Arc Raiders, one of our most anticipated games of 2025, is free for all in its final pre-release pla
Published: January 01, 0001
We covered this back in September, but an awful lot of people are really looking forward to and so I reckon it's worth a reminder: The open-to-all Arc Raiders server slam playtest is now live, giving everyone a chance to dive in for the weekend ahead of its full release on October 30.
Game servers for big, anticipated new releases have a nasty tendency of crumbling under the load of a big launch day, as reminded us earlier this year. That's where a server slam—a stress test with [[link]] a [[link]] catchier name—comes in: The goal is to hammer the infrastructure as hard as possible to see how it holds up. It's not a guarantee of a smooth-sailing launch day (Dune: Awakening also ), but it's at least an attempt, and also a way of rooting out any overlooked issues that might trigger surprise headaches.
The Arc Raiders server slam includes the Dam Battlegrounds map, "a broken landscape of flooded lowlands and forgotten structures," playable solo or in a squad, and "a selection of early quests" offered by the Traders of Speranza, the in-game merchants. Basic crafting stations will be available but upgrades won't be possible during the playtest, and likewise some higher-end weapons, gear, and blueprints will be locked for the test as well.
As a little extra incentive, beyond [[link]] just free game for the weekend, everyone who takes part in the server slam will be able to claim the exclusive Server Slammer backpack when Arc Raiders goes live on October 30.
If you want to jump into the Arc Raiders server slam-bam-a-lam, you can do so on PC via or the . You can also get in on the action on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S, if that's what you're into.
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