ARC Raiders are being bombarded with reviews.

ARC Raiders Developer Embark Studios released the Riven Tides update and event live on April 28, and within just a few days, players began reviewing the Bomb the Extraction Shooter game on Steam. As a result, we are seeing an increase in the number of negative reviews that are already impacting the platform's overall review rating.

ARC Raiders' The Riven Tides update is clearly not being received as well as Embark Studios had hoped. Especially since it was the final finishing touch to the Escalation roadmap. Along with some weapon/balance changes and minor tweaks, the update adds a new coastal map, Arc Turbine, Beach Assault map conditions, new tools, new items, new blueprints, exploration reworks, and treasure hunting mechanics. All in all, it looks good on paper, but once it's in the hands of players it's definitely going to suffer.

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ARC Raiders reviews are dropping

As first reported by Insider Gaming, ARC Raiders On Steam, reviews have fallen to “mixed”, with only 65% positive during recent previews. These numbers may continue to decline over the next few days. Especially since negative reviews move almost twice as fast as positive reviews (according to Insider Gaming). The influx of negative reviews dates back to Riven Tides' release date, and was accompanied by a lot of negative feedback from the fanbase. That said, the reviews also come from a relatively weak player base. ARC Raiders first of all.

ARC Raiders Player counts on Steam are still significantly lower than their peak during the 2025 release window, but they're still significantly higher than most games. Riven Tides brought a bit of a spike, but was negated on launch day. many ARC Raiders Players didn't stick with Riven Tides all week, and that trend continued into the weekend. What is noteworthy is ARC RaidersThe Last Resort event, which kicked off with Riven Tides, will run until May 25th, but if no one participates by the first week, it's unlikely to return later this month.

As with all player count information on Steam, it leaves a lot to the imagination, but it's generally treated as an audible indicator. for example, Apex Legends We've seen higher player numbers on Steam recently, which can easily be extrapolated to consoles. Latest re-release Overwatch We've also seen player numbers skyrocket. However, it's unknown whether battle royale games and hero shooters, which have seen a surge in player numbers, have had an impact on games like ARC Raiders any.

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There's no doubt that Riven Tides content is one of the reasons for the recent decline in player sentiment, but competition in the wider multiplayer space may also be a factor. Bungie's Extraction Shooter marathon For example, recently released games may not account for all player loss, but the recent surge in other multiplayer genres, new releases, and lackluster content updates certainly can. yet, ARC Raiders'The overall review rating on Steam is still very positive, and the title has garnered a lot of goodwill since its release. It will be interesting to see how it recovers and how the ongoing review barrage is ultimately resolved.