Arc Raiders Reaches New Heights: 12 Million Copies and a Gift for Players
The shooter from Embark Studios continues its triumphant march. The developers have officially announced that sales of Arc Raiders have exceeded 12 million copies. This is an incredible result for a paid PvPvE extraction game.
The developers admit that such explosive growth in popularity caught them by surprise. To celebrate this event, the studio decided to thank the community with an unusual gift.
As a gesture of goodwill and a "monument" to this achievement, Embark is giving every player an exclusive cosmetic item — the "Golden Hammer." This is a tool that players use in the game, but in a luxurious golden version.
Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund noted that the decision to abandon the Free-to-Play model in favor of a paid version was inspired by the success of Helldivers 2. This allowed them to make the game "fairer" in terms of players' time, without aggressive monetization, which the audience highly appreciated.