ARC Raiders surpasses 264K concurrent players on Steam on launch day, beats The Finals
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Key points
- ARC Raiders debuted, reaching 264,673 concurrent Steam players in the first 24 hours after its launch on Oct 30, 2025.
- The Finals, set a slightly lower all-time peak record of 242,619 concurrent Steam players on its release day, Dec. 7, 2024.
- ARC Raiders has a “Very Positive” rating on Steam with 12,797 reviews.
The third-person PvPvE extraction shooter ARC Raiders debuted, reaching 264,673 concurrent Steam players in the first 24 hours after its launch on Oct 30, 2025.
Meanwhile, the studio’s first title, the free-to-play first-person shooter The Finals, set a slightly lower all-time peak record of 242,619 concurrent Steam players on its release day, Dec. 7, 2024.
Playable in teams of three, two, or solo on Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, 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, ARC Raiders 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.
As of the time of writing, developed and published by Embark Studios, ARC Raiders has a “Very Positive” rating on Steam with 12,797 reviews, while The Finals, in its turn, has a “Mostly Positive” rating on Valve’s platform with 248,813 reviews.
