ARC Raiders Release Date Teased by Developers Following Mysterious Steam Update

The creators of THE FINALS, Embark Studios, are continuing their preparations for the launch of the adventure PvPvE extraction shooter ARC Raiders. Recently, an update was released on Steam, but it was rolled back almost immediately. However, data miners managed to extract a potential release date from it.

The update was live for just nine minutes. During its installation, an exe file was downloaded, which displayed a string in Base64 format when opened. By decoding the cipher, users found a link that leads to a countdown page. The timer is set to «go off» at midnight from June 6 to June 7, Moscow time. On the same day and at that time, the Summer Game Fest broadcast will begin.

It’s difficult to say what Embark Studios has planned for that time. Several theories are circulating within the community. First, there may be a «shadow drop» for ARC Raiders, which could be announced during the SGF. Secondly, the developers might reveal the release date, and thirdly, they could announce the schedule for the next testing phase. It’s worth noting that the most recent technical test for ARC Raiders took place from April 30 to May 5, 2025.

For now, the launch of ARC Raiders is slated for 2025 on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series. Currently, only English is listed among the supported languages.