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The third-person cooperative and competitive shooter Arc Raiders, developed by Swedish studio Embark Studios and published by Nexon, is currently available on Steam at a 50 % discount, reducing its price from 39,99 € to 19,99 €. This temporary promotion marks the lowest pricing recorded for the title since its launch.
Set in a post-apocalyptic year 2180 where mysterious ARC robots have forced surviving humans into underground cities like the Italian Rust Belt community of Speranza, players act as Raiders on dangerous surface expeditions lasting 30 to 40 minutes. The hybrid PvPvE extraction formula requires tactical survival, where defeat results in the permanent loss of all carried equipment and collected resources unless safely stored in a secure pouch.
The game features an adaptive mechanical artificial intelligence driven by machine learning algorithms that dynamically adjust encirclement maneuvers based on player movements and environmental sound propagation. To mitigate match loss frustration, developers included a free loadout mode, resource chests, and a three-branch permanent skill tree covering survival, mobility, and endurance.
Having achieved commercial and critical acclaim with over 14 million copies sold and peak concurrent player counts surpassing 700 000, Arc Raiders was named Best Multiplayer Game at The Game Awards 2025 and Online Game of the Year at the D.I.C.E. Awards.
