ARC Raiders It features several maps dividing the Rust Belt into four different regions. If you've played on the Blue Gate map, you'll have found the Raider's Refuge area, which has a locked basement door on the outside of the building. The door has four light bulbs, which light up when the player presses buttons scattered throughout the area. This guide will help you unlock the Raider's Refuge Cellar Door by detailing the locations of all the buttons on the Raider's Refuge Cellar Door. ARC Raiders.
Updated April 16, 2026: Written by Ayyoun Ali: The Raider's Refuge is a medium-value loot building on the Blue Gate map in ARC Raiders that requires players to solve a puzzle before opening the basement door and obtaining the loot. This guide has been updated to add additional locations for (random) button generation and to include a section telling players a quicker path to reaching all the buttons needed for a puzzle.
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How to unlock the cellar door in Raider's Refuge in ARC Raiders (Blue Gate).
Raider's Refuge is an area with moderate loot value. Northwest area of Blue Gate map. Once the players arrive at the location, they will find a locked basement door leading to the Raider's Refuge basement. It contains the rarest loot (Epic and Legendary). ARC Raiders.
It's also important to open the Raider's Refuge basement. ARC radar's Locked door event. Because it likely contains ancient fortress security codes or bobcat blueprints.
To open the Raider's Refuge basement door you will need: Find the four buttons It is hidden both inside and outside the building. The location of this button is randomized each time you run it, so the best I can do is share the most common locations. This will make it easier for players to find all the buttons and open the raider's shelter locked door.
Raider's Refuge is a hotspot for both Raider and ARC Machine activity. Players will encounter Snitches, Wasps, Hornets, Spotters, Bombardiers, as well as several Rocketeers. Players may encounter turrets inside the Raider's Refuge main building, so be careful.
All Raider's Refuge button locations in ARC Raiders
The most common locations for the buttons players should find to open the Raider's Refuge cellar door are: ARC Raiders.
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Common Button Locations #1 |
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The button can be located on the right, just in front of the basement door. It could be on the ground in front of the basement door. It may be hidden between the boards and walls of the Raider's Refuge entrance. It may be to the left of the Raider's Refuge entrance. |
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Common Button Locations #2 |
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You'll find a button right in front of the generator. The power button can be found next to the Raider's Refuge entrance. It may be on the ledge of the western doorway. Players must use a zipline inside the building to climb through the windows and reach the overhang. Another common button placement is directly above the outdoor AC unit, towards the left side of the protrusion. |
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Common Button Locations #3 |
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Once you get to the top of the Raider's Refuge and drop down into the collapsed ceiling, there is a button under the floorboard on the left. The second location for the button is behind the settee, just above the floorboard. Another location for the button is right behind the small shelf on the right. Other locations are at the beginning of the floor boards and on top of the roof tiles near the bushes. |
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Common Button Locations #4 |
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One button can be found high up in the broken structure on the left. The player must use a zipline to get there and jump at the right moment to grab the ledge and activate the button. A similar location for the button can be found directly opposite the previous location. The player must use the AC unit to climb onto the platform and activate the button. Another button is on the ground floor, next to a trash can that can be drilled and searched. |
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Common Button Locations #5 |
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There are two locations where you can place the button near the clock tower. One is on the ledge and the other is at the top of the tower. You can reach the tower by ziplining or via a long ladder inside the Raider's Refuge. |
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Common Button Locations #6 |
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One of the buttons can be found inside a fallen steel panel, near the northern entrance to the Raider's Refuge. |
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Common Button Locations #7 |
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The final set of common button locations can be found on the damaged roof of the Raider's Refuge. Mostly on tile interiors and temporary metal shingles. |
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Common Button Locations #8 |
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North of the Raider's Refuge are the ruins of a house with a zip line. There is a possibility that a button will spawn inside the house. |
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Common Button Locations #9 |
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If you look to the southeast of Raider's Refuge, you'll find two different house ruins. One of them has a basement with a button spawn. The other house in the back has a metal cage and a button may spawn next to it. |
The fastest path to the button: Buttons in Raiders Refuge are randomly generated, so you can search for them as a way to quickly cover the maximum area. First, start at the two shacks located in front of the Raider's Refuge mentioned in . Location #9. After that, go to the button creation location. Location #1 It's near the basement door.
Check out the Raider's Refuge building and take a look around. Locations #2 and #6. Now you'll finally reach the back of the building's exterior, where you can go to the shack mentioned. Location #8. From the shack, take the zipline to the top of the Raider's Refuge building and investigate the area mentioned. Location #3.
Now go up the building and see if a button spawns on the roof you mentioned. Locations #5 and #7. Finally, look inside the building to see location #4 and near the yellow generator inside. This will prove to be the quickest route to ensure all button spawns and complete the Raider's Refuge puzzle. ARC Raiders.
When you finally find the four buttons, All the light bulbs turn green, You will then be able to successfully unlock the Raider's Refuge basement door. ARC Raiders. Use the ladder to go down to the basement and grab cupboards, drawers, weapon cases, and other crates in the basement to find valuable loot.
Most commonly, players can find epic crafting materials, tools, weapon blueprints, legendary and epic weapons, and other valuable trinkets in the basement. Once complete, quickly extract from the area and Bring all the loot back to Speranza to ARC Raiders.
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October 30, 2025
- ESRB
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Teen/Violence, Blood, In-Game Purchases, User Interaction
