Arc Raiders reaches Steam top 5 after Frozen Trail update and 106,000 players
Arc Raiders hits Steam’s top 5 bestsellers after the Frozen Trail update and reaches 106,000 concurrent players.
- The game has 106,000 concurrent players on Steam, placing it at No. 12 on the concurrent chart.
- The Frozen Trail Collector’s Set is also sitting at No. 8 as a separate DLC on the same bestsellers list.
What happened
Arc Raiders has seen a clear boost on Steam following the release of the Frozen Trail update on October 8, 2026. According to the source, the game is currently at No. 5 on the bestsellers list, while the Frozen Trail Collector’s Set is charting separately at No. 8 as a cosmetic DLC.
Concurrent player numbers are also strong. The source reports 106,000 concurrent Steam players, which puts the game at No. 12 on the concurrent chart. It also notes that Arc Raiders had not reached this level since May.
The update fits into Embark Studios’ new content plan. The company announced in May that Arc Raiders would receive major updates on a semiannual cadence, and Frozen Trail is described in the source as the first major update under that schedule.
The source also puts the numbers in context with earlier Steam stats. In September, the article says the average concurrent Steam player count was 40,000. It also references the previous holiday period, when Arc Raiders reportedly came close to an average of half a million concurrent players.
Timeline
May 2026 — Embark announces that Arc Raiders will receive major updates on a semiannual schedule.
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, with the Frozen Trail Collector’s Set at No. 8.
After October 8, 2026 — The game hits 106,000 concurrent Steam players and lands at No. 12 on the concurrent chart.
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 surge after Frozen Trail.
The source describes Frozen Trail as the first major update under Embark’s semiannual update cadence. That makes the update not just a content drop, but also the first test of the studio’s new release schedule.
Separately, another source reports that Embark is running a limited PvE test for Arc Raiders from October 13 to October 20. In that test, players can opt into matchmaking where Raiders cannot damage each other. Embark executive producer Aleksander Grøndal said a future split between PvE and PvP is possible, but it has not been confirmed as a final feature.
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Sources
- GameSpot: article on Arc Raiders’ Steam surge after the Frozen Trail update
- Eurogamer: article on the possible PvE/PvP split and the limited PvE test
- Steam: bestsellers list and concurrent chart at the time of publication