Arc Raiders is a multiplayer third-person extraction shooter developed and published by Embark Studios, released on October 30, 2025, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Built on Unreal Engine 5, it blends cooperative PvE combat against AI-controlled machines (known as "ARC") with the unpredictable danger of other human players competing in the same match — a true PvPvE experience.
Players venture out from an underground colony called Speranza onto a devastated surface world, scavenging loot and resources during timed raids of roughly 30 minutes. Encounters range from waves of hostile robotic enemies to rival squads of up to three human players fighting over the same extraction zones and rare gear.
Death carries real stakes: everything collected during a raid is lost on death, except items stored in a limited "safe pocket." Between raids, players return to base to craft, repair, and upgrade their loadout. The cycle of risk-versus-reward extraction is the game's central loop, rewarding careful play and teamwork.
