PC player numbers for Arc Raiders are steadily climbing, but that doesn’t paint the full picture of the game’s potential popularity.

Embark Studio’s decision to launch new multiplayer shooter Arc Raiders shortly after Battlefield 6, which has garnered a lot of positive buzz during its pre-release and is now a proven hit, was a risky one.

Considering this also comes just a couple of days after the surprise launch of Battlefield Redsec, Battlefield 6’s free-to-play battle royale spin-off, we wouldn’t have blamed Embark for pushing its game back to give it some breathing space.

Yet, so far, Embark’s strategy seems to be paying off, at least on Steam, where Arc Raiders is managing to outsell Battlefield 6 and has cemented itself as the top selling game on the platform.

Part of that could b

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