Embark Studios Added PvE To The Finals Before ARC Raiders
Embark Studios has added player-versus-environment (PvE) content to The Finals, its 2023 arena shooter, through the introduction of bot matches featuring AI-driven enemies. This update allows players to engage in combat against intelligent AI opponents, expanding the competitive first-person shooter’s gameplay options beyond its core competitive multiplayer focus.
The timing of this feature release has drawn attention from the ARC Raiders community. ARC Raiders is Embark Studios’ extraction adventure title, and players have been actively requesting PvE content, map variations, or server options for the game. Ironically, it was The Finals—the studio’s competitive FPS—that received PvE functionality first, rather than the extraction title where such requests originated.
This development highlights the different priorities and development timelines for Embark Studios’ two major titles, despite ongoing community demand for similar features in ARC Raiders. The PvE addition to The Finals represents the studio’s effort to broaden the game’s appeal to players who prefer cooperative or single-player gameplay experiences over purely competitive multiplayer encounters.