Arc Raiders Cold Snap is the final content update in a successful 2025 for Embark’s extraction title. Having released at the end of October, the game subsequently sold more than four million copies by mid-November, surged beyond 700,000 concurrent players, and even took home the Best Multiplayer Game title at The Game Awards.
So what now? December 16 brought Cold Snap to close out the year, and it’s more than a chill wind blowing our way. The timely, somewhat seasonal update adds more of most things, but is it actually any good? We’ve been braving the harsh conditions Topside and trawling the patch notes to get a feel for any wins and losses.