ARC Raiders

Arc Raiders is the first extraction shooter that truly feels built for everyone. It blends tension, atmosphere, and unexpected humanity into a world that begs you to risk it all for one more haul. Arc Raiders captures the magic that made us fall in love with multiplayer in the first place. It’s polished, accessible, and impossible to put down. This is truly one of the year’s absolute best.

ARC Raiders might be a casual take on the extraction shooter genre, but it’s not a lesser experience because of it, quite the opposite. The defeats sting, but the pain of losing all your gear is softened by the approachable combat, player interaction, and the ARC enemies. And despite this approachability, the game has a gnarled edge. There’s texture to the world, a visceral tang and depth to the weaponry, and engrossing foundational systems that make the whole thing hurt so good. With ARC Raiders, Embark Studios has proved, once again, it knows how to deliver the goods.

Embark took their time developing ARC Raiders, and the end result is spectacular. There are, indeed, some problems, but everything indicates that they will be resolved over time.

After The Finals, Embark Studios hits the mark again, releasing not only one of the best extraction shooters on the market, but also one of the most interesting games of the year. With robotic enemies as bad as ever, gorgeous maps, and a remarkably accessible loot system, ARC Raiders manages to be the first entry in the genre truly accessible to everyone, even running flawlessly on consoles. The only unknown remains post-launch support, but the roadmap published by the developers is promising, with an additional map already arriving in the next few days. In the meantime, see you above ground.

Arc Raiders successfully blends intense extraction shooter mechanics with a more accessible and colorful approach, delivering thrilling tension around extraction points while offering smooth shooting and RPG-like progression. Although some weapon balancing issues and long-term scalability concerns remain, the game shines with its audiovisual quality, satisfying gameplay, and strong potential for multiplayer fun.

ARC Raiders achieves what many developers have failed to do: creating a mainstream extraction shooter that does justice to the quality you expect from a Triple-A-Shooter.

Rich PvE combat and an unusually friendly community make Arc Raiders a more approachable extraction shooter than most, but Embark Studios' continued use of AI voice generation is a black mark against its reputation.

The game is amazing!Each match brings the adrenaline rush of risking losing your belongings, mixed with the adventure and difficulty of destroying the ARCs, and on top of everything, the human connection between the game's participants.

The gunplay is tight, unfortunately, whether or not you actually have a great time with this game is out of your control. There are quite a few cheaters and toxic players.

Last Edit: I leave that game now. I was getting really bored, so I thought I would give it one last chance. I got killed twice by rats at the extract, when I play PvE exclusively. I may come back when then Embark adds a 'PvE Only' option, which means never. Edit: I don't understand. As soon as I put on any good gear, I land in PvP lobbies and lose my stuff immediately. I can play 20 games in a row using a free loadout without any issues, but as soon as I equip some gear, I get PvP encounters. Why is this happening? Why does the matchmaking even do that in the first place? Is it because of cheaters? The latest cheats allow players to see the gear of other players from any distance. That means cheaters will chase you from the other side of the map to hunt you, kill you, and take your stuff if you bring anything good. There is no solution at the moment, as the cheats also provide aimbot functionality, which means it is not possible to win these encounters. Also, every time this happens, the gear is completely unbalanced. If I bring a Burletta (green), I encounter someone using a Torrente (blue). If I use an Anvil (green), I encounter someone using a Canto (blue). Why does this keep happening? Why is the matchmaking so bad? Why can't I use my hard-earned gear and remain stuck using free loadouts? Because the cheating is unmanageable, please Embark, add a 'PvE only' option to matchmaking that disables PvP in matches. If you can't beat the cheaters, at least add an option to disable PvP entirely. Good game, but EXTREMELY ratty. There is no real PvP to speak of. All my encounters have been EXCLUSIVELY backstabs. People only attack you when you are fighting Arcs, when looting, or from far away with sniper rifles. The PvE lobbies are great, but sometimes the algorithm completely misses the mark and throws a few PvP players into the mix, which makes the experience truly miserable. The matchmaking based on aggression may be the most innovative idea in PvPvE games I have ever seen. It is the reason why I bought the game. I have not shot a single person yet, and I have landed in lobbies with 90 percent like-minded people who focus on having fun, questing and PvE. The sound design is phenomenal. Each sound tells a story about what is happening. I LOVE that the maps make sense. They feel real. The apartments have beds, kitchens, and drawers. The pharmacies have shelves and a counter. They really went out of their way to make a world that feels alive. I also LOVE that most maps are outdoors and lush. It is such a different take from the overdone bleak post-nuclear apocalypse. It gives an eerie feeling and is strangely liberating. One issue may be that the game is becoming too difficult for solo players. Events like 'Close Scrutiny' do not feel aimed at 'people with jobs', as advertised. Many strategies for solo players have been nerfed: Deadline, Wolfpack, Hullbreaker, grenades, and Anvil. This makes the game tedious. Also, the small stack sizes of items can be annoying. There are so many items. Please increase the stack size in the stash.

The game's development has been at a standstill since launch. Thanks for such an approach to the community!

I have hundreds of hours of playing ARC RaidersThe graphics are excellentThe game could have been good if the company that made ARC Raidershad listened to the playersThis is a company that doesn't care about the player communityAnd this is a company that doesn't deserve to existThe game is full of tauntersFull of RATs that destroy every time you meet themIt's especially strange that in a SOLO game 2-3 RATs come together, which doesn't make sense, after all, a solo game is a game for people who play alone without friendsIf in solo you can play with friends, it's not a SOLO gameAnyway, in SOLO games more than 100 times I was killed by several players who surrounded me and I didn't stand a chanceAlso, there is no response from Embark for technical problemsI have a recurring problem where the keyboard doesn't work in the game, you have to go in and delete things in Windows and then it worksI sent a message to support more than onceAnd they didn't get back to meAnd the problem after months still exists and frustrates meTo sum up, the game could have been amazingBut I do not recommend buying itAnd I think Embark will go bankrupt soon because we will all abandon them with non-existent customer service and disregard for the will of the playersDo not buy any game from Embark in my opinion