ARC Raiders Surpasses Its Initial Week Player Count
ARC Raiders continues to grow its player base beyond the launch weekend, an impressive feat for a premium multiplayer game. This extraction shooter from Embark Studios recently debuted and is now proving more popular than expected.
Strong Player Growth
Embark Studios’ ARC Raiders initially attracted over 300,000 players at launch. Remarkably, during its second weekend, the game surpassed that number on Steam, a rare achievement for any multiplayer title.
Uncommon Player Count Trend
Usually, multiplayer games peak in concurrent players during their first weekend, unless the game fails at launch and only gains popularity much later. ARC Raiders defies this trend by hitting more than 416,000 concurrent players on Steam in its second weekend.
"ARC Raiders on Steam managed to hit over 416,000! This is just on Steam, and the chances this number is double that is highly plausible if you factor in the PS5 and Xbox Series player bases."
Comparing With Battlefield 6
For perspective, Battlefield 6 launched with over 745,000 concurrent players on Steam. Although it recently recorded 426,000 concurrent players in 24 hours, it never surpassed its launch peak on Steam.
"Battlefield 6 never came close to beating its launch player numbers — at least on Steam."
Significance of ARC Raiders’ Success
This achievement is especially noteworthy because ARC Raiders is an entirely new intellectual property, making its growing and sustained player count exceptional in the competitive multiplayer game market.
Author’s summary: ARC Raiders, a new premium multiplayer shooter, has achieved a rare milestone by increasing its player count beyond launch weekend, signaling strong and sustained popularity.