The developers of ARC Raiders, Embark Studios, have released their 2025 roadmap. This has the game's community excited and talking about what's next.

As the game establishes itself in the competitive PvPvE shooter space, players are eager to learn about new content, fixes, and what others think of the latest updates.

For players ready for new challenges, Embark has laid out a clear and ambitious plan for the year ahead.

Ongoing Additions and Improvements

According to the roadmap, players can expect a constant stream of improvements throughout the year:

November: The North Line Expansion

November brings the "North Line" update. Among its highlights:

December: Cold SnapUpdate

December's "Cold Snap" update shifts the battlefield to a frosty landscape:

The developer's promise: These are just highlights; more is on the way as the roadmap unfolds.

After sharing their plans for the year, it's also important to look at the recent fixes and comments from the developers. It shows that even with a big roadmap, dealing with day-to-day issues is a constant job.

The Good News: Record-Breaking Launch

ARC Raiders got off to a great start. On its first day, it hit 264,000 people playing at the same time on Steam. This is especially impressive because it happened on a Thursday, before the weekend crowd even showed up. The game has kept a lot of those players, with around 200,000 still playing online recently.

Hotfix Drama: Bug Fixes and Unintended Consequences

With so many people playing, the developers had to act fast to fix some problems. Their latest update tackled a few key issues:

But the fix didn't go perfectly. It caused a funny new bug for PlayStation 5 players: when their character crouched, it would sometimes make them do a "toast" emote by mistake.

The developers have admitted to the problem and have even temporarily reversed some of their changes while they work on a better solution.

Additionally, the developers are rolling updates out to Xbox, but delays are to be expected.

Beyond these small bugs, the community is talking about a bigger issue that could affect the game in the long run.

There's a feeling that the developers should let players just experience the game for a while before making big changes based on early feedback.

Letting streamers and online comments drive all the decisions too quickly could be risky.

The announcement of prices for the in-game shop and battle pass has been controversial. Many players are unhappy, pointing out:

Players feel that the cosmetic items are priced like those in the most expensive games, which doesn't match ARC Raiders' lower initial cost. The general feedback is that if the developers lowered the bundle prices, more people would likely buy them, which would be a better deal for both the players and the studio