"Over the weekend, Embark Studios' new hit extraction shooter raced past what has, until now, arguably been the most popular extraction shooter on the platform, Arrowhead Studios' PvE-only Helldivers 2. With Arc's all-time concurrent player count hitting 462,488 at the time of this writing, the survival-based PvPvE shooter's player peak outstrips Helldivers 2 's top count of 458,709 by just a few thousand players. And with the game holding at 208,000 concurrent Steam players at the time of writing, it doesn't look like it's going to stop for a breather."
"Prior to its launch, it was natural to be skeptical of Arc Raiders' potential to appeal to a wider crowd than previous games in its genre have. Extraction shooters haven't been the smash hit that, say, battle royales or even hero shooters have been, and for some players the PvP element of Arc Raiders can make for a disruptive, uncomfortable experience."
Arc Raiders achieved a peak of 462,488 concurrent Steam players, edging past Helldivers 2's top of 458,709 and holding strong at over 200,000 concurrent players. The game also overtook Battlefield 6 to become the third most-played title on Steam behind Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2. Community reactions range from high praise to declarations of game-of-the-year status, signaling strong player enthusiasm. The extraction-shooter genre historically attracts smaller audiences, and concerns existed about PvP friction. Despite those doubts, Arc Raiders has drawn a substantially larger audience and sustained momentum on the platform.
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