ARC Raiders is getting a big discount for the holiday season, with the beloved multiplayer shooter available for a nice discount on Fanatical for a limited time. The multiplayer extraction game from Embark Studios has been a smash hit with fans since its release in late October, quickly amassing a sizable player base. ARC Raiders sold over 4 million copies within less than two weeks of the game's launch, and posted an impressive concurrent player count of over 700,000 as a new IP. ARC Raiders has also been a hot game for year-end awards.
ARC Raiders' The popularity has already seen the game receive major accolades, even an award just over a month after launch. The 2025 Game Awards were watched ARC Raiders took home its first hardware and won Best Multiplayer Game, with many fans feeling it should have picked up more nominations. ARC Raiders has also received nominations for several awards at the British Video Game Awards, even earning a mention as a contender for the award show's “Best Game” award. Now players get another chance to raise ARC Raiders with a significant reduction for a limited time.
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ARC Raiders are getting a big holiday discount at Fanatical
ARC Raiders sees a nice price drop at Fanatical, with fans able to save more than $10 USD on the game. ARC Raiders' discount comes as part of the storefront's “Winter Sale,” normally $40 ARC Raiders discounted to only $27.99 during the sale. The deluxe edition of ARC Raiders also sees a similar price cut on Fanatical during the promotion, down by the same 30% discount to $41.93. Fans want to pick up ARC Raiders For a good discount, though, you'll need to act fast, with the holiday sale only slated to last until 7pm EST on January 5th.
ARC Raiders' latest sale comes after a major update for the game earlier this month. December 16 was launched ARC Raiders' Cold Snap update, which introduces winter conditions on several maps that can affect visibility and audio cues. The patch saw the launch of the new Flickering Flames event too ARC Raiders as well as reward players with a new outfit and cosmetics for completing the event's battle session. Embark Studios has also sent out weekly updates for ARC Raiders since launch, although the developer has taken some time off for the holidays.
Alongside sweeping updates like Cold Snap, ARC Raiders has introduced several Raider Deck Battle Passes with some special rewards. ARC Raiders has so far had two free Raider Decks, offering a mix of full-featured skins and smaller accessories for complementing. On December 26th, the all-new “Goalie” Raider Deck debuted, featuring some unusual new apparel for the game inspired by ice hockey goalies. Embark Studios has also teased new types of Raider Decks for the game coming in the future, with the premium Battle passes expected to include even more exclusive cosmetics.
ARC Raiders' Early popularity has seen the game receive tons of praise from fans for its technical presentation and gameplay. Many fans have predicted ARC Raiders as a true evolution of the extraction shooter, paying particular attention to the atmosphere and tense action sequences that the game presents. Critics have compared favorably ARC Raiders to the 2024 century Helldivers 2which took the gaming world by storm and took home several awards, including last year's “Best Multiplayer Game” awards. For fans who have been waiting to dive in ARC RaidersFanatical's Winter Sale should be the perfect time for new players to see what the frenzy over the game is all about.
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30 October 2025
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Teen/violence, blood