Usually, participant numbers attain their all-time excessive within the first week after launch. Arc Raiders is a uncommon exception.
462,488—that’s what number of Steam customers had been taking part in the extraction shooter Arc Raiders at 9 p.m. German time on November 9, 2025.
What’s particular about this quantity is just not solely that it corresponds to our editor-in-chief’s weekly wage (we now discuss with him as Cash Hoarder Heiko), but additionally that this new participant peak was reached at an uncommon time.
Elevating the bar even greater
Steam hits often attain their all-time highs within the first week after their official launch, when the hype is at its peak. After that, there are nonetheless some upward outliers, resembling when content material updates are launched, however the video games now not attain the numbers they did at launch.
There are very, very uncommon exceptions to this rule—and Arc Raiders is certainly one of them. The favored extraction shooter initially set a private better of 354,836 gamers in its launch week (November 2), solely to surpass it once more precisely one week later (supply: SteamDB).
Which brings us again to the start of the information: 462,488 gamers. Has the top of the road been reached? Wait and see!
Arc Raiders nonetheless has loads in retailer for 2025. Two updates are scheduled to be launched by the top of the yr, offering followers with new content material. “North Line” and “Chilly Snap” will ship a brand new map, contemporary enemies, and extra occasions. So likelihood is good that the current participant peak received’t be the final.
