US EditionARC Raiders Player Count and Steam Charts: How Many People Are Playing?
Arc Raiders reached over 158,000 peak players at launch, straining servers and causing connection errors as developers work on fixes.
- On October 30, Embark Studios launched Arc Raiders across PC and console, with Steam Charts and SteamDB showing a peak of 158,141 and a launch spike of 95,000 at 9AM BST.
- Active players surged within hours of launch, pushing total counts up by thousands and climbing hourly on the PC platform, driven by Embark Studios' new release.
- The ARC Raiders playtest previously peaked at 189,668, and without an official counter, SteamDB and Steam Charts track live users; Battlefield 6 hit 747,440 peak players on Steam Charts.
- Some players reported day-one issues including an 'online connection error' and 'network timeout,' although reports suggest problems are resolving since launch, and Arc Raiders reached Valve-owned Steam storefront's top-10.
- By the weekend, player totals could increase as more regions come online; the full retail version costs �30.99 and Arc Raiders could grow on Twitch and Kick.
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Arc Raiders Queue Times Explained
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