Hopium turns into reality: Arc Raiders will be arriving in October this year

As part of today’s Summer Game Fest kick-off show, what many Arc Raiders players and fans hoped would happen did, in fact, take place. Ever since the end of the second Tech Test in early May, many of those who took part never wanted to stop playing.

In fact, considering how polished the game already was, even at that early stage, some outright called for it to be officially released. Today, fans didn’t receive exactly that, but they did receive a release date for the shooter.

While many were holding out hope for another beta test in the imminent future, it looks as though fans will need to wait a little longer to dive back into Arc Raiders. The latter is especially true for the millions who simply couldn’t get into Tech Test 2, and spent those days instead watching and reading content from those playing, which no doubt didn’t make things any easier.

Well, everyone can celebrate today, because Embark just announced that Arc Raiders will release on October 30, 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. This looks to be an updated build that expands on Tech Test 2, but we’ll have to spend some time with it to see how much has changed.

Not that the game needed much work, as Arc Raiders already has a strong character, solid gameplay loop, and a vibe that takes me back to the golden era of classic PUBG.

Arc Raiders developer Embark seems to have a good relationship with Geoff Keighley. The extraction shooter was initially announced at The Game Awards in 2021, when it was still a co-op shooter, and before it turned into the game it is today.

The Finals, the studio’s first game, shadow-dropped in December 2023 at that year’s Game Awards, so you can bet everyone was bracing for some Arc Raiders news at this summer’s Summer Game Fest.