ARC Raiders developer Embark Studios is celebrating the first anniversary of the PvPvE extraction shooter, which originally came out on October 30th, 2025. To celebrate this milestone, the studio has revealed a few interesting statistics about the game, including the fact that 6 billion rounds have been played over the year.
Over the course of these six billion rounds, players have taken out more than 14.8 billion ARCs so far, along with 3.9 million Queens and 2.9 million Matriarchs. Scrappy has also seemingly had a good time, having been fed 6,800 tons of food. It looks like Scrappy certainly has a preference, with Apricots being its most commonly fed food. The favorite weapon of Raiders so far seems to have been the Anvil.
When it comes to players’ interactions with each other, the studio has confirmed that friendly Raiders exist, with one going as far as to heal 18 strangers over the course of a single raid. All in all, 5,634 raiders have been healed by a single person over the course of the year.
“Can you believe it? Today marks one year of ARC Raiders! You’ve done more Topside in one year than we ever expected – thank you for joining us in the Rust Belt and making it your own,” said the studio.
Looking ahead, Embark has confirmed that it is already “hard at work on what comes next.” In the meantime, however, the studio has released a trailer celebrating the accolades garnered by ARC Raiders over the course of its first year, with many even praising its most recent major update – Frozen Trail. Check out the trailer below.
As part of the celebration, Embark has also given out a free gift for ARC Raiders players, which can be claimed by simply logging into the game and checking the inbox. While not too many details have been revealed about what’s next for the extraction shooter, the studio has noted that “We’ve got lots planned for the future and we hope you stick around for the ride.”
Last month, Embark Studios tested a potential PvE-only toggle for its matchmaking. The test officially came to an end after a single week, during which time, more than 30 million rounds of PvE matches were played. Right now, the studio hasn’t confirmed whether the PvE-only mode will go on to become a permanent addition to the title, and it has also acknowledged that it had been a “polarizing” addition to the game.
In the meantime, Embark plans to “prioritize the overall health and enjoyability of the game” before it considers making any massive changes that could potentially split the player base in half. More details about the future of a potential PvE mode will be revealed later this month.
The Frozen Trail update has been a big success for ARC Raiders, with almost 186,000 concurrent players logging into the game to experience all of the new content. The milestone is noteworthy since the title hadn’t seen so many players since March 2026.
ARC Raiders is available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
