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ARC Raiders
An extraction shooter where up to three friends scavenge a ruined world while machines and other players attack.
Online co-op for up to 3 players, with crossplay.
- 3 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op3 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- YesPC, PlayStation, XboxFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You live in an underground town and go up to a ruined surface to scavenge. Machines patrol the ground and attack on sight. You search for loot, avoid or fight the machines, then try to reach an exit alive. If you die, you lose what you carried. Back in town you craft gear and unlock skills for the next trip.
You can go alone or in a squad of up to three. Your squad pings targets and places, and you decide together whether to fight, sneak or run. Other players share the map, and some of them will shoot you. Friends can join from PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Going in as a squad is easier, but other squads are more likely to pick a fight with you. It suits groups who enjoy tense, risky runs and can live with losing a good loadout.
How it feels
Kind of game
A team takes on missions or runs full of enemies. You pick gear, cover each other and pick each other up.
- A big part
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Fear
- Calm and coziness
- Story
- Time to hang out
- Building and creating
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
Rated on our own feel scale. 7 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
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- Kind of game
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- Sessions
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- Co-op
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- Kind of game
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- Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
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- Online co-op for up to 3 players
How Deadzone: Rogue differs
- A roguelike, so every run starts over
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- Kind of game
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- Notable in both
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All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
is_free is false and the base price is 39.99 USD. A free weekend on 8 to 12 October 2026 was temporary and does not count.
- 24910
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
14 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Release status, Sessions, About, Exploring, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.
- Online co-op: The features list shows Online Co-op.
- Most players online: The store text says you play solo or in parties up to three. Xbox shows a different range, see the Xbox source.
- Release status: The page shows 30 Oct 2025 and no Early Access badge.
- Sessions: User tags include Extraction Shooter. You prepare at base, go topside, then come back and craft.
- About: The text sends you topside to scavenge a devastated world ruled by machines, while people live underground. User tags include Sci-fi and Post-apocalyptic.
- Exploring: The text promises four maps at launch, with loot to find and map conditions that change runs.
- Building and creating: The text has you craft and upgrade gear in your workshop. User tags include Crafting.
- Unlocks and progress: The text says you gain experience and unlock skills, and loot can be crafted into new gear.
- Planning ahead: The text stresses choosing gadgets and augments to suit your playstyle.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Free base co-op, Crossplay.
- Release status: coming_soon is false and the genres do not include Early Access.
- Release date: Steam shows Oct 30, 2025.
- Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. It does not list Mac or Linux builds.
- Free base co-op: is_free is false and the base price is 39.99 USD. A free weekend on 8 to 12 October 2026 was temporary and does not count.
- Crossplay: The categories include Cross-Platform Multiplayer.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
arcraiders.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between, Platforms, Genres, Free base co-op, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness.
- Crossplay: The page says the game supports social play across PlayStation, Xbox and PC.
- Crossplay between: The page names PlayStation, Xbox and PC. The maker's help article names the exact systems.
- Platforms: The page lists Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and GeForce NOW. GeForce NOW is streaming of the same game and not a separate version.
- Genres: The maker calls it a multiplayer extraction adventure that mixes extraction shooters with the adventure genre.
- Free base co-op: The FAQ names a Standard Edition purchase and a Deluxe Edition. Steam, PlayStation and Xbox list the Standard Edition at 39.99 USD. The Epic price was not read.
- Tension and danger: The page says machines and other raiders keep the pressure rising and falling.
- Calm and coziness: The page says machines and other raiders keep the pressure rising and falling, so quiet stretches come between the scares.
id.embark.gamesOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Online co-op: Explains how to form a squad by adding friends to your party before a round.
- Crossplay: Article of 2025-10-27 says the game supports crossplay between Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- Crossplay between: Names Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Steam here is Windows.
id.embark.gamesOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Crossplay.
- Crossplay: Crossplay is a player setting. In a party, the most restrictive player's setting applies to the whole party.
id.embark.gamesOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Working in sync, Time to hang out.
- Working in sync: Describes a ping system for tagging places, enemies and players when working in a squad.
- Time to hang out: Describes voice chat for your squad and a separate proximity chat for talking to raiders outside it. Reviews describe a tense game, so talk stays close to the next move.
arcraiders.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Kind of game.
- Kind of game: News of 2026-10-12 calls the standard mode PvPvE, so other players can attack your squad. It describes a PvE-server test from 13 to 20 October 2026.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The page lists PS5 only. No PS4 version is listed.
- Free base co-op: The Standard Edition has a base price of 39.99 USD and is not marked free.
xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op, Most players online.
- Platforms: The page covers Xbox Series X|S and PC (Xbox Play Anywhere).
- Free base co-op: The page lists a price of 39.99 USD.
- Most players online: Xbox tags the game Online co-op (3-21), which does not match the maker's parties of up to three. The maker's figure is used.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.
- Genres: Property P136 lists extraction shooter and third-person shooter. Adventure comes from the maker's own wording.
- Release date: P577 is 2025-10-30.
thesixthaxis.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Sessions, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Working in sync, Building and creating, Fighting, Puzzles and figuring out, Getting better, Planning ahead.
- Kind of game: Review of 2025-11-26 says a squad covers each other's backs, and that teams meet more PvP than solo players.
- Sessions: Each run is a trip topside to scavenge, then extract with the loot or lose it.
- Tension and danger: Review of 2025-11-26 says dying costs your whole kit, and lists tense battles among the strengths.
- Calm and coziness: Review says matches with solo players are slower and lean on stealth.
- Working in sync: Review says going in as a team makes the small machines easy because you cover each other.
- Building and creating: Review says six workbenches unlock for crafting weapons, healing items and shields.
- Fighting: Review describes the loop as sneaking and scavenging while avoiding the big machines, with fights as a regular part.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Review mentions timed puzzles inside the Harvester event, which is one event among many.
- Getting better: Review says you learn the machines' weak spots or ways to evade them after the first runs.
- Planning ahead: Review calls the choice of loadout and how much to risk a key decision point.
waytoomany.gamesPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Fear, Story, Working in sync, Exploring, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Time to hang out.
- Laughter and chaos: Review of 2025-11-14 says unpredictable runs can be hilarious, wholesome or frustrating.
- Fear: Review calls dealing with other players terrifying and the machines relentless. The fear comes from ambush and loss, not horror theming, so it is rated 1.
- Story: Review says there is little story to follow, and quests from characters mostly explain the world.
- Working in sync: Review says the larger machines often need several people to take down.
- Exploring: Review praises four large maps with loot and secrets, and map modifiers that change a run.
- Getting better: Review says gunplay and counterplay reward skill, while a free loadout keeps newcomers in.
- Unlocks and progress: Review mentions skill trees and workbench upgrades with clear paths to follow.
- Time to hang out: Review says the proximity chat produces a lot of shenanigans between raiders.
mp1st.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Fear, Unlocks and progress.
- Kind of game: Review of 2025-11-09 says in a three-player squad everyone outside your group tends to be hostile. The reviewer says the game moved from a co-op game to an extraction shooter.
- Fear: Review says not knowing what comes next is both fun and terrifying.
- Unlocks and progress: Review mentions skill points, passive buffs and a prestige-style reset called an Expedition.