ARC Raiders is making waves across PC and consoles since its arrival. Following a successful launch, expect Embark Studios to release patches and content-themed updates regularly and quickly. Here we’ll collect every ARC Raiders update, patch notes and dates included.
Complete patch notes and changelogs will be listed on this page with their respective release dates as they arrive, and of course, expect full rundowns of every new piece of content coming to the extraction shooter as Embark Studios shapes its seemingly bright future and makes big plans after the positive critical and player reception.
ARC Raiders Latest Patch Notes - Patch 1.28.0
May 12’s Patch 1.28.0 delivered a smaller update following April 28’s massive Riven Tides content update and subsequent fixing patches. The patch notes are below:
There’s a new store rotation going live right now, introducing The Castaway Set - please restart the game or click the thing to start the update!
The Third Expedition is underway, and the third and final update to the Patchwork outfit is available to all who departed in their Caravans.
Good luck to those who are starting out on new adventures in the Rust Belt. Go get those Blueprints, Raiders!
The team is aware of an issue causing some expeditioners to be missing skill points after departing. While we have managed to solve the issue, we are still tracking down the remaining accounts affected and will be granting skill points in the following days.
ARC Raiders Roadmap of Updates for 2025 - 2026
The roadmap above applies to the first four months of 2026. Here’s the full list of updates and patches that ARC Raiders has received since its launch:
| Patch Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|
| First hotfix | 31 October, 2025 |
| Patch 1.1.0 | 6 November, 2025 |
| Update 1.2.0 | 13 November, 2025 |
| Patch 1.3.0 | 20 November, 2025 |
| Patch 1.4.0 | 27 November, 2025 |
| Patch 1.6.0 | 11 December, 2025 |
| Patch 1.7.0 | 16 December, 2025 |
| Hotfix 1.7.2 | 18 December, 2025 |
| Update 1.11.0 | 13 January, 2026 |
| Patch 1.12.0 | 20 January, 2026 |
| Patch 1.13.0 | 27 January, 2026 |
| Hotfix 1.13.1 | 28 January, 2026 |
| Update 1.15.0 | 10 February, 2026 |
| Update 1.17.0 | 24 February, 2026 |
| Patch 1.18.0 | 3 March, 2026 |
| Patch 1.19.0 | 10 March, 2026 |
| Patch 1.20.0 | 17 March, 2026 |
| Patch 1.21.0 | 24 March, 2026 |
| Update 1.22.0 | 31 March, 2026 |
| Hotfix 1.22.1 | 1 April, 2026 |
| Patch 1.23.0 | 8 April, 2026 |
| Hotfix 1.23.1 | 10 April, 2026 |
| Patch 1.24.0 | 14 April, 2026 |
| Hotfix 1.25.0 | 21 April, 2026 |
| Update 1.26.0 | 28 April, 2026 |
| Hotfix 1.26.1 | 30 April, 2026 |
| Patch 1.27.0 | 5 May, 2026 |
| Patch 1.28.0 | 12 May, 2026 |
Make sure to bookmark this page if you’re looking to stay on top of every update and patch going live, and of course, don’t forget to keep two eyes on our coverage of ARC Raiders as it ushers in a new future for the online extraction shooter genre.
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