
Despite controversy surrounding its AI implementation, Embark’s game ARC Raiders became a huge success in 2025. Released in October, the extraction shooter quickly gained popularity, reaching over 481,000 players on Steam at its peak and receiving positive feedback from both gamers and reviewers. Remarkably, it retained 91% of its player base even into 2026. Many predicted ARC Raiders would struggle, launching as it did between the highly anticipated Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. However, those established franchises haven’t impacted ARC Raiders‘s success. In fact, Battlefield 6 has seen a significant drop in players – losing 85% of its active users in just three months, while ARC Raiders continues to thrive.