The latest game capturing the imagination of the gaming community — and bleeding into wider gaming culture — is Arc Raiders . The newly released multiplayer extraction shooter from Embark Studios, the team behind the slick and chaotic The Finals , has seemingly struck gold with Arc Raiders despite the game living in one of the most niche corners of the shooter genre.

Boasting more than 300,000 players in its opening week, Arc Raiders warrants some context. It’s a PvPvE extraction shooter — a format popularized by Escape from Tarkov — and, traditionally, not exactly friendly to casual players. Yet somehow, Embark has pulled off something rare: a game that’s visually stunning, mechanically tight, and challenging without feeling punishing. It’s approachable, but not watered down.

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