Arc Raiders has posted back-to-back weeks as the game with the highest concurrent players, with this weekend topping last week’s record. What has been a sensation at release, Arc Raiders has steamed ahead of seasoned veterans like CS2, PUBG on Steam, which in itself is a tall order.
What has blown the minds of the community is that Arc Raiders has beaten the freshly released Battlefield 6, which was yet another popular game at release and has been consistently topping the charts. Arc Raiders hit a concurrent player count of 441,035 on November 9, which set a new high for the game.
Since its release, the game has received several shouts to be a contender for “Game of the Year” from prominent figures of the community like Shroud. From receiving positive reviews from media houses to content creators, Embark has dropped a banger of an FPS this time around.
A plethora of game modes, little to no bugs at release, highly inclusive system requirements, all housed in an interesting genre, have placed the game in a very appealing spot despite coming with a price tag unlike many of the games it will be competing with. If the hype of the game is to remain for a few more days, we might see its current player peak get shattered for a third time, and as things stand, this is a highly likely outcome.