ARC Raiders fixes Crossplay issues with new April 30 update

Embark Studios has started rolling out a brand new ARC Raiders update today, April 30th, in hopes of fixing a recent issue that was banning many players from crossplay. latest ARC Raiders available to download right now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, the update comes just days after Riven Tides' launch and brings the game to version 1.26.1 with a handful of bug fixes and general improvements.

Earlier this week, Embark released the much-anticipated Riven Tides update, marking the end of the current schedule for 2026. While the patch added tons of free content to the popular extraction shooter, it also seemingly broke ARC RaidersCrossplay feature. Shortly after the update went live, players took to social media to report that the crossplay setting had suddenly been disabled and greyed out, meaning it could not be re-enabled. This meant it was impossible to sync with other platforms and thousands of fans couldn't chat with friends outside of their respective platform.

Two characters in the forest in ARC Raiders.

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ARC Raiders Update 1.26.1

Fortunately, Embark quickly fixed the crossplay bug and offered fans a temporary solution. However, those who didn't want to reset all their game settings had to wait for the official patch, which is now rolling out to users on all platforms. According to Embark, the latest ARC Raiders The update, which brings the shooter to version 1.26.1 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, addresses a critical issue that disabled crossplay for users and also includes additional crash fixes. The team also says it has fixed some color variations on some backpacks as it works to address more frequent crashes for a future patch.

Who is that character?

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Who is that character?

Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.

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Patch 1.26.1 has no content, but it was only earlier this week ARC Raiders have been treated to a major Riven Tides update. The free update brought a lot of new content to the shooter, including a brand new map also called Riven Tides, a new big ARC enemy known as Turbine, tons of new items, and more. Fans can also jump into the new Beachcombing Map Condition, which is exclusive to Riven Tides and allows players to pull out their metal detectors and dig up some rewards along the beach.

Riven Tides also marked the beginning ARC RaidersThe third expedition, which is preparing to depart on May 11. Those looking to reset their progress in exchange for some in-game perks, such as an extra spot in the Stash and the potential to earn up to five more skill points, will need to make sure they've contributed to their caravan before they can leave the Rust Belt next month. Embark also made some pretty major changes with the third expedition, removing the Stash/Coin value requirement for skill points and introducing a brand new damage challenge. Players will now need to hit 100,000 damage before May 11th if they want to get all five skill points for the expedition.

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ARC RaidersThe number of players has been dropping quite drastically in recent weeks, but the release of Riven Tides seems to have brought players back into the game, at least for now. According to data from SteamDB, the shooter Embark averages around 80,000 to 95,000 players at its peak on Steam. That number managed to climb to 135,000 with the game's latest update, but it's still a long way from Shrouded Sky, which had more than 250,000 concurrent players at the time of its February release.