{"id":380489,"date":"2026-10-10T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T18:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=380489"},"modified":"2026-10-10T11:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T18:12:13","slug":"arc-raiders-gets-a-separate-pve-test-pve-only-sessions-start-october-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/arc-raiders-gets-a-separate-pve-test-pve-only-sessions-start-october-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Arc Raiders gets a separate PvE test: PvE-only sessions start October 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

Embark Studios is running a limited PvE test for Arc Raiders<\/a> from October 13<\/strong> through October 20, 2026. It adds a matchmaking toggle for PvE-only sessions, and in those matches Raiders can’t hurt each other.<\/p>\n\n

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So the focus shifts to ARC enemies, scavenging loot, and making it out alive, without worrying about getting jumped by other players. Solo players, duos, and trios<\/strong> will all be matched in the same pool.<\/p>\n

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A couple of things are off the table for this test. Night Raids won’t be included, and neither will the upcoming Frigate. Embark says that’s so it can collect feedback without throwing<\/strong> Arc Raiders’ current PvPvE extraction format too far off balance.<\/p>\n\n

If the usual PvP tension is what keeps you away, this mode looks aimed squarely at you. Embark says 37%<\/strong> of players lean co-op, 34% are strictly PvP, and 27% move back and forth between both. The studio also says more than 70% of the friendly-play group and 40% of the PvP group want fewer hostile run-ins, while 51% say they’d like a dedicated PvE option. That doesn’t mean a full PvE\/PvP split is locked in. Embark isn’t promising that. Still, it’s not coming out of nowhere, given that Arc Raiders started seven years ago as a PvE co-op looter before being rebooted as a PvPvE game.<\/p>\n\n

You can jump into the test during that October 13 to 20<\/strong> window. It lands right after Arc Raiders’ Frozen Trail update<\/a> on October 8, which brings a new map, new enemies, a free-to-play weekend, and a 50% discount, according to Embark Studios. The company is also pushing Arc Raiders beyond games, with film and TV projects in the works through Chernin Entertainment.<\/p>\n

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