ARC Raiders Update Adds Stella Montis Map

ARC Raiders, the extraction shooter from Embark Studios, continues to captivate players with its latest update, which introduces the expansive Stella Montis map set in a snowy research facility north of the Rust Belt Ridge. Released on October 30, 2025, and rated Teen for violence and blood, the game has earned strong praise from critics, averaging 88 out of 100 on OpenCritic with a 90 percent recommendation rate. The update, arriving shortly after launch, adds new quests, formidable enemies, and the game's first limited-time event, enhancing the core loop of scavenging resources, battling robotic ARC units, and extracting safely to the hub of Speranza.

At the heart of the update is Stella Montis, a densely packed environment filled with industrial complexes, loading bays, and metro stations. Players navigate this treacherous terrain solo or in squads, looting containers while evading or combating ARC threats. The map's design encourages strategic play, with hidden caches and puzzles rewarding exploration. For instance, the introductory quest "In My Image," assigned by trader Lance, tasks players with locating three inactive Androids scattered across key points of interest. One...