ARC Raiders Shrouded Sky Global Release Times

Thanks to the roadmap Embark Studios has provided for the first months of 2026, ARC Raiders players now know what to expect in each month. Every month seems to bring at least a small update with a map condition, and most of them introduce new ARC threats to the game.

The Shrouded Sky update is the second update from the roadmap, which brings changes to the map, a new map condition, a new project, and a lot more. Here is when players can expect the ARC Raiders Shrouded Sky update to go live.

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When Will the ARC Raiders Shrouded Sky Update Release? (Global Release Times)

With the latest teaser announcement, we now know that the release date for the Shrouded Sky update will be February 24th. This means that players will have until the 24th to complete the Shared Watch Event, which has a track where you can earn rewards in exchange for merits you earn.

If you’re wondering when the new ARC Raiders update will be available for you, here are the release times for Shrouded Sky:

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What’s Coming in ARC Raiders Shrouded Sky Update

Image via Game Rant; Source: Embark Studios

After the Headwinds update that went live in January, players will be happy to know that the Shrouded Sky update is going to be much larger in terms of content being added to the game. Here is a breakdown of everything new being added to ARC Raiders with Shrouded Sky:

• The Hurricane Map Condition: This map condition revolves around wind that will change some of the maps. Having a tailwind will make you fast, while going against the gale winds will reduce your stamina considerably and affect your speed. There is low visibility throughout the maps, meaning it will be harder to spot a raider from afar, so be careful of ambushes! Due to the strong winds, debris might fly around in the open areas, which can affect your shield if you are struck by it. You can also find valuable raider caches in random spots.
• New ARC Threat: The devs haven’t announced any information about the new enemy, but from the small cameo in the teaser, we can deduce that it is a ground-based ARC. Since the gale force of the hurricane could possibly affect the flying ARCs, you will find the new ARC roaming the areas outside of the buildings.
• There will be a few map changes, a new Project where you have to exchange items to get various rewards, and also a new Raider Deck that you can pretty much max out on the first day if you have enough Creds saved up.
• Lastly, players can also take part in the second expedition window. This will increase your stash space by 24 in total from the base 280. You will also get 5 skill points and catch up on the five skill points if you missed the first expedition. There is a 10% XP boost now, along with a 12% boost to the materials Scrappy gathers. The value of repairs will also go up to 70%, which means in most cases a single repair will be enough to make most items usable for the next match. Apart from all of these, you will get new cosmetics for Scrappy and also your raider, which seems to be the evolved variant of the Patchwork Outfit.

Since every update has changes to weapons, players can expect some of the weapons to get nerfs or buffs depending on how they are performing in the game and how much players are using them against the ARCs and online raiders.

Released

October 30, 2025

ESRB

Teen / Violence, Blood

Engine

Unreal Engine 5

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op