US EditionArc Raiders Keeps on Going as It Tops 12.4 Million Copies Sold, Gifts All Players a Gilded Pickaxe
ARC Raiders sold 12.4 million units with 960,000 peak players, gaining major awards and strong reviews across PC and consoles, driven by Nexon's strategic support.
- This month, Nexon Group said ARC Raiders sold 12.4 million units across PC and console platforms and reached 960,000 peak concurrent players in January 2026.
- Following major awards and promotions, end-of-year accolades from IGN and Steam Awards 2025 plus Nexon Group’s post-acquisition support boosted ARC Raiders’ growth in Western and Asian markets.
- Critical acclaim and platform performance show IGN rated ARC Raiders 9/10, saying `With polished gunplay and an irresistible grind, Arc Raiders sets a new standard for extraction shooters`, while Steam metrics show a Very Positive rating with 87 percent of roughly 290,000 user reviews.
- The company hailed the milestone as proof of franchise potential, with Nexon highlighting its strengthened console market foothold and Junghun Lee praising retention, while Patrick Söderlund thanked players.
- To mark the milestone, Embark Studios is giving all players a free Gilded Pickaxe Raider Tool, delivered on January 13 at 11am CET and claimable until 23.59 CET.
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Arc Raiders Keeps on Going as It Tops 12.4 Million Copies Sold, Gifts All Players a Gilded Pickaxe
Arc Raiders has sold an incredible 12.4 million copies in just 10 weeks, publisher Nexon has announced. And to celebrate, developer Embark Studios is giving all players a free in-game gift.Embark Studios' enormously popular extraction shooter has seen impressive staying power, too, setting a new concurrent player peak of 960,000 in January 2026.The publisher says success comes not just from holiday sales but also promotions across the major digi…
Nexon's ARC Raiders sales tops 12.4 mil. units 10 weeks after launch
ARC Raiders, a multiplayer extraction adventure developed by a Nexon studio, has sold more than 12.4 million copies just 10 weeks after the game’s official launch last October. According to Nexon, ARC Raiders’ accumulated sales reached 12.4 million units across PC and console platforms as of early this month. Peak concurrent players also hit 960,000 this month, putting the game on an unprecedented early success track for a title released by a Ko…
‘ARC Raiders’ Celebrates 12M Sales Milestone By Gifting Players A Golden Pickaxe
Embark Studios’ extraction shooter ARC Raiders is continuing its winning streak, as the title has now hit the 12 million sales milestone, with those who stuck with the game since launch even receiving a special golden pickaxe as a special thank you. “Since launch we’ve seen over 12 million Raiders ascend from Speranza to raid the Rust Belt!” wrote Embark Studios in a post on the game’s social media pages, with sites like GamesMarket providing a …
The Extraction shooter Arc Raiders has launched an impressive start to 2026. Publisher Nexon announced that the game could sell over 2.4 million units in the first two weeks of January alone, increasing the global total sales to 12.4 million copies sold since the launch on October 30, 2025. Arc Raiders was developed by Embark Studios and has been released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Windows. The title was originally announced as a fre…
ARC Raiders, already one of the biggest releases of 2025, has reached 2.5 million units in its first week. ARC Raiders, the new extraction shooter from Embark Studios, has now reached an impressive new sales milestone, surpassing 12 million units sold, more precisely 12.4 million. In a statement, Embark Studios and publisher NEXON also revealed active user numbers, indicating that the game reached almost one million simultaneously active players…
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