4 Years After It Was First Announced, ARC Raiders Has Finally Revealed Its Release Date

Summary

ARC Raiders launches on October 30 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
The sci-fi shooter offers intense PvPvE gameplay with high stakes.
Hype is high for ARC Raiders, especially compared to other extraction shooters on the horizon.

It’s been confirmed that the highly-anticipated extraction shooter game ARC Raiders is launching on October 30 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X. The extraction shooter genre was popularized by Escape from Tarkov, with most games in the genre taking cues from that title. Few have managed to leave much of an impression, but ARC Raiders is looking like it could be the one that really breaks the genre into the mainstream in a big way.

ARC Raiders is a sci-fi shooter with PvPvE gameplay set in a post-apocalyptic world where humans have largely been driven underground. Players take on the role of a raider, whose goal is to scavenge for resources on the surface to take back underground. In typical extraction shooter fashion, the stakes are incredibly high in ARC Raiders, which makes it a rewarding and intense experience.

ARC Raiders Is Already Stealing Marathon’s Thunder

Despite both being extraction shooters, the reception to ARC Raiders and Marathon could not be more different, and it has some serious implications.

Compared to some other extraction shooters on the horizon, there has been a great deal of buzz surrounding ARC Raiders. Many have been wondering when exactly the game will launch to the masses, and now a release date has been officially announced. As revealed at Summer Game Fest 2025, ARC Raiders will release on October 30. When ARC Raiders launches, it will give players the chance to play solo or in a squad of up to three players. The initial plan was for ARC Raiders to be a free-to-play game, but the decision was made to switch to a premium model with an expected price point of $39.99.

When is the ARC Raiders Release Date?

October 30 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X

The Summer Game Fest trailer for ARC Raiders was cinematic and set up the game world and story, but fans already know how the game plays. ARC Raiders recently hosted technical tests on PC and console that were very well-received, part of the reason why the game is as anticipated as it is. Those that enjoyed the ARC Raiders tests can now circle October 30 on their calendars, and it will be exciting to see if the final product lives up to expectations.

This year has the potential to be a big one for fans of the extraction shooter genre. Marathon is also expected to launch this year, with Bungie’s take on the extraction shooter genre set to land in September. However, Marathon has found itself at the center of an art plagiarism controversy and that, combined with the lukewarm reception to its own tests, has left its future in question. If Marathon sticks to its current release date schedule, one has to wonder if it or ARC Raiders will prove the more popular extraction shooter this year.