ARC Raiders Sets Global Release Date for October 2025
Embark Studios, the Stockholm-based team under Nexon, has confirmed that ARC Raiders will officially launch worldwide on October 30, 2025. The game will be available across PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X & S. The beta test earlier this year was a huge hit and fans have been itching to play the game again, but it looks like the launch is still a little over 4 months away.
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer PvPvE extraction shooter set in a post-apocalyptic landscape where players must contend not just with environmental threats, but also with other squads and AI-controlled enemies. The game was highlighted during the Summer Game Fest 2025 with a new trailer, offering a closer look at its core gameplay loop and setting.
Key features and details:
- PvPvE sandbox gameplay: Players face both AI opponents and rival player squads as they explore, scavenge, and attempt to extract valuable resources.
- Squad-based or solo play: Teams of up to three can tackle missions together, balancing cooperation with competition against others.
- Persistent world: The game world is shaped by ongoing player actions, with opportunities to build and customize a base of operations in the underground haven called Speranza.
- Dynamic encounters: The environment hosts massive ARC machines and unpredictable threats, adding risk to every expedition.
- Announced with a new trailer: The latest footage debuted at Summer Game Fest, providing a fresh look at the game's tone and mechanics.
ARC Raiders is Embark Studios’ latest project, following industry interest in the growing extraction shooter genre popularized by titles like Escape from Tarkov and Dark and Darker. Embark, founded by former DICE veterans, aims to bring a unique spin with a focus on environmental storytelling and cooperative play. The game’s multi-platform release signals Nexon’s increasing push into the Western console and PC market.
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