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ARC Raiders Has Lost Nearly 80% Of Its Peak Concurrent Steam Players

ARC Raiders has lost approximately 80% of its Steam concurrent player base since its peak earlier in the year.

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z2g30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

I remember when it launched “it’s blowing away call of duty” said gamers with disdain for the old fps staple.

And I said “give it time and let’s see”.

We’ve now had time.

Not establishing an opinion here, just a realist that knows a good launch doesn’t necessarily equal success and longevity. Love or hate call of duty (pretty burned out on it personally) but it’s a staple now - like butter on toast or cheese on pizza. It’s the “coca cola” of video games because even non gamers know about it. That’s pretty hard to topple and takes exponentially more work and luck that COD just doesn’t have to do now (for good or bad).

I wish arc much success tho

INMATEofARKHAM30d ago

There's more people playing Arc Raiders (80K) right now... most popular CoD (BO7) has 38K.

GamerRN29d ago

I'm more curious for ARC vs Helldiver's 2

CrimsonIdol29d ago

Steam 24 hour peak (as of my checking right now):
ARK Raiders: 116,000
Helldivers 2: 45,000
CoD: 49,000

Incidentally all of these games have started from similar peaks of 450-500k, but ARK Raiders is the newest so unsurprising that it's not as far along the downward slope as Helldivers 2 or CoD.

StoneTitan29d ago

Everyone knows people play call of duty on playstation not on steam

CrimsonIdol29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

We can't really accurately gauge whether or not that's true because only Steam gives accurate player data, but sure, CoD has always primarily been a console game so it's fair to assume the majority still buy it on either Xbox or PlayStation. However, "Call of Duty" on Steam encompasses loads of different titles into the one launcher including BO7, BO6, Warzone, MW3, MW2 and more and still doesn't have half the player count ARC Raiders does. No matter which way you skin it ARC Raiders is still doing pretty good against CoD and almost certainly currently has more players than any given title, and quite likely more than all of them.

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Griever30d ago

Your argument would have been valid if Arc Raider player base had fallen below CoD but it is still higher than CoD so what point are you trying to make by comparing both?

isarai_lee30d ago

Oof, too late to delete or edit now 🤣, and you're at the top of the comments, how embarrassing 🤭

InUrFoxHole30d ago

Wowzers man. That's a bad take.

Michiel198929d ago

do you want a medal for predicting that a live service game loses players after its launch?

Seraphim29d ago

you can say that about any game. Give it time. People have a tendency to flock to the latest and greatest, get their fill then move along. There are exceptions, but that is generally the case with almost anything; even none gaming related. Virtually no game will retain peak player count indefinitely.

jznrpg29d ago

Every online game loses it peak player count at some point. Nothing new

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Richhard129d ago

If only it had devs that cared for it’s original player base.

Pyrofire9529d ago (Edited 29d ago )

people are so obsessed with player counts, my god!
Call of Duty only has 7% of their peak. So what.

soulrebel29d ago

STOP PRESS!

NEW TREND TAILS OFF!!

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All Of The Winners At The BAFTA Games Awards 2026

Sam writes: "Stick with us tonight as we reveal all the winners at this year's BAFTA Games event. Can Clair Obscur make it another sweep?"

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ARC Raiders' design director tells us about the "strong appetite" for PvE

ARC Raiders' design director Virgil Watkins sits down with Pocket Tactics to chat PvE as Embark Studios prepares for the new Flashpoint update.

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MinnesotaFatts49d ago

The articles not available in my region. What's the long and short of it?

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BAFTA Game Awards 2026 nominations revealed, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads in 12 categories

Sandfall Interactive's RPG recognised in Best Game and Best Performance categories

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