Industry analyst Michael Pachter said in a recent SIFTD Games video that ARC Raiders had a total budget of about $75 million, with that number including marketing costs. Pachter called out the timeframe and staffing behind the number. He said the game was developed over roughly three years by a team of about 70 people. Pachter also stated, “ARC Raiders cost $75 million to make.”
The analyst tied that budget to the title’s commercial results. Pachter said the game has already generated roughly $500 million from more than 12 million copies sold and predicted it may approach a billion in lifetime revenue. Embark Studios’ ARC Raiders has also faced operational headwinds since launch. The developer reported what it called “extensive, coordinated DDoS attacks,” and the game has seen a surge of cheating that Embark says it is addressing. See reporting on the cheater surge here for details on the studio’s response.
The claim about the $75 million budget came toward the end of Pachter’s video discussion about broader industry budgets and how different studios compare. The full SIFTD Games segment is available on YouTube.
Share thoughts in the comments or on X, Bluesky, YouTube, or Instagram.
ARC Raiders
Developed by Embark Studios
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer, extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.
- Genre: Shooter
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release: 2025-10-30
- Publisher: Embark Studios
-
Age Rating:
ESRB T / PEGI 16 / GRAC 15+ / USK 18 / CLASS_IND 14 / ACB M
- IGDB Rating: 89.7/100
