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ARC Raiders Tops 2.5 Million Sales With 300,000+ Concurrents as Patch 1.1.0 Goes Live

Strong reviews plus a $40 price point are driving a rare extraction‑shooter breakout.

Overview

  • Alinea Analytics reports roughly 2.5 million copies sold and over $100 million gross in the first week, with about 69% on Steam, 17% on PS5, and 13% on Xbox.
  • Steam performance remains elevated with peaks above 350,000 and regular nightly concurrents over 300,000, alongside No. 1 best‑seller placement.
  • Embark’s Patch 1.1.0 (console version 1.000.007) fixes multiple bugs and sets three new map conditions to unlock Saturday, November 8: Hidden Bunker, Night Raid – Blue Gate, and Electromagnetic Storm.
  • Critical reception is among the year’s best, with OpenCritic around 93–94 and Metacritic at 87–88, making it the top‑rated multiplayer‑only shooter on OpenCritic.
  • Embark signals an active live‑ops cadence with a published roadmap that includes the Stella Montis map targeted before the end of November, as community and creator‑led GOTY chatter grows.