Arc Raiders
In short
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer third-person extraction shooter developed by Embark Studios. It won Best Multiplayer Game at The Game Awards 2025.
In plain words
Players enter dangerous areas to find loot and must escape before they are killed. You can play alone or in small teams of two or three people.
A simple example
A player enters a ruined city to collect rare scrap metal. They must fight off robotic enemies and other players to reach the extraction point safely.
Why it matters
It is a high-quality example of the extraction shooter genre using Unreal Engine 5. Its awards show it is a major success in modern multiplayer gaming.
Easy to mix up
Do not confuse it with other extraction shooters like Escape from Tarkov, which focuses more on realistic military simulation.