ARC Raiders Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-06-14
  • Excellent graphics and atmosphere
  • Innovative and well-made gameplay
  • Satisfying mechanics and combat
  • Matchmaking is broken
  • Lack of PvE mode
  • Too many cheaters
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 8-11GB VRAMmixedWindows 12-15GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMmixed
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
401,463
Positive
335,84883.7%
Negative
65,61516.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
27,937,092
Estimated revenue
$1,117,204,309
Game price
$40
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
4540.86%
Estimated copies lost
31,593
Estimated revenue lost
$1,263,404
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
4580.9%
Avg playtime 1.2h
970.2%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
15,62829.5%
Avg playtime 227.6h
36,71169.4%
Avg playtime 225.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day233.4 rev/day
Last 30d81.4 rev/day
Quarterly14,846 rev/qtr
Days covered226.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
52,894 total
Organic purchasers37,30470.5%
Voted up: 70%
Key activations15,59029.5%
Voted up: 69%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
52,894 total
First impression0-2h1,0361.96%
Voted up: 39%
Mid game2-10h5,58210.6%
Voted up: 79%
Late game10-20h5,61710.6%
Voted up: 80%
Endgame20h+40,65976.9%
Voted up: 68%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.49% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
76.5%
Global baseline 69.6%
260 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 401,463 total.