ARC Raiders PvE: I Asked 1,100+ Players What They Think About It
ARC Raiders received a significant first-anniversary update titled “Frozen Trail,” which effectively introduced version 2.0 of the game. The update delivered substantial new content including additional ARC enemies, fresh weapons, a redesigned hideout, and new gameplay mechanics, marking the most important update since the game’s October 2025 launch.
Days after the Frozen Trail update dropped, developer Embark Studios introduced a major feature that had been highly requested by the community: a PvE test with a toggle allowing players to switch between PvPvE (the original hybrid mode) and pure PvE gameplay. This addition addressed the game’s most contentious point of discussion since its launch.
To gauge player sentiment on this significant change, the developer surveyed over 1,100 ARC Raiders players. While the PvE implementation proved controversial within the community, it represented a direct response to the ecosystem’s primary pain point and marked a substantial shift in how the game approaches player accessibility and preference.