARC Raiders will be free to play and is planned for a 2022 release on the Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC through the Epic Games Store, Steam and Nvidia GeForce NOW’s game streaming service
“We started Embark Studios three years ago with a blank canvas and some big ideas. Today, that canvas is a lot less blank and those ideas are becoming realities,” said Patrick Söderlund, co-founder and CEO of Embark Studios. “With this reveal, we want to celebrate gameplay and give players more than a hint of how ARC Raiders looks and what it feels like to play. Ultimately for a co-op action game like ARC Raiders, that’s what matters the most. We look forward to sharing more about the game in the coming months.”
Defeating ARC requires more than simply pointing and shooting a gun, and more than one person trying to be a hero. It’s a game that both emphasizes and rewards teamwork at every turn. It’s also a game in which you’ll be able to loot your fallen foes, and scavenge the ruins of the past for tools and gadgets to outsmart the enemy. And further to that, do the unexpected and improvise, using physics and your surroundings to your advantage. Come prepared and plan ahead, but remember that sometimes you just have to wing it.
Check out the gameplay-packed reveal trailer below.
