ARC Raiders surged in popularity once again in its second weekend over the past few days, and Embark Studios confirmed the game's new high player count because of it.
There seems to have been a steady flow of new players into the game since it launched on Oct. 30, and the momentum continued last week, likely via word of mouth and positive reviews praising it as the next great PvPvE experience.
"It's been a little over one week since we opened up the tunnels for you to head Topside, and this past weekend we reached over 700,000 concurrent Raiders on the surface!" Embark announced on the ARC Raiders Discord today. "We're so happy to have you all here!"
This is the total number of players online at peak concurrents over the weekend, combining PC, PlayStation, and Xbox players altogether. However, Steam's player count peaked at over 462,000 alone, meaning around 240,000 players were queuing up on both consoles combined by comparison.
That's a whole lot of mouse-and-keyboard gamers going Topside, which I guess makes sense because the extraction shooter genre feels rooted and more related to PC than consoles. But still, about two-thirds of the max concurrents being on PC feels like a lot. I'm curious to see if the game gains more traction on consoles, and what sales on PS5 and Xbox look like versus Steam.
Either way, ARC Raiders is off to a large amount of success, both commercially and critically. With updates lined up throughout the end of the year and likely many more to come, this could become a mainstay title on Steam's charts.
"The many different ways you play and participate in ARC Raiders have completely blown us away, going far beyond what we ever imagined," Embark said. "You surprise us, you outsmart us, and you keep us on our toes. We wouldn’t have it any other way. The point being, you all push us to be better, and we’re truly grateful to have you along for this journey."
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