ARC Raiders players looking for places to use their key cards have a useful new tool thanks to the hard work of one dedicated player. Key Cards are a type of item that players will come across a lot of during their time ARC Raidersand knowing where to use them can save a lot of time searching.
Popularity ARC Raiders made the extraction shooter an instant hit upon its official release on October 30, with the game peaking at over 459,000 consecutive players on Steam and continuing to regularly post daily highs of over 300,000 nearly a month after launch. That increase in player activity has ARC Raiders battle games like Helldivers 2 and Battlefield 6and Steam Charts currently ranks it as the fourth most played game in the last 30 days on the platform.
How to extract in ARC Raiders
Players will need to mine in ARC Raiders during raids to bring home all the gear and loot. Here's how to do it normally and via Raider Hatches.
An ARC Raiders fan creates a useful interactive card usage map
ARC Raiders you can find key cards scattered throughout the game that can be used to access locked doors, containers, and other restricted areas. In an effort to clear up any confusion about how to use these keycards, Reddit user pRoDeeD has put together a free one-page PDF guide that pinpoints the location of every locked door in the game and which keycards you'll need to have in your inventory to open them, along with links to video tutorials on how to find each of those locations. Convenient division of the list by dividing the points of interest between each of them ARC Raiders map, the reference tool shows where 20 different standard key cards can be used in the game. Each map is marked with four keycard locations, except for the Dam Battlegrounds map, which has twice as many.
There are several different ways players can get most of the key cards ARC Raiders. Probably the most effective method is to find them in random loot drops from containers, as areas with high loot value seem to provide a better chance of picking them up. Alternatively, players can also participate ARC RaidersPvP action while hunting key cards.
One particular type of key card that is more accessible than others Arc RaiderA Raider Hatch Key that can be crafted at the Tech Station for the cost of six ARC Alloy and 50 Plastic Parts. Alternatively, players have the option to purchase a Raider Hatch Key for 9,000 coins from Shani in Speranzo once they reach level 12, or they can hunt for them in Raider Stashes scattered throughout the game world. Raider Hatch Keys are especially useful for players who want to exit maps quickly with their loot intact. The interactive map tool highlights some locations where Raider Hatch keys can be used, but players can also find these locations themselves via the in-game map, where they are marked much like regular extraction zones, but also marked with a special down arrow icon.
The interactive map tool is currently up to date, including the latest Stella Montis game map that was released within the framework ARC RaidersThe mid-November North Line update provides players with a condensed, high-altitude battlefield full of chokepoints and melee action. Embark Studios hasn't revealed any other specific maps coming anytime soon, but more are likely on the way, and the developers have predicted that the free update planned for December will likely include at least some new map conditions. It seems that the creator of the interactive card map plans to continue updating it as more content is added to the game, as its interface includes a link to download the latest version.
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October 30, 2025
- ESRB
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Teen / Violence, Blood
