Arc Raiders sales top 16 million

Nexon said on May 14 that ARC Raiders had recently surpassed 16 million units sold worldwide, giving the strongest official confirmation yet of a sales milestone that had circulated in social posts and gaming coverage. The figure appeared in the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings materials and investor presentation, which described the game as the most successful new product release in Nexon’s history. Nexon said ARC Raiders sold an additional 4.6 million units in the quarter ended March 31, reaching 15.5 million units before moving past 16 million more recently. Embark Studios, the Stockholm-based developer behind ARC Raiders, has not posted a separate standalone release on its website about the 16 million figure. But Nexon’s earnings statement tied the game’s performance directly to the company’s broader growth plans, and earlier comments from Embark chief executive Patrick Söderlund said the success of ARC Raiders had given the studio enough stability to keep supporting the game while developing two additional projects. (markets.ft.com) ### Where did the 16 million figure come from? Nexon’s first-quarter 2026 earnings release said ARC Raiders “recently surpassed 16 million units,” after selling 4.6 million copies during the quarter and reaching 15.5 million cumulative sales by March 31. The same release said the title helped drive record quarterly revenue and operating income for the publisher. (embark-studios.com) The investor presentation published alongside the earnings release repeated the sales milestone and added player-engagement data. Nexon said more than half of the game’s active players had spent more than 100 hours in ARC Raiders, for a total of 1.5 billion hours played. ### Who is actually behind ARC Raiders? Embark Studios lists ARC Raiders and THE FINALS as its active projects on its official website. (markets.ft.com) The studio is based in Stockholm and operates as a Nexon-owned developer, while Nexon publishes consolidated financial results and investor materials that include Embark’s games. Nexon President and CEO Junghun Lee said in the earnings release that ARC Raiders showed the company now had “a Western development engine” capable of building global intellectual property at scale. (investgame.net) That characterization came from Nexon, not from an outside analyst, and was presented as part of the company’s explanation for its recent growth. (embark-studios.com) ### Did Embark really say two more games are in development? Patrick Söderlund told IGN in February that Embark had “two new games in development,” according to IGN’s interview coverage and follow-on reports quoting the interview. Söderlund linked ARC Raiders’ profitability to “financial security and employment stability,” saying the game’s performance gave the studio room to keep building. (markets.financialcontent.com) Embark’s official site does not currently identify those two projects by name, genre or release window. The company’s public-facing projects page still lists ARC Raiders and THE FINALS, with no separate pages for additional announced titles. ### What has the company said about what comes next for ARC Raiders? Nexon said on May 14 that ARC Raiders’ next major step is Frozen Trail, an October update that will include free and premium content. (me.ign.com) The company described it as the game’s largest-ever update in its earnings materials. Embark’s own website has continued to post roadmap and update items for ARC Raiders through 2026, including earlier roadmap entries for January through April. (embark-studios.com) Those posts show the studio is still treating the game as a live service title with regular content drops and support. ### What can be stated with confidence, and what remains unconfirmed? The verified facts are narrow. Nexon has officially said ARC Raiders passed 16 million units sold, sold 4.6 million units in the first quarter, and is due for an October Frozen Trail update. (morningstar.com) Söderlund has publicly said Embark is working on two additional games. (embark-studios.com) The unverified parts are the details circulating in reposts and social threads. Neither Nexon’s earnings materials nor Embark’s website gives names, platforms or release timing for the two new games, and Embark has not published a dedicated announcement laying out those projects. The next concrete milestone on the record is October, when Nexon says Frozen Trail is scheduled to arrive for ARC Raiders. (morningstar.com) (markets.ft.com)