ARC Raiders Down: Server Outage Leaves Players Waiting—Latest Updates & Expected Fix Time

Thousands of players woke up today to discover ARC Raiders servers unreachable, prompting a flood of “ARC Raiders down” searches as matchmaking froze and loot runs abruptly ended. Embark Studios has confirmed the outage is the result of an “extensive, coordinated” distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting both ARC Raiders and sister title The Finals, and says its strike team is “working hard on mitigations and solutions”. The disruption began late last night and continues this morning, leaving many players stuck on infinite loading screens or booted from raids without loot. Community manager “Ossen” reiterated on the official X account that engineers are “hunkering down” this week to shore up defenses and restore stability, but no ETA has been given. PC Gamer reports that Embark is deploying new filtering rules and expanding server capacity to absorb malicious traffic, yet intermittent outages are expected until the assault subsides. How to check ARC Raiders server status 1. Official status page: ArcStatus.com shows live indicators for uptime, degraded performance, and maintenance windows. 2. @ARCRaidersGame on X posts real-time updates and patch notes. 3. Third-party monitors like Downdetector visualize player-reported spikes. What players can do while servers are down • Avoid force-closing the client mid-raid to reduce risk of corrupted progress once servers return. • Verify game files and disable Raider Voice Beta, which Embark says can amplify crash frequency. • Follow regional community Discord channels where moderators relay hotfix timings first. Will your loot be safe? Embark states that profile data is stored in cloud backups unrelated to the affected front-end servers, so items earned before the disconnect should reappear when services normalize. However, raids that crashed mid-session likely did not save, and lost gear will not be reimbursed until an automated rollback system launches “later this season,” according to today’s support post. When will ARC Raiders be back online? Historically, the shooter recovered from November’s shorter attack within 12 hours, but current traffic volumes are significantly higher, suggesting the downtime could last a full day or more. Embark promises a make-good event once stability is restored, so keep an eye on social feeds for double-loot weekends and free cosmetic drops as compensation. Refresh the status links above before queuing—until the green light returns, ARC Raiders remains officially down.