# ARC Raiders’ PvE mode, explained

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/arc-raiders-pve-mode-explained/
- Published: 2026-10-27T20:48:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T21:39:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Destructoid
- Original article: https://www.destructoid.com/arc-raiders-pve-mode-explained/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- ARC Raiders has no official dedicated PvE mode.
- Avoiding fights can lead to calmer, PvE-focused lobbies.
- Embark is reviewing its test but has promised no new mode.

## Summary

ARC Raiders has no dedicated PvE mode, but players can still have matches focused on fighting the game’s machines by avoiding combat with other raiders. The article says this can provide a lower-stakes experience, though hostile players may still appear.

Embark temporarily disabled player damage for a test from 13 to 20 October and is reviewing feedback from millions of matches, without promising a permanent PvE mode. The article describes aggression-based matchmaking as tending to group players with similar behaviour, so avoiding fights can lead to calmer lobbies, though it may take time to calibrate and means giving up some self-defence.

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