ARC Raiders Reminds Me What It Feels Like to Survive, Not Dominate

If the reported strain on the game’s servers is any indication, ARC Raiders is destined to be one of the year’s biggest shooters, buoyed by the continued popularity of the extraction shooter subgenre. ARC Raiders is one of the better on-ramps into the world of extraction shooters, thanks to its more leveled playing field and willingness to embrace a more casual audience, but that’s not to say that the game doesn’t present a fair challenge. Quite the opposite, as my time with the game so far has humbled me in ways that aren’t uncommon in the extraction shooter subgenre, emphasizing survival gameplay way more than its competitors.