Last Updated on Oct 29, 2025 @ 14:50:29 PM.
Set in a future Earth that has been destroyed, looted, and ravaged by a mysterious threat known only as the ARC, ARC Raiders is readying to fully release next month. Between surface-level gameplay testing your ability to survive lethal machines and the below-ground society of Speranza, there’s a little for everyone to enjoy in the upcoming multiplayer extraction game. Now, with one eye on the upcoming release, Embark Studios has announced one final step for the game, with the studio opting to test the waters and the capabilities of the game’s servers, with a brilliantly titled ‘Server Slam’ event.
With no limits to those who can join in, whether you’ve been involved in a prior test/beta or not, you can bring yourself and your friends, AND get rewarded for it. Anyone involved in the Server Slam will automatically unlock a Backpack Cosmetic to be used at launch with the full game purchase, but progress itself won’t transfer over beyond the event.
With the announcement of ARC Raiders Server Slam, Executive Producer Aleksander Grøndal had this to say:
“We’re excited to welcome Raiders to the Server Slam — this is where we’ll really put ARC Raiders through its paces ahead of full launch. Our goal is simple: make sure that on October 30, when the servers go live, every player experiences the game exactly as we’ve intended — polished, balanced, and ready for action. Thanks for joining us — let’s prepare to go topside.”
Running from October 17th to the 19th, ARC Raiders Server Slam is as much one final beta as it is a stress test, readying the developer for the full release just two weeks later. Will you be jumping in and helping/hindering your teammates?
ARC Raiders releases on October 30, 2025, on PC via the Epic Games Store and Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on cloud streaming through Nvidia GeForce NOW.
For more from us, check out the recently announced HITMAN World of Assassination Anniversary Box, or how SOMA is returning to terrify us all over again 10 years later.
Luke Addison is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Thumb Wars. Having previously been a part of multiple outlets over the years, including building an entire gaming team from nothing to something, he thought it best to forge his own path and answer only to himself. As likely to be found playing the latest game as he is in the kitchen relaxing (by cooking), he always brings the same bold and brash attitude to everything he does, with a heavy leaning on sarcasm and dry wit!
