ARC Raiders is out now and making waves across PC and consoles. Following a very successful launch, expect Embark Studios to drop patches and content updates fast and regularly. Here we’ll be collecting every ARC Raiders update, patch notes and dates included.
Complete patch notes and changelogs will be listed in this page with their respective release dates as they arrive, and of course, expect full rundowns of every new piece of content coming to the extraction shooter as Embark Studios shapes its seemingly bright future and makes big plans after the positive critical and player reception.
ARC Raiders Latest Patch Notes – Hotfix 1.13.1
ARC Raiders received the large Headwinds content update on January 27, kicking off 2026’s roadmap and its first phase. It has been dubbed Escalation, contains four monthly content updates, and will end in April. It was followed by the small Hotfix 1.13.1 on January 28. You can find the full (but brief) patch notes for it below:
“Yesterday’s update introduced a handful of unintended issues. We are rolling out a hotfix that addresses the most impactful ones we’ve identified so far. Xbox will be delayed but we are actively working on it and during this time, Xbox players will unfortunately not be able to cross play.”
Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused unintended fire rate changes to several weapons. Dev Note: Following yesterday’s update, some weapons were affected by a bug that reduced their rate of fire. This was not an intentional change. We always aim to include all changes in our patch notes, and we appreciate you flagging this quickly.
- Fixed an issue where some cosmetics available through Raider Tokens were missing from the customization menu if they hadn’t been purchased yet.
- Fixed an issue where parts of the Ukrainian localization unintentionally appeared in the game. Dev Note: We’re actively working on a full Ukrainian translation among other languages for ARC Raiders and will release once they are ready.
- We have heard you wondering about the loot appearing too slowly. We have rebalanced the speed at which the first item appears when looting. The looting speed before 1.13.0 was unintended. Players with the Looter’s Instincts unlocked will still see loot faster than those without.
ARC Raiders Roadmap of Updates for 2025 – 2026
Here’s the full list of updates and patches that ARC Raiders has received since its launch:
| Patch Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|
| First hotfix | 31 October, 2025 |
| Patch 1.1.0 | 6 November, 2025 |
| Update 1.2.0 | 13 November, 2025 |
| Patch 1.3.0 | 20 November, 2025 |
| Patch 1.4.0 | 27 November, 2025 |
| Patch 1.6.0 | 11 December, 2025 |
| Patch 1.7.0 | 16 December, 2025 |
| Hotfix 1.7.2 | 18 December, 2025 |
| Update 1.11.0 | 13 January, 2026 |
| Patch 1.12.0 | 20 January, 2026 |
| Patch 1.13.0 | 27 January, 2026 |
| Hotfix 1.13.1 | 28 January, 2026 |
Make sure to bookmark this page if you’re looking to stay on top of every update and patch going live, and of course, don’t forget to keep two eyes on our coverage of ARC Raiders as it ushers in a new future for the online extraction shooter genre.
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