ARC Raiders is making waves across PC and consoles since its arrival. Following a very successful launch, expect Embark Studios to drop patches and content thematic updates fast and regularly. Here we’ll be collecting every ARC Raiders update, patch notes and dates included.
Complete patch notes and changelogs will be listed in this page with their respective release dates as they arrive, and of course, expect full rundowns of every new piece of content coming to the extraction shooter as Embark Studios shapes its seemingly bright future and makes big plans after the positive critical and player reception.
ARC Raiders Latest Patch Notes - Shared Watch: Update 1.15.0
ARC Raiders received the large Headwinds content update on January 27, kicking off 2026’s roadmap and its first phase. It has been dubbed Escalation, contains four monthly content updates, and will end in April. Now, the two-week Shared Watch event has started before February’s larger content update. You can find the full patch notes for it below:
What’s New?
Shared Watch
This is an opportunity to team up in the fight against the machines.
The Shared Watch Event starts today and ends on February 24. Players will earn merits from destroying, assisting and damaging ARC and earn rewards. No merits will be earned from PvP encounters. Bring a friend or bring a stranger, but above all, bring enough ammo to make sure the machines notice you first.
Cold Snap Map Condition
Winter is not quite done with the Rust Belt - We are bringing back Cold Snap!
The map condition is back in rotation on outdoor maps with the same mix of risk and reward. Frostbite damage will make your trip topside a short one if you don’t seek shelter, but for those who do brave the tundra - there’s increased loot value at stake!
You can still collect Candleberries, but they are no longer tied to any event. You can also collect, and throw, snowballs! Use them wisely, or don’t.
Cosmetics
- The Vulpine set
- The Slugger set
Content and Bug Fixes
Miscellaneous
- Improved instances where players sometimes could not reconnect after disconnecting from a game.
- Fixed an issue where the match start tunnel scene sometimes wasn’t being shown.
- Fixed an issue where trials objective rewards could fail to grant at the end of a round due to a timeout, ensuring partial rewards are awarded when earned.
- Fixed an issue where the end of round screen would sometimes show incorrect merits, XP, and Live Event points.
- Fixed an issue where players’ platform icons would sometimes show incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue where crafting would sometimes get cancelled.
Utility
- Trailblazer Grenade: The explosions no longer deal damage through walls. Deals more damage to small enemies but less damage to bigger enemies such as the Leaper and Bastion.
Weapons
- Fixed inconsistent weapon cycling when bound to keys other than the mouse wheel; keybinds now swap weapons reliably.
Known Issues
- One of the Marco set helmet variants may appear incorrectly in preview and in the menu but will appear correctly in game.
- Players may occasionally not receive a skill point as indicated in the result screen. A reboot/playing another round fixes the issue.
- ‘Purchase Raider Tokens’ page may appear in front of the inbox and profile page when switching between them.
- Player animations may appear broken when interrupting a search of the Baron Husk.
- Certain containers may be unavailable to be interacted with.
- Ziplines placed onto destroyed ARC parts will not appear correctly.
- Scrappy “Batting Helmet” and the “Slugger” outfit might not appear correctly in the event preview.
- The “Blindsided” achievement may not trigger as intended on the first attempt.
ARC Raiders Roadmap of Updates for 2025 - 2026
The roadmap above applies to the first four months of 2026. Here’s the full list of updates and patches that ARC Raiders has received since its launch:
| Patch Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|
| First hotfix | 31 October, 2025 |
| Patch 1.1.0 | 6 November, 2025 |
| Update 1.2.0 | 13 November, 2025 |
| Patch 1.3.0 | 20 November, 2025 |
| Patch 1.4.0 | 27 November, 2025 |
| Patch 1.6.0 | 11 December, 2025 |
| Patch 1.7.0 | 16 December, 2025 |
| Hotfix 1.7.2 | 18 December, 2025 |
| Update 1.11.0 | 13 January, 2026 |
| Patch 1.12.0 | 20 January, 2026 |
| Patch 1.13.0 | 27 January, 2026 |
| Hotfix 1.13.1 | 28 January, 2026 |
| Update 1.15.0 | 10 February, 2026 |
Make sure to bookmark this page if you’re looking to stay on top of every update and patch going live, and of course, don’t forget to keep two eyes on our coverage of ARC Raiders as it ushers in a new future for the online extraction shooter genre.
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