ARC Raiders 2.0 'Frozen Mountain Path' Update Lifts Game Up Steam Charts
The October 8 update drove ARC Raiders to 3rd in Steam's global revenue ranking and past 180,000 peak concurrent players on October 12.
ARC Raiders received its 2.0 major update, titled 'Frozen Mountain Path', on October 8, 2026, according to techm.kr. The update adds a snowy region with blizzards and dungeon-style content called 'Fallen Emperor', which is filled with traps and threats.
The update pushed the game back up Steam's charts. On October 12, 2026, ARC Raiders rose to 3rd place in Steam's global revenue ranking, and its peak concurrent player count on the platform exceeded about 180,000 the same day.
For the Steam weekly global revenue ranking covering October 6 to 13, 2026, ARC Raiders placed 9th. More than 3,400 new user reviews were posted on the game's Steam store page after the October 8 update, and about 75% of them were positive.
The game is currently running a PvE mode test that excludes player-versus-player combat.
Earlier performance
ARC Raiders launched in October 2025. In the second quarter of 2026 it earned 18.3 billion yen (about 163.4 billion won), roughly 15% of Nexon's total revenue, with Western market revenue more than tripling year-on-year. The game also drove Nexon's record-high first-half performance in 2026. After its popularity began to stabilize downward from April 2026, the October 12 concurrent player count was the highest recorded since then.
Quick answers
When did the ARC Raiders 2.0 'Frozen Mountain Path' update come out?
The update was released on October 8, 2026.
What does the 'Frozen Mountain Path' update add?
It adds a snowy region with blizzards and dungeon-style content called 'Fallen Emperor', filled with traps and threats.
How high did ARC Raiders rank on Steam after the update?
It rose to 3rd place in Steam's global revenue ranking on October 12, 2026, with peak concurrent players above about 180,000.