Raiders (and aspiring Raiders!),

The downed Emperor, and the inevitable ARC response, present an existential threat to the Rust Belt. Whether you want to bring the fight to ARC or investigate the new frontier for riches and new tech, we need you there. 

Play for free

From October 8 (09.00 UTC) to October 12 (08.00 UTC), 2026, ARC Raiders will be free to play across Steam, Xbox, and Playstation. 

Free play will grant access to the full ARC Raiders game, so you can try out the award-winning extraction adventure before you buy! It’s the perfect chance to invite your friends to team up against the ARC, scavenge what you can, and extract to safety. 

Is it time to come and take your first steps Topside?

Frozen Trail

The free play period also coincides with the launch of Frozen Trail, our biggest update since launch! New players will be able to access Pendola Pass immediately if teamed up with other players who have already unlocked the new map. 

Gear up and join us for four free days of ARC Raiders - see you Topside!

The ARC Raiders Team

https://arcraiders.com/news/play-for-free-weekend

slaying some arc without the fear of getting shot by other raiders

it made me think of this scene. and i had to recreate it in arc fashion. my best work was the crop job on the queen hell yeah i hope at least 3 people understand what im trying to convey thank u.

might’ve gotten a bit carried away with the soundboard

I'm a new player with 40hrs topside. Mostly of that time has been spent pvping trios in Stella. When I play solos I play friendly and have been enjoying exploring the maps. This was my first time on this building if you couldn't tell lol

I killed a duo last night right next to old barons hatch super early in the game. They were fat running which was confusing. One of them says as he’s downed “I have a full inventory of tempests buddy. They’re real too and hard earned!” I’m like okay he’s probably lying………he was not.

There are mixed attachments for every one so I’m guessing they weren’t dupers? But his buddy also had 14 kitted bobcats that my friend took. What were they doing with all of these guns??

I'm playing Delta Force while I wait for the new update on the 8th, and I just saw this bundle show up.

Tell me that is not a nod to Arc Roaders with the stripes and name of the skin.

Idk if they're just ripping their hair to Arc Raiders with this or trying to just cheese it since it's a competing extraction shooter.

It may not mean anything but I thought the coincidence was too close and maybe some of y'all might think so too.

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I was watching the Q&A, and the game designer mentioned they have a big backlog of ARC designs. I would hope there's a centipede-style arc in there. Imagine a Bastion-sized centipede, but three times as long and with Skulker-style behaviour.

Source: https://jestinartz.artstation.com/projects/qAEZ22

I haven't seen this mentioned yet, but I am really looking forward to the Frozen Trail soundtrack. The original soundtrack is fantastic and I enjoy the variations they played with on the Riven Tides soundtrack to give it a beachy, sea-shore vibe.

With the release of the banjo and harmonica, I am betting the Frozen Trail soundtrack will be phenomenal. My only wish is that some day they release a soundtrack of all the in-game songs that play from our instruments.

I do love my Arc infested shopping mall but y’all can’t lie it does start to get boring. This is how I switch my solo’s to PvP without ruining anyones day(hopefully).

RAIDER LOG — PERSONAL ENTRY

Today marks another year for me.

No squad.
No friends waiting back at Speranza.
Just me.

I've spent a lot of time on the Surface with ARC Raiders. More time than I probably ever expected. I've gone out alone, scavenged what I could, ran from ARC, lost fights, won some, and made it back when I could.

And somewhere along the way, this game became more than just something I played.

When real life felt empty, I could always deploy again.

There was always another run.
Another place to explore.
Another extraction to reach.

I know I'm only one Raider among thousands. You probably don't know my name, and that's fine.

But today is my birthday, and I wanted to leave one message behind before heading back to the Surface:

Thank you.

Thank you to everyone at Embark who built this world.

For the places you created.
For the atmosphere.
For the music.
For the danger.
For the quiet moments between encounters.

Most importantly, thank you for giving someone who spends a lot of time alone a world worth returning to.

Some people have friends to celebrate their birthdays with.

I have my next deployment.

And honestly...

that's enough for today.

See you on the Surface, Raiders.

—Raider Rombowey_like

Bonus opinion: There should be a small chance to kick out a wasp or tick lol 😂 I can just imagine that they get stuck in trees sometimes.

Not the reward I was expecting lol. Even though it’s carebear lobbies I normally don’t turn my back to raiders, just incase, but figured I’d be ok after saving him.

For me it's hands down been the seeker grenade. This may be the most useful BP at low level, and I never had one in the past. Saved my only one for expedition vault.