ARC Raiders Updates

Every major ARC Raiders update since the October 2025 launch – The North Line, Cold Snap, Flashpoint, Riven Tides, Frozen Trail and 2.3.0.

Image: ARC Raiders / YouTube

ARC Raiders launched on October 30, 2025 and has grown with a steady stream of free updates – new maps, new ARC, events and systems. The biggest so far is 2.0 Frozen Trail, which added Pendola Pass in October 2026. Use the buttons to filter by type.

Launch year

2025 · 3 updates
Launch
Content update · October 30, 2025 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S with four maps: Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City, Spaceport and The Blue Gate.
The North Line
New map · November 13, 2025: the Stella Montis map, the Matriarch and Shredder ARC, the Breaking New Ground community event and Merits.
Cold Snap
Event · December 16, 2025: a Snowfall map condition, the Flickering Flames winter event and the first Expedition departure window.

2026

2026 · 4 updates
Flashpoint (1.22.0)
Content update · March 31, 2026: new ARC threats and the Close Scrutiny map condition.
Riven Tides (1.26.0)
New map · April 28, 2026: the Riven Tides map, the ARC Turbine, the Beachcombing condition and the Last Resort event.
Frozen Trail (2.0)
New map · October 8, 2026: Pendola Pass, the Bully, Skulker and Hydra ARC, a rebuilt Skill Tree, the Outpost base and the Reward Pass.
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Live Update 2.3.0
Patch · October 27, 2026: the Souls Offering project, Heavy Shield and Flame Spray buffs, better deep loot in the Emperor and Frigate, and the end of the Expedition Vault.
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Section images: official ARC Raiders trailers (ARC Raiders / YouTube).

How updates work

Two big updates a yearEmbark moved to two major content updates a year, starting with Frozen Trail in October 2026.
Fixes every three weeksSince 2.3.0, fix updates come every three weeks and the store updates weekly.
Community projectsMany updates arrive with a project where all players contribute, like Breaking New Ground and Souls Offering.

Reference page written by AI (Claude) and checked against the sources above. Games change with every patch – the patch this page was last checked for is shown at the top.