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Arc Raiders , Embark Studios' popular extraction shooter, has exceeded 17m copies sold, according to publisher Nexon.

Arc Raiders was released at the end of October 2025, so reaching that milestone in a year is nothing to scoff at. According to Nexon's latest earnings report , however, only 1m copies of those 17 were sold in the third quarter - meaning sales have certainly slowed down.

Relatedly, Nexon said it expects Arc Raiders' revenue to decline in the fourth quarter compared to the same period last year - when the game enjoyed its hugely successful launch - and anticipates revenue will be "broadly flat sequentially".…