In ARC Raiders, keys aren’t just for unlocking doors. They also give you access to valuable loot, and can even help you escape the Topside area without being attacked by other players.
Want to know everything about Keys in ARC Raiders – how to find them and what doors they unlock? This guide covers all the Keys and their corresponding locations.
ARC Raiders was recently updated on May 20, 2026, adding more loot rooms filled with valuable items. These updates also introduced new Keys to unlock them. This guide details the locations of six new locked rooms found in Riven Tides, including how to open a special room with double the loot inside the Port Authority Building.
All Keys in Arc Raiders
Here’s a list of all the keys players can find in ARC Raiders, how to get them, and where to use them:
Remember that these areas contain shared treasure, meaning any other player can open the doors and take what’s inside.
| Key | How To Get | Where To Use It |
|---|---|---|
| Dam Surveillance Key | Random Drop From Containers in Dam Battlegrounds | Water Treatment Control Building in Dam Battlegrounds. From the south entrance, take a right turn after the reception desk, and another turn to the right immediately. |
| Dam Staff Room Key | Random Drop From Containers. More chances to get them on Offices and Security POIs. | In the Research and Administration Building of the Dam Battlegrounds, use the side entrance marked with the Enelica Dam Administration Department, then follow a straight line from the entrance to find the door upon turning right. |
| Dam Control Center Tower Key | Random Drop From Containers in Dam Battlegrounds – More Drops during Events | In the Control Tower Building, near the Research and Administration Building, search for a lateral entrance facing the Red Lakes Balcony. Breach the Door to reach an elevator shaft. Aim upwards and defuse the Turrets, then climb using the zipline and turn right to find the locked door. |
| Dam Controlled Access Zone Key | Random Drop from Containers, especially in the Grandioso Apartments (Buried City) and Pale Apartments (Dam Battlegrounds) | Opens a door in the middle of the catwalks inside the Controlled Access Zone. If players drop from the surface level using the yellow ladder, the door will be just to their right. |
| Dam Testing Annex Key | Random Drop From Containers. More chances to get them from containers in Pale Appartments. | Travel to the Testing Annex Building in Dam Battlegrounds, and use the west entrance to the building. Walk towards the back of this machinery room and look to the right corner to spot the entrance to a hallway. There are two doors that players can open here using the Key. |
| Buried City Town Hall Key | Random Drop From Containers all across the Rust Belt – More Drops during Events | Used in the Main Entrance of the Town Hall, in the Buried City. Go to the North Side of the building, where the arched ceiling is guarding a wooden door. Use the key to enter. |
| Buried City Residential Master Key | Ruby Residence and Grandioso Apartments are great places to look for them. | Go to Buried City, to the Grandioso Apartments, and enter through the southeast side with the broken window. There’s a wooden door with a lock for the key there. |
| Buried City JKV Employee Access Card | Found in Security hotspots, and drops more frequently during Night Raids. | Located in the KVL building, in the middle of the Buried City Map. Climb to the 4th Floor of the building and turn right to find the door. |
| Buried City Hospital Key | Dropped more frequently in Residential and Security Offices of Dam Battlegrounds, and Stella Montis POIs. | Travel to the Hospital in Buried City, go to the 3rd Floor, then turn left off the stairs until spotting a long hallway. Go straight until you find the door that opens with the key. |
| Blue Gate Communication Tower Key | Random Drop From Containers all across the Rust Belt – More Drops during Events | Travel to the Pilgrim’s Peak in The Blue Gate, climb the stairs on the south side of the POI, and access the lobby. Go straight across the desk, then open the door leading to a dark room. Turn right and go straight until you spot the locked door. |
| Blue Gate Confiscation Room Key | More chances of getting this in Security POIs. Stella Montis during Night Raids seems like a top hotspot. | Go to the Reinforced Reception area in Blue Gate, access the building, and look for the elevator shaft. Use the zipline to descend, turn left, then follow the yellow arrows to the right side. Descend the stairs, keep following the yellow marks on the walls, and find the door to the right side. |
| Blue Gate Cellar Key | Dropped more frequently in the Village Area of The Blue Gate. Also found frequently in the Reinforced Reception zone. | Go to the Blue Gate map, and travel to the Trapper’s Glade zone. Look for the Raider’s refuge with the Red Flag, then turn to the right side, facing downhill, to spot a ruined building, and a Cellar Door. Use the key and grab the loot. |
| Blue Gate Village Key | Found in the Offices inside the Reinforced Reception zone and Underground Passage of The Blue Gate. Can also be found in all Residential POIs. | Go to the Blue Gate map, travel to the Village area, and look for the main house complex (the biggest building on the western side of the POI. Look for the building facing uphill (near the steppes). Players can identify the door by the blue trash bin next to it. |
| Patrol Car Key | Higher chances of getting this key near the Checkpoint POI in The Blue Gate, especially in the Refuel Station. | Travel to the Blue Gate map, and locate the Checkpoint POI. Search around the middle of the area (below the POI marker) and look for an underground parking garage where there’s a big military vehicle parked. Go to the back of the car and open the trunk with the key to get valuable loot. |
| Stella Montis Assembly Admin Key | Dropped on Security POIs and Offices. Higher chances of getting it during Hurricane events. | Deploy in Stella Montis, then travel to the western side of the map to the Assembly Area. Climb on the right side of the path overlooking the assembly line and go to the back of the area, where the ramp is. Stick to the right side of the wall, then turn right at the end, and there will be a locked door to access a control room with loot. |
| Stella Montis Archives Key | Found during Hurricane, Night Raids, and Electromagnetic Storm in Residential or Security POIs. | In the Stella Montis map, travel east to access a special zone through the Easter Tunnel, head north, climb to the upper layer of the Archives (the area with the Wooden Crates and the Mammoth Bones), and go all the way to the northeastern side. Avoid the ARC Enemies guarding this area, and stick to the right wall to find the door accessed with the key. |
| Stella Montis Security Checkpoint Key | More frequent drops during Night Raids in Security POIs. | Go to the Lobby area of the Northern Train Station extraction point, and check for a desk with a barred door with the sign ‘Security: Restricted Area‘ engraved on the wall. Breach it and head inside. Turn right, then past the desk, stick to the right side to access another room, and the door will be there just in front. |
| Raider Hatch Key | Can be crafted, bought from Shani, or found on containers. Especially those in Raider Field Depots. | The Raider Hatch key will open any of the Raider Hatch doors scattered across the maps. Check the map menu to pinpoint their exact location, then use the panel next to the hatch to open it and safely extract to Speranza. |
| Spaceport Trench Tower Key | Random Drop From Containers. High drop chance on Spaceport or The Blue Gate. | Travel to the Spaceport, then to the North Trench Tower. Climb the blue stairs to access the locked door. |
| Spaceport Container Storage Key | Found more frequently in The Village in The Blue Gate, and in the JKV Building and Parking Lot areas of Buried City. | Travel to the Container Storage area in the Spaceport. Climb the stairs to access the upper floor of this garage-like area, then keep climbing up using the catwalks and stairs to reach the uppermost area of the building. In the right corner, there’s a door you can open with this key. |
| Spaceport Ground Control Key | Dropped on Security POIs and Offices. Higher chances of getting it during Hurricane events. | In the Spaceport, go to the Ground Control Tower A6 building. Enter the building to spot the locked door, open it, and climb all the way up using the zipline to get the loot. |
| Spaceport Outskirts Bunker Key | More chances of getting this key during Night Raids at The Blue Gate and Stella Montis. | Go to the Spaceport Map, and reach the bottom left corner area of the Departures Building. Players should look for an open space near the border of the map, near the Fuel Processing landmark. There’s a bunker door on a small slope. Use the key to access the loot. . |
| Spaceport Warehouse Key | Random drops in Security and Residential POIs, especially in Dam Battlegrounds. | Go to the Shipping Warehouse area of the Spaceport. Climb the metal staircase, then move across the catwalks to find the locked door. |
| Riven Tides Hotel Keycard No. 107 | From Battening Down Quest, Random Drop in Riven Tides Map, Inside Treasure during Beach Combing, Inside Hotel Room 102 | Opens Room 107. On the first floor of Hotel Panorama Azurro in Riven Tides. Might contain a key to the next loot room (102 or 208). |
| Riven Tides Hotel Keycard No. 102 | Random Drop in Riven Tides Map, Inside Treasure during Beach Combing, Inside Hotel Room 107 | Opens Room 102. On the first floor of Hotel Panorama Azurro in Riven Tides. Might contain a key to the next loot room (107 or 208). |
| Riven Tides Hotel Keycard No. 208 | Found inside Hotel Rooms 102 or 107 in Hotel Panorama Azurro, Riven Tides. | Opens Room 208 on the second floor of Hotel Panorama Azurro. It is a two-story loot room with tons of weapons, loot, and containers. Highly valuable. |
| Riven Tides Classified Records Keycard | Random Drops, Treasure in Beach Combing Event | Opens one of two doors to access the Classified Records Room in the Port Authority Building, in Riven Tides. Go to the top floor and kill the Shredders to access either of the doors. |
| Riven Tides Secure Storage Keycard | Random Drops, Treasure in Beach Combing Event | Players need the Riven Tides Classified Records Keycard to use this Key. There’s another key-locked door inside. Use the Riven Tides Secure Storage Keycard to access the second loot room. |
| Riven Tides Crane House Keycard | Random Drops, Treasure in Beach Combing Event | This Keycard opens two doors, leading to the same loot room located in the middle southern building of the Stacking Yard. |
How To Find Keys in ARC Raiders
As a player, I’ve learned that Keys and Access Cards are totally random drops, and I usually find them when I’m looting Commercial, Security, or Residential areas. There are a few good places to farm for them, but honestly, the best time to go hunting is during Electromagnetic Storms – those storms give a bonus to loot inside buildings, which is awesome. I’ve found a few hotspots where I seem to get keys more often, so I’ll share those!
- Dam Battlegrounds: Pattern House, Ruby Residence, and Pale Appartments. Check on the drawers in rooms and kitchens.
- Dam Battlegrounds: Security POIs like the Control Tower (especially on offices and desks).
- Blue Gate: Village Area. Buildings and Houses have containers with higher probabilities of having keys.
- Buried City: The Hospital and Space Travel buildings have higher probabilities of having keys in their containers.
- Calling Supply Drops might also yield keys. But be careful of drawing too much attention.
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