Embark Studios reappeared at Summer Game Fest 2025 to announce an Arc Raiders release date of October 30, 2025, for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S.
The release date was revealed alongside a new trailer today. The highly anticipated follow-up project to Embark’s The Finals will take a different route than fans of the developer may be used to. Instead of dropping players into a competitive, high-stakes FPS game show, Arc Raiders is a free-to-play, multiplayer extraction adventure game set in a sci-fi version of Earth that takes place far in the future.
Select players had the opportunity to check out Arc Raiders’ three-player, PvPvE sandbox as part of a Tech Test held in May. Ebark says it went off without a hitch, encouraging the team to move forward with its fall release date while working a few new ideas into its plans, too.
“The tech test was the best rehearsal we could get, ahead of what’s shaping up as a big release this fall. It’s clear that players recognize the passion, effort, and craftsmanship that’s been poured into the making of ARC Raiders,” Executive Producer Aleksander Grøndal said in a statement.
“The test also honed in on concrete things we’re addressing in this last stretch of development. There are bugs to squash, as well as general polish and performance improvements to be done. We’re also fine-tuning game balance and the player economy, and will work on an even better onboarding experience for players who come in new to this genre. At release, the game will be further expanded, with more locations to explore, more adventures to embark on, and more for players to strive towards and discover.”
More details about Arc Raider’s full launch will be revealed closer to its October release date. For more, be sure to read up on everything else shown during Summer Game Fest 2025. You can also click here to read our preview.
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