Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail Update Boosts Player Count as Embark Studios Begins PvE Beta Test

Gadgets360 - Oct 13, 2026

Arc Raiders is seeing a resurgence in player numbers following the release of the game's latest major update. With the launch of the Frozen Trail 2.0 update and the free weekend from October 8 to 12, the extractions shooter has shot past 185,000 peak concurrent players on Steam—the highest since March.

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