ARC Raiders

Last updated: 2025-11-26

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  • Visually stunning, unique identity.
  • Fluid combat, dynamic PvPvE.
  • Pervasive, toxic PvP dominates gameplay.
  • Flawed PvP combat mechanics.
  • Lacks clear identity, no dedicated PvE mode.
  • Limited content leads to repetitive gameplay.
ARC Raiders header

Emotions

Frustration19%Satisfaction16%Disappointment14%Excitement12%Anger5%
Refund churn

Risk snapshot

Fast read on revenue risk and the loudest complaints.

1,859 signalsOct 30, 2025 Nov 26, 2025
Total revenue at risk
€4,696,945

~€1,203,079 per week

Modeled from refund-intent reviews

Most dangerous issue
Repetitive core gameplay loop

Design · 129 mentions · 7.3% of risk

Churn driver breakdown

Weighted by refund risk

€4,696,945
Design
Technical
Social
Business
Other
Anomaly
46.1%€2,166,739
21.2%€997,097
13.4%€631,132
11.1%€522,722
7.6%€357,401
0.5%€21,854
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
164,254
Positive
146,62589.3%
Negative
17,62910.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
10,377,670
Estimated revenue
€415,003,023
Game price
€40
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1,8591.14%
Estimated copies lost
117,453
Estimated revenue lost
€4,696,945
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1,8751.2%
Avg playtime 1.1h
5840.4%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
15,0779.3%
Avg playtime 63.2h
145,09289.2%
Avg playtime 78.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day5,943.8 rev/day
Last 30d5,420.9 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered27.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
162,628 total
Organic purchasers125,47877.2%
Voted up: 90%
Key activations37,15022.8%
Voted up: 90%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
162,628 total
First impression0-2h5,8513.60%
Voted up: 55%
Mid game2-10h38,80223.9%
Voted up: 91%
Late game10-20h31,83419.6%
Voted up: 93%
Endgame20h+86,14153.0%
Voted up: 90%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.22% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
90.4%
Global baseline 89.6%
365 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 164,254 total.
Issue map

Complaint treemap

Normalized churn drivers sized by volume; click to inspect a cluster.

Issue treemap
Design · 822 reports
Technical · 347 reports
Social · 228 reports
Business · 193 reports
Other · 144 reports
Anomaly · 11 reports
Issue · Design
Repetitive core gameplay loop

Voice signal (verbatim trimmed)

The game is quite interesting in terms of setting, but at the moment there is too little content and variety... Plus, I want to get a refund.
Affected users
129
Volume of reviews tied to this issue
Primary region
Russia
Detected from language cues
Anger level
Annoyed
Average sentiment intensity
Verbatim heatmap

Most dangerous reviews

Highest-upvoted negative posts threatening churn.

2,098 found helpful
Nov 11, 2025

This review will change to a positive if/when Embark implements some sort of function to get a grip of the PVP/PVE situation. I've included an explanation for why this is a major problem, and a suggestion on how to solve the issue while maintaining the pvpve style and allow both playerbases to thrive in this game. If you feel that this is not an issue for you, then you should disregard the rest of my review and give the game a try, because I love everything else about it. I love the atmosphe…

1,859 found helpful
Nov 17, 2025

[h2]Only 13% of raiders are responsible for 80% of all homicides.[/h2] [i]With that out of the way.[/i] [b]The honeymoon phase is officially over… it was fun while it lasted. [/b] It took only 18 days for the community to shift from 70% friendly players to a full shoot-on-sight mentality. ngl I’m impressed. I expected the decline to take at least a month. Granted, this applies mostly to the EU servers. The biggest issue the game faces right now is the fragile balance between PvP and PvE, whi…

802 found helpful
Oct 30, 2025

Ich habs versucht, weil das Spiel wirklich toll ist. Aber der PVP Aspekt ist einfach so allgegenwärtig und nimmt mir einfach den kompletten Spielspaß. Ständig lauert dir wer auf, oder du Teamst mit Leuten und wirst in den Rücken geschossen... einfach mega ätzend. Wer drauf steht, go for it! Aber für PVEler ist es leider nicht zu empfehlen. Wenn es ne PVE Version geben sollte, komm ich zurück. Für jetzt hab ich das Game refunded. Nachtrag: Wow.... ich habe deutlich ausgeführt, wo die Probleme li…

796 found helpful
Oct 30, 2025

如果你是冲着合作PVE来买的,而不是PVP的,那么我很不推荐你入手, [h3] 优点 [/h3] 首先游戏质量确实不错,老DICE的功力依然在线。人物动作很流畅,射击手感扎实,特别是音效相当出众,整体的沉浸感很强。 ARC 的设计很有意思,每个单位都有特点,部位损坏的反馈做得也很细,ARC前期强度高,对我这种玩PVE游戏的人来说,不是什么缺点,反而是一种动力激励着自己去搞到更好的武器。动作方面,尤其是人物的动作,那个单手持手枪的动作,很像《星球大战:前线2》里的指挥官兵种持枪方式,而且翻滚动作也很像,估计是老DICE的一些遗留资源。 这些地方都能看出老dice的工业水准还是相当高的。 [h3] 但除此之外,游戏的其他部分难以令人满意,或者说没什么值得夸赞的了: [/h3] 就从我个人体验来说,3次测试都没有玩,只是21年的时候听说这个游戏是PVE合作刷宝游戏,于是很期待,但是后来改成了PVPVE,这个游戏对我来说就失去吸引力了。 后来到今年10月份国服b站账号运营,接连发出什么“合作”、“末世玩家见面发表情don't shoot”、“即使是PVP也可以合作对抗ARC”,于是我对这个…

736 found helpful
Oct 30, 2025

The cosmetics pricing is bad. Worse than Embarks own F2P game. A bundle with a single raider skin is more than half the price of the base game and more than twice as expensive as The Finals or Hunt Showdown. This shit you can pull in a F2P game, but it has no place in a paid title. The devs even removed the possibility to earn premium currency through challenges. Your only chance to get some is the battle pass, which grants you 500 or 5 bucks. I'm frankly tired of Embarks constant stream of…

646 found helpful
Nov 20, 2025

Game has changed from 10-20% chance of a PvP encounter in solos at launch to 70-80% chance of a PvP encounter. It's just become a greifing similator with people just shooting on sight for no reason. There is no point in engaging with the games systems. Dont bother using your best gear because its just as usless as a free loadout. Dont bother with a heavy shield because it can be shredded by a level one free loadout weapon in seconds. Don't bother killing any of the Arc enemies because all it w…