ARC Raiders Has Sold More Than 12.4 Million Copies

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Nexon, the company that owns Embark Studios, announced that their game ARC Raiders has sold over 12.4 million copies globally. They also shared that nearly 1 million players – 960,000 to be exact – were playing the game at the same time in January.

Nexon’s CEO, Junghun Lee, announced impressive sales for ARC Raiders and believes the game could become a key part of Nexon’s future. He added that the game’s success confirms Nexon is making good progress with its plans to expand internationally.

Nexon is very happy with how well players around the world continue to enjoy ARC Raiders. While the game had a great launch in October, reaching over 12.4 million players and a peak of 960,000 concurrent users in January shows that ARC Raiders could become one of Nexon’s biggest and most successful game franchises, according to Lee.

Embark Studios has successfully created the game players wanted – a unique and engaging experience within the popular massive online game genre. The positive reception to ARC Raiders proves Nexon Group’s strategy of building a larger global presence through new games is working, as it’s attracting and growing large communities across all major markets and platforms.

As a player, I’ve been loving ARC Raiders, and it’s awesome to see it getting the recognition it deserves! The game actually won Best Multiplayer Game at The Game Awards 2025, which was huge, and Steam players voted it as having the Most Innovative Gameplay in The Steam Awards 2025. It’s really cool to see all the hard work paying off!

Embark Studios’ game, ARC Raiders, launched on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S in October and has been steadily gaining traction. The studio recently celebrated the success of its first in-game event, ‘Cold Snap,’ which encouraged 35-40% of players to start their progress over from the beginning.

So, in ARC Raiders, if I want to start completely over – lose all my progress and begin again – that’s totally my choice. They’re actually rewarding players who do that, which is kinda cool! Also, the team is still working on the Expeditions. They know they’re not perfect yet and are listening to what we players think to make them even better. They’re really focused on improving things based on our feedback.

Nexon recently confirmed the sales numbers for ARC Raiders, and previous reports suggested it sold over 12 million copies in its first weekend in 2026. Industry analyst Rhys Elliot from Alinea Analytics estimated the game generated over $350 million in revenue from sales on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. According to Elliot, the PC version was the most popular, representing 53.5% of all copies sold. PlayStation 5 came in second with 25.5%, and Xbox Series X/S accounted for the remaining 21%.

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2026-01-13 14:41