Arc Raiders options devices like a guitar and recorder that gamers can use, and developer Embark’s CEO wished the sport to have much more at launch.
Speaking to IGN, Patrick Soderlund stated he was “so upset” that Arc Raiders launched with a minimal roster of instruments–today, the sport has shakers, a recorder, and an acoustic guitar. Soderlund stated the group designed and constructed “so many” extra devices, however they have not been added to the sport but.
“I occur to be ready of decision-making authority [laughs]. So, the reply is sure, there can be extra devices. For positive. I really like them, they usually create such cool moments,” he stated.
Soderlund stated a part of the complexity of including new devices to Arc Raiders is that they should be designed to be loved alone or performed in unison with others.
“That makes it a bit of bit extra difficult for us so as to add them. Then, they need, clearly, acceptable animations, however all of the devices and every little thing that you simply play has been recorded by the those who work at Embark, which is fairly cool,” he stated.
The government went on to say that the “greatest shock” with Arc Raiders is how a lot folks have loved the non-combat components of Arc Raiders. “I’ve learn a bunch of articles saying the Arc Raiders is sort of like a social experiment, and it form of is, and I really like that,” he stated.
Soderlund stated he had a dinner with a neurology professor who was conversant in the sport. This particular person advised Soderlund, “You don’t have any thought what you have constructed.” This particular person believed Arc Raiders may have far more area for progress past being a recreation alone.
“From simply the entire thought of psychological experimentation and social experimentation, and what this recreation might be. She, a very good buddy of mine, mainly stated, ‘It is best to go and do a collab or work with folks from the medical discipline to review what behaviors are triggered in Arc Raiders,'” Soderlund stated.
Soderlund stated the developer “could not go that far” as to really utilizing Arc Raiders for medical research, however he is intrigued about what this says for the sport.
“It factors to one thing that I consider is so elementary with this recreation, and I consider is an enormous part to why the sport has been profitable. We knew that we had components of that, however we may by no means anticipate that it might take the route it took,” he stated.
Arc Raiders launched in October 2025 and has been a runaway success, promoting greater than 12 million copies and turning into a “very worthwhile” recreation for Embark and writer Nexon. The success helps guarantee the steadiness of Embark going ahead, Soderlund has stated, and the studio now has two extra video games in improvement.