Katarzyna Petru
ARC Raiders not only maintains its shape — this game is growing like yeast and is increasingly looking like an absolute phenomenon of 2025. Despite strong competitors such as Battlefield 6, Escape from Tarkov 1.0, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, the production from Embark Studios is doing its thing. And it is doing it better, faster, and more effectively than anyone could have predicted.
Records on Steam and a score from another planet
A new activity record has just been set: 481,966 players simultaneously. For an extraction shooter? That's a result completely out of this world. On top of that, there are phenomenal reviews — 88% positive reviews based on over 100 thousand ratings. In a genre that usually struggles for survival, such a score is an absolute exception.
In the strict top tier of Steam and stronger than AAA hits
ARC Raiders has flown straight into the Steam top charts and is currently only surpassed by the titans of Valve: Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2. What is even more impressive — the game leaves behind:
Call of Duty
Battlefield 6
Marvel Rivals
new big releases, such as Where Winds Meet
This is not “just another hyped game”. It is a full-fledged dominator.
And the best is yet to come
Embark Studios has already announced a rich update roadmap for the coming months. A major expansion Cold Snap is on the way, which will add:
new weather conditions,
legendary weapons,
a fresh Raider Deck,
additional activities and surprises.
The game doesn't slow down for a moment — on the contrary, it's just getting started.
Hit of 2025? Everything indicates so
ARC Raiders arrived at just the right time, gathered a huge community, and continues to break record after record. If it maintains this pace, it could really end the year as the biggest hit of 2025. Everything suggests that we are witnessing the birth of a new legend in the genre.
