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Arc Raiders was going to be a cross "between Shadow of the Colossus, Left 4 Dead, and PUBG" according to dev, who says Embark initially had no idea "what kind of game loop we were supposed to have"

Shadow of the Arc Raiders

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"If you're trying to send people to Mars, you're going to crash a bunch of rockets. We crashed a bunch of rockets": Arc Raiders devs explain how failed ideas led to one of 2025's biggest hits

Embark Studios scrapped a lot of ideas to find the fun

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Arc Raiders players mourn their beloved Arc killer, the Hullcracker, after Embark nerfs it into the pavement: "No idea why they'd do this"

The Hullcracker recently had its damage dialed down

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Arc Raiders is a hit, but the extraction shooter's pitch didn't impress one of the Embark devs' kids years ago: "Sci-fi game? Very original"

There's no accounting for taste with some children

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How to get the Aphelion blueprint in Arc Raiders

Construct this legendary weapon.

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Arc Raiders update nerfs a gun "capable of outgunning full squads" and may answer a fan who asked Embark to let them show off 600+ rubber ducks: "Your Raider Den has been ducked out"

The Venator has been nerfed, but the duck update feels far more important

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Arc Raiders players are already impatient for more content. Here's 8 things we think the game could do to expand

If you were put in charge of Arc Raiders, how would you plot out its design in 2026?

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As Arc Raiders shows no signs of slowing down, developer Embark confirms it's ending support on PS4 for its previous shooter, The Finals, as it's "focusing our support on current generation hardware"

You can still transfer your progress though

GamesRadar

How to find and kill a Matriarch in Arc Raiders

Even scarier than the Queen.

PC Gamer

I've played 40 hours of Arc Raiders and only just discovered there's a locked room that requires an epic material to open, not a keycard

And it's a great loot route, too.

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders physics don't get better than this one-in-a-million shot of a Queen getting suplexed by a probe

It just works.

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders sets another Steam record for a third weekend in a row, surpassing 481,000 concurrent players despite competition from Call of Duty and Escape from Tarkov

Embark Studios' latest shooter just keeps growing

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"Embark, please fix": Arc Raiders player discovers glaring flaw after collecting over 600 rubber ducks in the extraction shooter, only to find they can only show off 9

Rubber ducks have proven useful on the battlefield, too

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Arc Raiders players are divided after Embark Studios nerfed a perk that everyone was gunning for, but don't worry, the devs are thinking about "adding a skill reset mechanic"

"Balancing is important for us"

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Arc Raiders players managed to unlock Stella Montis in under 38 hours, even after Embark buffed the event, because we were all being too generous

It's time to go topside.

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The ARC Raiders community is unmatched — Embark nerfs event progression because the community was doing it too quickly

Hold onto your pods, Raiders, we're going to Stella Montis

PC Gamer

Embark stealthily nerfs Arc Raiders skill everyone was using to farm legendary loot: 'We’re exploring the possibility of adding a skill reset mechanic'

Probably for the best.

PC Gamer

New Arc Raiders patch makes crafting cheaper, Arcs scarier—and fixes one of the worst PvP issues

Oh, and vaulting is also smoother—yippee.

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I just finished my Expedition project in Arc Raiders and, honestly, it wasn't worth it

Embark really needs to tweak its Expedition rewards before departure time.

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As Arc Raiders cuts skin prices, some players reckon Embark is still asking for too much on top of its $40 game: "This is still twice the price they showed in the beta tests"

"They only lowered the outfits themselves by 100-200. Basically, trying to push the might as well buy the bundle mentality"

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ARC Raiders devs already nerfed the game’s first community event because players were too dedicated to the cause

Embark underestimated the sweat.

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders players slam XP nerfs for making progression harder as leveling up now "takes forever," but some believe Embark is doing the right thing: "The nerfs are warranted"

Embark's latest Arc Raiders update has the community split

TechRadar

Arc Raiders’ biggest update since launch arrives today, adding a community event that’ll unlock a brand new map

Embark Studios has updated Arc Raiders with the North Line, adding new ARC enemies, and a community event that'll unlock the new map.

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"We would rather cut off our own arms": Indie devs react to Arc Raiders CEO saying people should assume everyone's using generative AI these days

"We don't use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a lot of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA."

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'We would rather cut off our own arms': Demonschool developers dispute Nexon CEO's claim that 'every game company is now using AI' in response to Arc Raiders backlash

"Demonschool is 100% human-made."

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