Arc Raiders rises to No. 5 on Steam after Frozen Trail update
Arc Raiders hits No. 5 on Steam’s bestsellers list after the Frozen Trail update, with 106,000 concurrent players and the Frozen Trail Collector’s Set at No. 8.
The game is logging 106,000 concurrent players on Steam, which puts it at No. 12 on the concurrent players chart. The source says Arc Raiders had not reached this level since May.
Embark announced in May that Arc Raiders would move to a semiannual cadence for major updates. Frozen Trail is presented in the article as the first major update under that schedule.
What happened
Arc Raiders is showing a clear boost on Steam following the release of Frozen Trail on October 8, 2026, according to the source. At that point, the game is ranked No. 5 on Steam’s bestsellers list, while the Frozen Trail Collector’s Set is ranked No. 8 as a separate cosmetic DLC. The source explicitly calls out the DLC as its own product in the same ranking, showing that both the game and the accompanying set are performing well in the Steam store at the same time.
Player numbers are also high. The source reports 106,000 concurrent players on Steam, good for No. 12 on the concurrent players chart. It also notes that Arc Raiders had not been at this level since May. That makes the update visible not only in the bestsellers ranking, but also in the active player stats Steam is showing at the time.
The update fits into a previous change in Embark Studios’ content plan. The company said in May that Arc Raiders would switch to a semiannual cadence for major updates, and Frozen Trail is presented in the article as the first major update under that model. The source therefore draws a direct line between the new update structure and the current rise on Steam.
According to the same source, the average number of concurrent Steam players in September was 40,000. The source also refers to the previous holiday period, when Arc Raiders reportedly came close to an average of half a million concurrent players, though that wording remains vague in the source itself. The comparison with September and the holiday period is used to put the current spike into context, but the exact calculation method is not explained in the provided material.
Timeline
May 2026 — Embark announces that Arc Raiders will move to a semiannual cadence for major updates.
September 2026 — The source reports an average of 40,000 concurrent Steam players for Arc Raiders.
October 8, 2026 — Frozen Trail launches as a major update for Arc Raiders.
After October 8, 2026 — Arc Raiders reaches No. 5 on Steam’s bestsellers list, the Frozen Trail Collector’s Set reaches No. 8, and the game itself hits 106,000 concurrent players.
After the Frozen Trail release — The source places Arc Raiders at No. 12 on Steam’s concurrent players chart and says the game had not been at this level since May.
Background
Arc Raiders is a multiplayer extraction shooter from Embark Studios. The Steam figures in the source are snapshots and can change quickly, but at the time of publication they show a strong rise after Frozen Trail. The source links that rise to both the update itself and Embark’s broader update planning, with May marked as the turning point for the new semiannual cadence.
The source calls Frozen Trail the first major update under that schedule. That frames the update not just as a content drop, but also as a test of Embark’s new pace for major releases. The provided information does not specify which parts of Frozen Trail are driving the increase, but it does show that the update arrived on October 8, 2026, and lines up directly with the higher Steam rankings.
The September comparison is also important for context. The source reports an average of 40,000 concurrent Steam players that month, which is well below the 106,000 concurrent players mentioned now. It also refers to the previous holiday period, when Arc Raiders reportedly came close to an average of half a million concurrent players. That phrasing is unclear in the source itself, but it does show the article comparing the current numbers with earlier peaks.
The Steam rankings mentioned in the source are snapshots from the time of publication. The bestsellers list places Arc Raiders at No. 5 and the Frozen Trail Collector’s Set at No. 8, while the concurrent players chart places the game at No. 12. Because these charts change constantly, the source treats them as current snapshots rather than fixed final positions.