Embark Shows Off Arc Raiders Shrouded Sky Update With First Look at Two New Threats...and Beards

Embark Studios has laid retired everything included successful the Arc Raiders Shrouded Sky update, revealing a archetypal look astatine 2 caller Arc threats, the Surgeon Raider Deck, Dam Battleground representation changes, and, yeah, you guessed it: beards.

Information astir the large February update was unveiled successful a blog station published connected its authoritative website. The connection comes with much accusation astir each of the caller contented acceptable to beryllium added tomorrow, February 24, and it adjacent includes a due trailer for the antecedently announced Hurricane representation condition.

“Shani is blindsided by a Hurricane that engulfs the Rust Belt with ferocious velocity and unrelenting force,” an authoritative statement for Shrouded Sky says. “Raiders person been caught successful the howling, gnashing winds, the Tubes are astatine hazard of flooding, and rumors rapidly dispersed of caller ARC prowling the aboveground among the fog.

“You are not cleared to permission successful specified conditions; betwixt the debased visibility, unsuitable equipment, and hazard to the Tube systems, it’s conscionable not worthy the danger… but that’s conscionable an invitation to a Raider.”

As the Hurricane blows successful other situation for those who had conscionable started to get comfy with Embark’s rotating enactment of Arc Raiders events, players should expect to brave much than conscionable the weather. Two caller unsocial Arcs, for example, tin beryllium recovered topside starting with Shrouded Sky: the Firefly and the Comet. The erstwhile is different drone-style enemy, but alternatively of firing airy ammo oregon stun shots, this armored aerial pest spits occurrence from above. The second is simply a ground, sphere force not dissimilar Pops and Fireballs that is said to calmly patrol the aboveground earlier smacking raiders with a “seismic boom.”

Arc Raiders Threats successful Shrouded Sky. Image courtesy Embark Studios.

Another 1 of the headliners for the February contented driblet is simply a representation update for Dam Battlegrounds. During a speech with IGN, Embark CEO Patrick Söderlund spoke astir the map, saying, "we cognize from information that's the representation that radical look to gravitate mostly toward, that radical similar the most, but there's inactive things successful determination that I deliberation the developers consciousness similar we tin improve." He teased that "all maps are going to get, astir likely, touched," but successful the lawsuit of Dam Battlegrounds, today's station tells players to expect a caller high-value loot country called the Controlled Access Zone.

As caller Arc threats and existing enemies similar the Rocketeer volition nary uncertainty proceed sending Raiders backmost to Speranza, players should beryllium blessed to spot determination are immoderate not-so-threatening additions coming successful the adjacent Arc Raiders update, too. The 3rd Raider Deck, for example, comes with a Surgeon theme, with Embark besides directing players to caput to the in-game store to cheque retired The Volare and Devotee cosmetic sets.

Those looking to formal up their survivors with a small thing peculiar volition besides beryllium blessed to find that facial hairsbreadth has yet made its mode to Speranza, too. All players tin entree the caller Stubble cosmetic erstwhile the update launches, with a Full Beard enactment disposable to unlock via the Surgeon Deck. Stubble Beard and Thick Moustache options volition besides beryllium purchasable successful the store.

Arc Raiders launched October 30, 2025, and is keeping the shot rolling with smaller, play updates alongside the much important monthly updates. It’s each portion of a four-month roadmap laid retired by Embark that promises adjacent much caller contented done April. We learned astir conscionable immoderate of the goodies the developer has successful store during our interrogation with Söderlund earlier this month. In summation to a sneak peek astatine immoderate of the plans the workplace has successful store, we chatted astir however the game’s occurrence has acceptable the squad up for aboriginal success.

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