Guides, builds, and tips for ARC Raiders extraction shooter.
15M copies sold, most players lose their kit before run 10. Noise mechanics, ARC patrol patterns, loadout builds, and extraction tactics that change that.
Most new Raiders die at the elevator. This ARC Raiders beginner’s guide shows you how to choose loadouts, read robot patrols, and extract alive — updated for patch 1.22 (2026).
The complete ARC Raiders build guide for 2026 — weapon loadouts for aggressive and cautious extractors, best skill tree picks per playstyle, gear tier progression and when to fight vs run.
ARC Raiders is free-to-play and at the top of Steam charts — but your first run will end badly without preparation. This complete beginner’s guide covers the core loop, Raider classes, starting loadouts, ARC robot patrol patterns, extraction timing, the progression system, and the full free-to-play model breakdown.