Embark Studios has officially revealed the roadmap for ARC Raiders, detailing its first four months of content for the year. January marks the launch of Headwinds, which introduces a new matchmaking option for level 40+ players, a new map condition, and a player project. February follows with Shrouded Sky, adding another map condition, a new ARC threat, an additional player project, an unspecified map update, and an expedition window. March brings Flashpoint, which includes a new map condition, a new ARC threat, a player project, and a “scrappy” update. Finally, April introduces Riven Tide, featuring an entirely new map, a new large ARC, another map condition, and an expedition window. ARC Raiders is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
The game’s details:
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ARC Raiders is a cooperative third-person shooter where you and your squad of Raiders unite to resist the onslaught of ARC—a ruthless, mechanized threat descending from space.
You play as one of the Raiders, a rogue group of resistance fighters. With the help of a patchwork early warning system, you fight to protect our home against enemies dropping from orbit. ARC is faceless and unfeeling, but no one could accuse ARC of being unresponsive. In fact, ARC responds to resistance with ever-increasing destruction.
Resist
As a Raider, you know that defeating ARC requires more than simply pointing and shooting a gun, and more than one person trying to be a hero. When ARC is around, lone wolves never make it very far.
As underdogs, we need to believe in something bigger than our own strength, in something unapologetically human. That’s why we come together. United amid the unlikelihood of success, what seemed implausible may just become the best course of action. So, by all means, come prepared and plan ahead, but sometimes you just have to wing it.
Jump right into the fray in a free-to-play world.
Scavenge the ruins of the past. Wield tools and gadgets to outsmart the enemy. Use on-the-fly tactics, your surroundings, and physics to your advantage. If you and your squad play well together, one day the stars may again become beacons of hope, instead of omens of oblivion.
Reimagine the Third-Person Shooter – Go beyond simply matching ammo to a weapon. Experience action where combat demands unrehearsed creativity.
Reimagine Cooperation – ARC pursues you relentlessly, but together you can overcome these faceless foes. Fight, flee, and fine-tune, shoulder to shoulder with your squad.