The Server Slam—the final open beta before launch—ends on Sunday, October 19, with local cutoff times early in the day for most regions. In Australia and New Zealand, the shutdown lands overnight into Monday.

Region Local end time
US West Coast 8:00 AM PDT · Oct 19
US East Coast 11:00 AM EDT · Oct 19
Brazil 12:00 PM BRT · Oct 19
UK 4:00 PM BST · Oct 19
Europe 5:00 PM CEST · Oct 19
India 8:30 PM IST · Oct 19
China 11:00 PM CT · Oct 19
Japan 12:00 AM JST · Oct 20
Australia 2:00 AM AEDT · Oct 20
New Zealand 3:00 AM NZST · Oct 20

Note: Servers typically go offline on schedule. Plan extractions accordingly—late session starts may not finish before the cutoff.

Arc Raiders Server Slam window and platforms

The open beta runs October 17–19 on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. No signup or code is required—just download and play during the window. On PC, the download is roughly 35GB.

Join while it’s live

If you still have time before your regional cutoff, install the beta from your platform’s store. On PC, use the ARC Raiders page on Steam to download the build: ARC Raiders on Steam. It’s also available via the Epic Games Store, PlayStation Store (PS5), and Microsoft Store (Xbox Series X|S).

What happens after the beta

Once the Server Slam ends, access closes until the full game launches on October 30, 2025. Your next chance to play will be at release.