When does ARC Raiders get good?

The first 3 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (50%); after 20h it's 1 in 5 (20%). The opening is criticised more than in 78% of games we track.

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ARC Raiders

Oct 30, 2025 Steam: Very Positive

The first 3 hours are a test

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 92% of owners

Steam reviews 82% positive of 426,723

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (50%); after 20h it's 1 in 5 (20%).
The opening is criticised more than in 78% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
92% of owners got the first achievement.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 428,289 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 478 reviews: 35.1h for positive, 48.5h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (92.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (50)

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Rite of Passage Safely return to Speranza for the first time. 100%
Shots Fired Deal 1000 damage to ARC enemies. 93%
Mechanical Failure Shoot a thruster off a Wasp. 92%
Self-Sufficient Install a station in your Workshop. 88%
The Friends We Made Along The Way Return to Speranza together with an encountered Raider. 87%
Scavenger Search 50 loot containers. 85%
Crossed the Threshold Knock out a Raider. 84%
In Your Element Reach level 10. 75%
Not Over Till It's Over Safely return to Speranza while downed. 75%
Behind Closed Doors Visit a locked room on Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City or Spaceport. 74%
Well-Traveled Safely return from Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City and Spaceport. 71%
Into Thin Air Safely return to Speranza through a Raider Hatch. 71%
Well-Armed Have two weapons of Tier II or higher equipped in a round. 70%
Racking Them Up Destroy 50 ARC enemies. 70%
See You Never Safely return to Speranza while leaving a squadmate behind. 67%
Bells and Whistles Have 4 weapon mods on a single weapon. 65%
Getting Serious Upgrade a Workshop station to level 2. 64%
Trail of Destruction Destroy 100 ARC enemies. 61%
Expert Weaponsmith Upgrade a weapon to Tier IV. 60%
The Big Haul Return to Speranza with 50 000 worth of loot. 58%
A Vendetta Is Born Get downed and knocked out while inside a return point. 56%
The Long Haul Reach a total lifetime loot value of 1 000 000. 53%
Unyielding Knock out 10 Raiders. 53%
No Going Back Be topside when the safe window closes. 51%
Bringing Down the Big Guns Destroy a Rocketeer. 50%
Top of the World Reach the top of the Launch Towers in Spaceport. 46%
Back from the Brink Revive a squadmate ten times. 43%
Long Shot Hit a target over 250 meters away. 42%
Same Song, Same Verse Set off two car alarms in a single round. 41%
Into the Breach Destroy a Bastion. 41%
In the Nick of Time Safely return to Speranza with less than 5 seconds left in the round. 40%
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Down an encountered Raider with a grenade. 39%
Snitches get Stitches Destroy a Snitch with a Stitcher. 38%
Escape Artist Safely return to Speranza 100 times. 38%
Heart of Gold Be thanked 10 times in direct response to something you did. 35%
Today You, Tomorrow Me Revive an encountered Raider with a Defibrillator. 33%
Practice Makes Perfect Visit the Practice Range. 30%
Dedicated to the Craft Have five stations upgraded to level 3 or higher. 28%
Three Birds, One Stone Destroy 3 ARC enemies with a single Wolfpack grenade. 22%
Legend of Speranza Reach level 75. 21%
Up Close and Personal Knock out a Raider with a Raider Tool. 18%
Comparative Study Use 4 different weapons to deal damage in the Practice Range. 17%
Most Durable Pants in Speranza Slide 80 meters without stopping. 14%
Hook, Line, and Sinker Use a Lure Grenade to make a drone attack another drone. 13%
A Tale for the Ages Destroy the Queen. 8.7%
Blindsided Destroy a Sentinel with a Raider Tool. 7.3%
Death From Above Deal 50 damage to any enemy while atop a Rocketeer. 5.1%
Just Dropping In Get hit by a Supply Drop. 3.8%
For Science! Get gas, stun, and burn statuses at the same time. 2.1%
Enemy of My Enemy Get an encountered Raider downed by ARC enemies summoned with a Snitch Scanner. 0.9%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.