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ARC Raiders has seven maps as of update 2.3.0 - Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City, Spaceport, The Blue Gate, Stella Montis, Riven Tides and Pendola Pass. Dam Battlegrounds is open from the start and is the easiest; the next three unlock by playing rounds.
ARC Raiders has seven maps on Embark's Map Conditions tracker as of update 2.3.0 (read Oct 31, 2026): Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City, Spaceport, The Blue Gate, Stella Montis, Riven Tides and Pendola Pass. New players start on Dam Battlegrounds, and TheGamer's guide of Feb 27, 2026 has Buried City opening after 6 rounds, Spaceport after 12 and The Blue Gate after 18. Every raid drops you on one map under whatever Map Conditions are running, so the same map can be a quiet scavenge one hour and a lightning storm the next. The clip is an Embark designer in Nov 2025 calling the Dam the first map players meet.
Quick facts
| Maps | 7, as of update 2.3.0, Oct 27, 2026 |
| Open from the start | Dam Battlegrounds |
| Newest map | Pendola Pass, Frozen Trail, update 2.0, Oct 8, 2026 |
| Indoor map | Stella Montis |
| Easiest, per PCGamesN | Dam Battlegrounds (Jun 24, 2026) |
| Most complex, per Embark | Pendola Pass, "our most complex map to date" |
| Raid length | 30 minutes (launch-era guides, Nov 2025) |
Sources: Embark's tracker, Embark's Frozen Trail post, PCGamesN's map guide, TheGamer on extraction.
All seven maps
| Map | Added | Unlock | Difficulty (TheGamer, Feb 2026) | High-value areas (PCGamesN, Jun 2026) | Way out |
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| Dam Battlegrounds | Launch, Oct 30, 2025 | By default | Low | Hydroponic Dome Complex, Control Tower, Research and Administration | Elevators, hatches |
| Buried City | Launch | 6 rounds | Medium | Hospital, Space Travel, Town Hall | Metro stations, hatches |
| Spaceport | Launch | 12 rounds | Medium to high | Arrival Building, Launch Towers, Departure Building, Control Tower, Container Storage | Elevators, hatches |
| The Blue Gate | Launch | 18 rounds | High | Pilgrim's Peak, Checkpoint | Air shafts, hatches |
| Stella Montis | North Line, 1.2.0, Nov 13, 2025 | Community unlock, now open | High | Cultural Archives, Medical Research, Seed Vault | Includes a Seed Vault exit, hatches |
| Riven Tides | Riven Tides, 1.26.0, Apr 28, 2026 | No reliable source states it | Not rated | Hotel Panorama Azzurro, Port Authority Building | Not listed by a reliable source |
| Pendola Pass | Frozen Trail, 2.0, Oct 8, 2026 | No reliable source states it | Not rated | Dynamic Loot Zones vary by raid | Ballistic Gondola |
Sources: TheGamer's unlock guide (updated Feb 27, 2026, before the two newest maps), PCGamesN's map guide (Jun 24, 2026), Shacknews on hatches (Nov 2, 2025), TheGamer on extraction (Nov 1, 2025), Embark's North Line, Riven Tides and Frozen Trail notes.
How to unlock maps
Dam Battlegrounds is available at once. TheGamer lists the rest as simple round counts: play 6 rounds for Buried City, 12 for Spaceport and 18 for The Blue Gate. That guide is dated Feb 27, 2026, and Frozen Trail reworked the Map Selection screen on Oct 8, 2026, so treat the counts as the last published figures. Stella Montis arrived behind a community unlock event and TheGamer now lists it as already open.
No reliable source read on Oct 31, 2026 states how Riven Tides or Pendola Pass unlock. The map screen shows what your account still needs.
Which map is best?
There is no single best map: it depends on what you need. In the clip Embark says each map is designed to draw out new strategies.
- Learning the game: Dam Battlegrounds. PCGamesN calls it "generally the easiest map to get around" and says it usually holds the least aggressive players (Jun 24, 2026). Embark cut Comets and Fireflies there in 1.26.0 to protect beginners.
- Selling trinkets: TheGamer points to Buried City and The Blue Gate's Village, Ancient Fort and Ruined Homestead (Nov 4, 2025; check loot zones since). More on the Money Making Guide.
- Blueprints: Stella Montis took the Aphelion blueprint drop from the Matriarch in 1.7.0, with item and blueprint spawn rates raised. See Blueprints.
- Exodus loot and raised value: Riven Tides, whose overall loot value rose about 15% in 2.0.
- Late-game upgrades: Pendola Pass, for the Fallen Emperor. Modules for Weapon Amplification come from there or the Frigate, per Destructoid (Oct 10, 2026).
Conditions change every map
Conditions run on one-hour slots shown on Embark's tracker, per server region since update 1.42.0. Some belong to one map: Beachcombing to Riven Tides, Bird City to Buried City, Locked Gate to The Blue Gate, Redirection to Pendola Pass. Others, such as the Frigate, move between maps. Check the tracker before you load in: Embark's tracker page for the condition lists the Frigate on five maps. Every effect is on Map Conditions. The clip, a launch-era guide, shows Night Raid as one such change.
Getting out differs by map too, and Pendola Pass has its own method: see Extraction and Raider Hatches. Named doors and the keys for them are on Keys. The clip names the gondola extractions among what was built for Pendola Pass.
Frequently asked questions
How many maps does ARC Raiders have? ARC Raiders has seven maps as of update 2.3.0 (read Oct 31, 2026): Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City, Spaceport, The Blue Gate, Stella Montis, Riven Tides and Pendola Pass.
How do you unlock maps in ARC Raiders? Dam Battlegrounds is open from the start, and TheGamer lists 6 rounds for Buried City, 12 for Spaceport and 18 for The Blue Gate in ARC Raiders (Feb 27, 2026). No reliable source states the rule for Riven Tides or Pendola Pass.
What is the best map for beginners in ARC Raiders? Dam Battlegrounds is the usual start in ARC Raiders: it is unlocked by default, TheGamer rates it low difficulty, and PCGamesN calls it the easiest map to get around.
What is the newest ARC Raiders map? Pendola Pass is the newest ARC Raiders map. It arrived with Frozen Trail, update 2.0, on Oct 8, 2026.
Which ARC Raiders map has the best loot? ARC Raiders has no agreed best loot map. PCGamesN's Jun 24, 2026 ratings give Spaceport the most High-rated areas, five of seven, though that rating says nothing about how dangerous they are.
Are new ARC Raiders maps coming? Embark has not named or dated another ARC Raiders map as of Oct 31, 2026. What it has said is on What Comes Next.
Sources
- Map Conditions, Embark Studios, read Oct 31, 2026
- ARC Frigate condition, Embark Studios, read Oct 31, 2026
- FROZEN TRAIL - 2.0 Update, Embark Studios, Oct 8, 2026
- Frozen Trail, Embark Studios, Oct 8, 2026
- Frozen Trail 2.0 Update, Embark Studios, Oct 8, 2026
- Live Update 1.42.0, Embark Studios, Aug 21, 2026
- Riven Tides - Patch Notes Update 1.26.0, Embark Studios, Apr 28, 2026
- Riven Tides, Embark Studios, Apr 28, 2026
- COLD SNAP - December Update 1.7.0 Patch Notes, Embark Studios, Dec 16, 2025
- NORTH LINE - November Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes, Embark Studios, Nov 13, 2025
- Arc Raiders map, PCGamesN, Jun 24, 2026
- Where To Find The Best Loot On Each Map, TheGamer, Feb 27, 2026
- How to amplify weapons in ARC Raiders, Destructoid, Oct 10, 2026
- Best Ways To Earn Coins Fast, TheGamer, Nov 4, 2025
- Where to find a Raider Hatch, Shacknews, Nov 2, 2025
- Every Way To Extract In Arc Raiders, TheGamer, Nov 1, 2025
- The Evolution of ARC Raiders EP2 - The Life of a Raider, Embark Studios, Nov 28, 2025 (video)
- The Evolution of ARC Raiders S2: EP3 - Building New Maps, Embark Studios, Oct 21, 2026 (video)
- Arc Raiders- Ultimate Beginner’s Guide (Top Gameplay Tips You Need to Know!), Legacy Gaming, Oct 29, 2025 (video)
Moments
The Evolution of ARC Raiders EP2 - The Life of a Raider
ARC Raiders
The Evolution of ARC Raiders S2: EP3 - Building New Maps
ARC Raiders
Arc Raiders- Ultimate Beginner’s Guide (Top Gameplay Tips You Need to Know!)
Legacy Gaming
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Extraction and Raider HatchesTo extract in ARC Raiders, reach a map's exit, use the console and get inside before the round ends; it sets off an alarm and leaves by itself after 2 minutes. A Raider Hatch is a silent, instant exit that uses up a Raider Hatch Key. Pendola Pass uses a Ballistic Gondola instead.
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Bastion, Bombardier and ShredderTo kill a Bastion or Bombardier in ARC Raiders, hit the yellow leg joints to slow it, then the yellow canister or cylinder at the back. A Bombardier also relies on Spotters, so kill those first. A Shredder dies to its bottom thruster, with two Trigger Nades enough to finish one.
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See also
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Dam BattlegroundsDam Battlegrounds is the ARC Raiders starting map, open by default and rated low difficulty. Its best loot is at the Hydroponic Dome Complex, the Control Tower and Research and Administration, and it has four key rooms plus the Controlled Access Zone.
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Buried CityBuried City is the ARC Raiders urban map in Southern Calabretta, unlocked after 6 rounds in TheGamer's Feb 2026 guide. Its best loot is at the Hospital, Space Travel and Town Hall, and it has four key rooms, metro station exits and the Bird City condition.
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SpaceportSpaceport is the ARC Raiders launch complex map, unlocked after 12 rounds in TheGamer's Feb 2026 guide and rated medium to high difficulty. PCGamesN rates five of its seven areas High for loot, including the Launch Towers, and it holds the Hidden Bunker.
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The Blue GateThe Blue Gate is the ARC Raiders mountain map, unlocked after 18 rounds in TheGamer's Feb 2026 guide and rated high difficulty. Its best loot is at Pilgrim's Peak and the Checkpoint, both heavily guarded, and it has four key rooms and its own Locked Gate condition.
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Stella MontisStella Montis is the indoor ARC Raiders map, a mountain research facility added in update 1.2.0 on Nov 13, 2025 behind a community unlock that is now open. Its best loot is at the Cultural Archives, Medical Research and the Seed Vault, and it has its own Night Raid.