ARC Raiders launches globally, surpassing 150K concurrent players on Steam in first 3 hours

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Key points
- Extraction shooter ARC Raiders reached a mark of 154,731 concurrent Steam players three hours after its global release on Oct 20, 2025.
- Developed and published by Embark Studios, the game launched priced at $39.99 for the standard edition and $59.99 for the deluxe edition.
- ARC Raiders released for Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store as well as for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The third-person PvPvE extraction shooter ARC Raiders reached a mark of 154,731 concurrent Steam players three hours after its global release on Oct 20, 2025, according to SteamDB.
Developed and published by Embark Studios, the company behind the free-to-play first-person shooter The Finals, the game launched priced at $39.99 for the standard edition and $59.99 for the deluxe edition.
Playable in teams of three, two, or solo, ARC Raiders released for Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store as well as for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Set in the distant future on Earth, where mysterious and deadly “ARC” robots have taken over the surface, forcing humanity to live underground, the game allows players to assume the role of one of the “raiders,” those who choose to go above ground, also known as “the topside,” to collect resources.





