Embark Studios’ ARC Raiders has been making waves since its launch final week, at one level surpassing Battlefield 6 on Steam and lately nearing 463,000 peak concurrent gamers. Throughout all platforms, nevertheless, the developer revealed that it had over 700,000 concurrent gamers.
“The numerous other ways you play and take part in ARC Raiders have fully blown us away, going far past what we ever imagined. You shock us, you outsmart us, and you retain us on our toes. We wouldn’t have it some other means,” stated Embark on Twitter.
“The purpose being, you all push us to be higher, and we’re actually grateful to have you ever alongside for this journey.”
Whereas it’s but to announce gross sales numbers, estimates declare 2.5 million bought within the first week alone (with Steam making up the lion’s share). It’s at present on the high of Steam’s international best-selling charts, surpassing titles like Counter-Strike 2 and Battlefield 6.
The extraction shooter additionally holds a “Very Optimistic” score on Steam, with 89 % of the 65,740 consumer evaluations giving it a thumbs-up. Even critics are fairly optimistic with an 84 Metascore based mostly on 33 evaluations.
ARC Raiders is accessible for Xbox Sequence X/S, PS5, and PC – try our evaluate, the place we praised the gameplay loop, presentation and mechanics on high of the optimization. Much more content material is on the way in which on the first new map, Stella Montis, out this month alongside new ARC machines and weapons.

