Im stunned by how different Arc Raiders is when played solo, and it seems Im not the only one the community is highlighting the wholesome nature of
playing alone

Date:
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:23:53 +0000

Description:
Arc Raiders is a totally different game when played solo, as youre more
likely to encounter friends than foes as you explore the PvP post-apocalyptic wastelands

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While your social feeds have no doubt been filled with tense Arc Raiders PvP firefights recently, the game actually has a much stranger, and decidedly
more wholesome side.

Solo play, in my experience, has been a night and day difference when
compared to jumping in with a squad. You always feel underpowered against the ARC and will likely spend most of your time sneaking around buildings. This
is a PvP game, however, and whether you intend to or not, youll always come across another player during a match.

What I wasnt expecting while playing Arc Raiders solo was for 90 percent of
PvP interaction to be friendly ones. Ive had plenty of players sneak up on me while Im busy looting, but instead of swinging a weapon at my head (theyd certainly have every opportunity for a quick kill), theyve called out Dont Shoot!, a phrase that is now used in-game to signal that youd really rather
not fight each other.

This emerging sense of camaraderie is being reported by many Arc Raiders players, with the games official Reddit currently flooded with tales of
enemies turned friends. In a post by 'u/mayormcskeez' , the user praises the community: the fact that the community has decided that most interactions are friendly is fantastic.

My experience so far with other players from r/ArcRaiders

Another post (seen above) jokes about the difference in Arc Raiders Solo and Squad encounters.

Of course, Arc Raiders is a PvP experience, so youre largely left to decide whether you want to team up or hunt other Raiders, but it does appear that
the scales are tipped towards friendly interactions currently.

As posted by 'u/iReaddit-KORTTOR' , betrayals are still happening, as are
kills while extracting, but theres a surprisingly chill community playing
Solo at present: Going solo - I fully expected it to be a free-for-all. Kill
or be killed. All for one. But Ive been largely surprised at how chill and helpful people are in solo.

This all tracks with my personal experience playing Arc Raiders, mostly Solo. Just last night, I was shot at from afar, and after a minute or two of
trading shots at long range, I heard my enemy shout out, Dont Shoot!.

I replied with the same, and we both slowly walked out of cover with our weapons stowed away. After a quick greeting, we went our separate ways, avoiding a drawn-out firefight that would have surely seen at least one of us killed.

In another instance, I found myself injured and pinned down by flying ARC enemies. I made a break for cover, and just as the ARC was lining up a shot,
I heard shots in the distance. I assumed the worst, but as the ARC came crashing down around me, I realized that Id just been saved by another
player, who could easily have finished me off.

Embark Studios just unveiled the Arc Raiders roadmap for the rest of 2025,
with a new map and events scheduled to arrive soon. With updates coming at
such a rapid pace, its very likely well be adding Arc Raiders to our list of the best multiplayer PC games to play in 2025 before the year is done.

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