{"id":2189436,"date":"2026-10-10T11:21:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T08:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2189436"},"modified":"2026-10-10T11:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T08:21:05","slug":"arc-raiders-could-eventually-be-split-into-pve-and-pvp-says-executive-producer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2189436","title":{"rendered":"Arc Raiders could eventually be split into PvE and PvP, says executive producer"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" 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class=\"header_actions\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"6bd46880-2f1c-43d7-b873-ed10ed59c226\" data-name=\"ARC Raiders\" data-follow-text=\"Follow ARC Raiders\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following ARC Raiders\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow ARC Raiders\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following ARC Raiders\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow ARC Raiders\" title=\"Follow ARC Raiders\"><br \/>\n  Follow ARC Raiders<br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n  <a class=\"button outline wide preferred_source_button\" data-component=\"preferred-source-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eurogamer.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\nPrioritise us on Google  <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/arc-raiders\">Arc Raiders<\/a> could eventually be split into PvE and PvP modes.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/will-pve-mode-split-arc-raiders-in-two-its-very-possible-says-executive-producer\/\">GamesRadar+<\/a> ahead of Embark&#8217;s limited PvE test next week, executive producer Aleksander Gr\u00f8ndal said the idea of a more peaceful Arc Raiders is &#8220;possible&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Arc Raiders &#8211; Official Camera Gadget Announce Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KQhLY1A_IKY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, the community is already split along those lines,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If the game eventually will represent that? Quite possibly. I think it&#8217;s important to respect how the players want to enjoy the game, even if it doesn&#8217;t necessarily fully gel with what we thought the game was initially or how we designed the game to be initially. It&#8217;s possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, it creates some challenges on our end. We need to figure out what we really mean by that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The test &#8216;toggles&#8217; the option to opt into PvE matchmaking, where Raiders can&#8217;t damage each other. Solos, duos, and trios will be matched into the same sessions, although Night Raids and the upcoming Frigate aren&#8217;t part of the test.<\/p>\n<p>Gr\u00f8ndal said the test, which runs from 13th to 20th October, will help Embark identify how best to implement PvE, but admitted it&#8217;s &#8220;somewhat limited around some of the higher-end stuff&#8221; because it &#8220;has a chance of affecting&#8221; the overall experience.<\/p>\n<p>A blog post from Embark goes into further detail, <a href=\"https:\/\/arcraiders.com\/news\/pve-toggle-beta-test\">writing<\/a>: &#8220;When ARC Raiders was conceived seven years ago, the vision of the game was quite different.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We originally envisioned a raid-based PvE Co-op game with looting mechanics. While the concept showed promise, we ran into significant challenges, and eventually decided to reset the game and build the high-tension PvPvE Extraction adventure that you know today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Embark&#8217;s player data shows the split in how the community most like to play: 37 percent are friendly co-op players, 34 percent are pure PvP players, and 27 percent flit between the two. Over 70 percent of friendly players and even 40 percent of PvP players, however, have expressed a &#8220;desire for fewer hostile encounters and 51 percent of the surveyed playerbase has expressed an interest in a dedicated PvE option&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>That said, there are caveats to the upcoming test, with Embark stating plainly that &#8220;it\u2019s possible that this will not work&#8221;, and the test &#8220;is not a promise that there will be a PvE mode in the future&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But take this as an indication that we are seriously considering it,&#8221; the studio added.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/arc-raiders-the-finals-film-tv-show-backrooms\">we learned film and TV show adaptations of Arc Raiders and The Finals are in the works<\/a>. Developer Embark Studios is collaborating with Chernin Entertainment to get the job done after Chernin Entertainment created the hugely successful Backrooms horror film.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/arc-raiders\">Arc Raiders<\/a> could eventually be split into PvE and PvP modes.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/will-pve-mode-split-arc-raiders-in-two-its-very-possible-says-executive-producer\/\">GamesRadar+<\/a> ahead of Embark&#8217;s limited PvE test next week, executive producer Aleksander Gr\u00f8ndal said the idea of a more peaceful Arc Raiders is &#8220;possible&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Arc Raiders &#8211; Official Camera Gadget Announce Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KQhLY1A_IKY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, the community is already split along those lines,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If the game eventually will represent that? Quite possibly. I think it&#8217;s important to respect how the players want to enjoy the game, even if it doesn&#8217;t necessarily fully gel with what we thought the game was initially or how we designed the game to be initially. It&#8217;s possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, it creates some challenges on our end. We need to figure out what we really mean by that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The test &#8216;toggles&#8217; the option to opt into PvE matchmaking, where Raiders can&#8217;t damage each other. Solos, duos, and trios will be matched into the same sessions, although Night Raids and the upcoming Frigate aren&#8217;t part of the test.<\/p>\n<p>Gr\u00f8ndal said the test, which runs from 13th to 20th October, will help Embark identify how best to implement PvE, but admitted it&#8217;s &#8220;somewhat limited around some of the higher-end stuff&#8221; because it &#8220;has a chance of affecting&#8221; the overall experience.<\/p>\n<p>A blog post from Embark goes into further detail, <a href=\"https:\/\/arcraiders.com\/news\/pve-toggle-beta-test\">writing<\/a>: &#8220;When ARC Raiders was conceived seven years ago, the vision of the game was quite different.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We originally envisioned a raid-based PvE Co-op game with looting mechanics. While the concept showed promise, we ran into significant challenges, and eventually decided to reset the game and build the high-tension PvPvE Extraction adventure that you know today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Embark&#8217;s player data shows the split in how the community most like to play: 37 percent are friendly co-op players, 34 percent are pure PvP players, and 27 percent flit between the two. Over 70 percent of friendly players and even 40 percent of PvP players, however, have expressed a &#8220;desire for fewer hostile encounters and 51 percent of the surveyed playerbase has expressed an interest in a dedicated PvE option&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>That said, there are caveats to the upcoming test, with Embark stating plainly that &#8220;it\u2019s possible that this will not work&#8221;, and the test &#8220;is not a promise that there will be a PvE mode in the future&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But take this as an indication that we are seriously considering it,&#8221; the studio added.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/arc-raiders-the-finals-film-tv-show-backrooms\">we learned film and TV show adaptations of Arc Raiders and The Finals are in the works<\/a>. Developer Embark Studios is collaborating with Chernin Entertainment to get the job done after Chernin Entertainment created the hugely successful Backrooms horror film.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News ARC Raiders Arc Raiders could eventually be split into PvE and PvP, says executive producer A PvE-ceful future? Image credit: Eurogamer News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on Oct. 10, 2026, 11:21 a.m. Follow ARC Raiders Prioritise us on Google Arc Raiders could eventually be split into PvE and PvP modes. 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