As Arc Raiders celebrates its first birthday, publisher Nexon reveals the extraction shooter has topped 17 million sales, but revenue is set to decline

Arc Raiders has sold more than 17 million copies in its first year, making it one of publisher Nexon’s most successful games. But sales have slowed, and Nexon expects revenue in the fourth quarter to be lower than during the game’s launch period a year earlier.

Nexon said only one million copies were sold in the third quarter and expects revenue to be broadly flat compared with the previous quarter. The Frozen Trail update helped bring back lapsed players and attract new ones, lifting Steam player numbers and reportedly contributing to a six-month high across platforms. Nexon also credited the game with much of its year-on-year revenue growth for the nine months to 30 September; its future plans for a permanent player-versus-environment mode remain unclear.