Arc Raiders Free Server Slam Weekend October 17-19

Embark Studios will open Arc Raiders to all players for a free server-slam test weekend from Friday, October 17, to Sunday, October 19, ahead of the game's full release on October 30. The test will begin at 6 a.m. Pacific Time 9 a.m. Eastern 2 p.m. British and conclude at 8 a.m. Pacific 11 a.m. Eastern 4 p.m. British on Sunday. The build will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.

The Server Slam is an open playtest intended to stress-test multiplayer systems and give players a sample of Arc Raiders gameplay. Participants can download and play for free during the window; no codes or payments are required to join. Players who use the same Embark account in the full release will receive a cosmetic Server Slammer backpack as a participation reward. Progress and experience from the test will not carry over to the retail release, but the test will offer a chance to try the game's extraction shooter systems, midtier gear and crafting stations, and to earn in-test rewards such as Feat challenges and Raider Cred used in Raider Decks.

The test centers on the Dam Battlegrounds, the game's largest map, which features varied points of...