ARC Raiders has now sold over 12.4 million units, publisher Nexon has announced. The extraction shooter from Embark Studios got off to a hot start, selling four million shortly after its release in October, and it also reached 960,000 concurrent players in January. The game enjoyed a successful holiday season, as it passed the 10 million mark at the end of December, and sales continued strongly into the new year. It probably helps that the game is a content creators’ gold mine, with so many entertaining clips being shared across social media each day.
ARC Raiders also received several awards, including Best Multiplayer at The Game Awards 2025, Most Innovative Gameplay at The Steam Awards 2025, Best Multiplayer from PC Gamer’s Game of the Year Awards 2025, and Best Shooter Game of 2025 from the IGN Awards 2025. Both Game Informer and Kotaku also included it in their best games of 2025 lists.
When ARC Raiders first reached 10 million sold, Embark Studios announced the free Gilded Pickaxe Raider Tool, available for all players who log in between launch and January 13 at 3:00 PM Pacific (6:00 PM Eastern). That means you still have a chance to get it if you pick up the game now.
“Hitting 12.4 million units is a huge landmark – and it wouldn’t have happened without our players,” said Patrick Söderlund, Founder and CEO of Embark Studios. “The community of raiders has been part of this journey from the start, and their ideas and enthusiasm continue to guide where the game goes next.”
