ARC Raiders Launch Strains Servers, Embark Grants Tokens

ARC Raiders launched to massive demand, peaking at roughly 337,000–354,000 concurrent Steam players and straining Embark Studios' infrastructure. The surge forced emergency login queues and temporary matchmaking throttles while servers are stabilized. Embark apologized and is granting 500 Raider Tokens to anyone who logged in during the affected day, a gesture met with mixed reactions because many premium skins cost about 1,400 tokens. The game supports full crossplay across PC (Steam/Epic), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S via Embark IDs, with an opt-out that is available but may result in longer queue times. Developers say they are actively investigating cheating and will restore items lost to confirmed cheaters, and so far cheating does not appear widespread. A published roadmap promises new maps, expanded quests, additional Arcs, and a December Cold Snap/Raider Deck battle-pass update while studio teams continue polishing the workshop, crafting and progression systems.