ARC Raiders Hits 6 Billion Rounds Played in Its First Year

Embark Studios announced that players of ARC Raiders have completed 6 billion rounds since its launch on October 30, 2025. This impressive total comes from the studio’s first-anniversary announcement reported by GamingBolt. That averages out to about 16.4 million rounds each day for the entire year.

Insider Gaming framed this total as 16 million raids a day over the year. The math checks out. If you divide 6 billion by 365, you get around 16.4 million daily, or roughly 685,000 rounds every hour.

Inven Global referred to this figure as cumulative rounds played, meaning it tracks total sessions across all players, not unique ones. However, it’s unclear how Embark defines a completed round or if the total includes every mode and region.

The studio also shared some lighter stats. GamingBolt pointed out that Embark revealed how many Raiders a single player healed and even Scrappy’s favorite food. Unfortunately, the reports we checked didn’t provide those specific numbers.

This milestone coincides with a busy anniversary week. Corsair introduced special-edition hardware linked to the game on October 30. Two days earlier, Embark launched the Soul’s Offering event, which features four stages, Rock Salt, and Dead Flowers. Before that, a developer mentioned that PvE’s main challenge is to protect the game’s core premise.

The current live numbers show a smaller, yet still significant audience. Steam lists 46,617 concurrent players, and the game is priced at $39.99 as a premium title published by Nexon. A paid game maintaining that many concurrent players a year after its launch indicates strong player retention, although we don’t have a peak figure to compare it against.

By The Numbers

Cumulative rounds played (year one)	6 billion
Implied average rounds per day	~16.4 million
Steam reviews	81% positive (258,233 reviews)
Current Steam players	46,617
Price on Steam	$39.99

Community Pulse

We don’t have individual player quotes to share. Our sentiment tracker noted no signals for this story, labeling overall sentiment as mixed. Despite the 81% positive rating from over 258,000 Steam reviews, the mixed signals suggest that there’s ongoing debate within the community.

What To Watch

• Embark’s definition of a round. Understanding what counts toward the 6 billion total would make it easier to compare with other extraction shooters.
• Concurrent player trends. The current count of 46,617 on Steam sets the baseline to track after the anniversary events wrap up.
• PvE direction. The developer’s comments about protecting the core premise hint at how Embark will approach future mode and content changes.