ARC Raiders is made by Embark Studios. The Stockholm-based team is both the developer and the publisher, the same studio behind competitive shooter The Finals.

What ARC Raiders is (and how it plays)

ARC Raiders is a third-person extraction shooter with PvPvE combat. You can drop in solo or in squads of two or three, scavenge for loot, and decide when to extract while weighing the risk of other Raiders and roaming hostile machines. The setting is a future Earth where mechanized “ARC” threats dominate the surface, pushing survivors into underground hubs. The world is built in Unreal Engine 5, blending vibrant post-collapse landscapes with worn industrial infrastructure.

Release date and platforms

ARC Raiders is scheduled to launch on October 30, 2025 on PlayStation 5, Windows (PC), and Xbox Series X/S. It supports cross-platform social play across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, and it’s also available via GeForce NOW. Pre-orders and platform options are organized on the official ARC Raiders site.

Pre-order or choose your platform on the official ARC Raiders site

Quick facts

Developer Embark Studios
Publisher Embark Studios
Genre Third-person extraction shooter (PvPvE)
Modes Multiplayer; solo, duo, or trio runs
Release date October 30, 2025
Platforms PlayStation 5, Windows (PC), Xbox Series X/S
Cross‑platform Social play across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC
Engine Unreal Engine 5
Setting Future Earth overrun by ARC machines; humanity shelters underground

Why the studio matters here

Embark Studios is handling both development and publishing, keeping creative control and live-ops under one roof. The game was initially presented as free-to-play early in its life but is now planned as a paid release, reflecting a shift toward a more traditional purchase model. If you came here for the short answer to “who made ARC Raiders,” it’s Embark Studios—and the studio is releasing it directly on console and PC stores with cross-platform social play baked in.