# “We need to understand what the need is here” – Arc Raiders studio still undecided about the future of PvE despite a seemingly successful test

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/we-need-to-understand-what-the-need-is-here-arc-raiders-studio-still-undecided-about-the-future-of-pve-despite-a-seemingly-successful-test/
- Published: 2026-10-28T11:58:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T12:34:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/arc-raiders-pve-mode-embark-undecided
- Topics: Software, Technology

## Key points

- Embark is still assessing the PvE test.
- The studio is weighing several possible formats.
- Frozen Trail lifted player numbers to a six-month high.

## Summary

Embark has not decided whether to make Arc Raiders’ PvE mode a permanent feature, despite generally favourable feedback from its first test. Executive producer Aleksander Grøndal said the studio is reviewing the results and needs to work out how a PvE option could serve players without weakening the game’s central premise.

Arc Raiders began development as a cooperative PvE shooter before becoming an extraction game that combines player-versus-environment and player-versus-player action. Grøndal said the studio is considering whether PvE should be a relaxed side mode, an AI challenge or a complete separate experience. Its latest update, Frozen Trail, also brought player numbers to their highest point in six months.

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