The notion of player-versus-environment (PvE) content in the extraction world has long caused dissent amongst the genre’s die-hard fans. It’s a divisive debate that splits the community down the middle, but despite the defensive chatter from PvP mains, it seems that almost every extraction title in the business is eager to provide a PvE alternative to help retain players. Except, of course, for ARC Raiders, the extraction adventure title from Embark Studios that hit the market last October. In recent months, the game has suffered immeasurably with player sentiments and a dwindling fanbase, but the team at Embark appears reluctant to answer the cries for PvE content, even when so many other extraction games are giving in to the trend. Would PvE Content Save ARC Raiders? Many argue that offering PvE map conditions, modes, or servers would ‘save’ ARC Raiders, a game that has fallen out of the good graces of players worldwide in recent months. The team at Embark Studios started losing faith in the community around the end of 2025, and the game has been working into a downward spiral ever since. It’s not until October that the next major update for ARC Raiders will land, and nobody really knows what that looks like. It’s penned as being the most significant update yet, and many hope that it’ll introduce some PvE content, but we just have no idea. In China, Embark Studios has been testing a totally different version of ARC Raiders, and it was discovered that this new variant came with a PvE-focused map condition. There’s no indication this will be introduced to the ‘Western’ version of the game, prompting dismay amongst those who are chomping at the bit for player-versus-environment modes. If you meander into the average social media post from the ARC Raiders team, there’s