Like Huntr/x from KPop Demon Hunters, Arc Raiders goes up, up, up in terms of concurrent gamers on Steam. The extraction shooter set a brand new file for peak concurrent depend with 462,488 folks on November 9, in accordance with SteamDB.
Meaning Arc Raiders noticed over 100,000 extra gamers from the sport’s launch weekend peak concurrent depend of roughly 354,000 folks. After launching October 30, Arc Raiders instantly broke a Steam concurrent-players file for extraction shooters with PvP options. Nevertheless, now there aren’t any caveats for the milestone, for the reason that sport has toppled Helldivers 2’s peak on Valve’s storefront. Steam continues to indicate Arc Raiders because the No. 1 best-selling title in addition to listed excessive up on most-played video games.
Arc Raiders has seen robust participant engagement from the bounce. Developer Embark Studios provided in-game compensation to gamers who skilled server points November 2. That got here simply days after the servers have been slammed from participant demand at launch. All of this information factors to Embark making the precise name to launch Arc Raiders between Battlefield 6 and Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7, two of the largest sport releases of the yr. It is not, nonetheless, one of many high 20 hottest Steam video games of all time–though it is not far off.
Embark launched a brand new replace for Arc Raiders that added lethal climate and an evening raid for the Blue Gate map over the weekend. There’s additionally a mysterious bunker to find within the sport now. Final week, Alinea Analytics reported that Arc Raiders has bought 2.5 million copies, with the bulk coming from Steam. Bear in mind the $40 sport can also be accessible on the Epic Video games Retailer, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X|S.
For extra, take a look at GameSpot’s Arc Raiders evaluate.