UPDATE: 2025/11/19 20:02 PT
ARC Raiders servers appear to be back online. Some players are still facing lengthy queues, likely due to many trying to get in-game at once. Original story follows.
Numerous reports from ARC Raiders players indicate that the game is currently down. The reports began emerging around 6 pm PT on November 19, and as of publication time, ARC Raiders players are still reporting issues getting into the game.
ARC Raiders has been doing quite well in terms of player popularity, with even the ARC Raiders server slam seeing a major turnout to play. However, despite the efforts to ensure that players can connect to the game seamlessly following those tests, there have been server issues with the game.
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ARC Raiders Players Report The Game is Down
Starting at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET, players began pouring into social media to report that ARC Raiders was down. Fans have reported that they seem to be stuck in the queue that isn’t moving. In addition to social media reports, DownDetector indicates that there have been tens of thousands of reports showing that there is currently an issue with the game. Players have also reported getting an error message labeled ARSB0003, which usually means that online services are unavailable. For the moment, players are stuck waiting for a solution from the game’s developer, Embark Studios. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time in recent history that ARC Raiders players have had difficulties getting into the game. Players reported server issues with ARC Raiders on November 2 and November 14 on social media, as well. Some have hypothesized that this current outage could be due to a hotfix being applied, but so far, the developers haven’t shared any updates or information about the downtime.
