Arc Raiders
Hacker ApprovedThe most recommended of 20 multiplayer shooters
Multiplayer shooter that runs well on Linux and Proton, with few cheaters reported by many players. Critics point to poor performance and cheating.
Multiplayer shooter that runs well on Linux and Proton, with few cheaters reported by many players. Critics point to poor performance and cheating.
64 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 52
- criticize it
- 12
- approval share
- 81%
Recommended in 10 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 52 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 10 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Runs well on Linux and Proton
“Arc Raiders is a great example of a modern and popular multiplayer game that works with proton”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm” “It is shocking how well Arc Raiders handles ray tracing on Linux.”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “Linux gamers on Steam cross over the 3% mark” “Arc Raiders runs just fine on Linux and is a strictly PvP game”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux” - Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Modder Runs GTA III Inside GTA: San Andreas on an In-Game TV”
- Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “Games using anti-cheats and their compatibility with GNU/Linux or Wine/Proton”
- Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Valve is about to win the console generation”
Enjoyable, fun game to play
“I'm 39 and just spent 50 hours in Arc Raiders, much of it in a state of wonder and discovery.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Bruno Simon – 3D Portfolio” “ARC Raiders is one of my favorite games right now”
Comment from 20 Jul 2026 in “Corners Don't Look Like That: Regarding Screenspace Ambient Occlusion” “Great game though, I'm really enjoying it too”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Using Generative AI in Content Production” - Comment from 15 Apr 2026 in “'Seeking connection': video game where players stopped shooting, started talking”
Looks great, strong visuals
“it's absolutely a feast for the eyes while also pioneering on several fronts especially around the bot movement and intelligence”
Comment from 23 Dec 2025 in “The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?” “ARC Raiders does look fantastic on a 1440p ultrawide”
Comment from 6 Mar 2026 in “AMD will bring its "Ryzen AI" processors to standard desktop PCs for first time” Runs smoothly on many setups
“The Finals, Arc Raiders, CS2, Hunt Showdown, Guild Wars 2, all run great.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows” “ARC Raiders is currently all working perfectly for me.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Linux gamers on Steam cross over the 3% mark” “Arc Raiders, Helldivers 2, Factorio, etc just fine.”
Comment from 10 Jun 2026 in “Google Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses, Edge, Opera to follow” - Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Wayland Nvidia”
- Comment from 2 Mar 2026 in “Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Visual issues and poor performance
“runs fantastic - but even still, it had noticeable visual issues”
Comment from 14 May 2026 in “Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features” “ARC Raiders has Theia anti tamper (very poor performance) but right now the number of cheaters is minimal”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “Games using anti-cheats and their compatibility with GNU/Linux or Wine/Proton” Cheaters overrun the game
“very quickly overrun by cheaters”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “I said no and Apple said yes” “Cheating killed the game.”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “I said no and Apple said yes” Bugs and launch freezes
“Can't get Arc Raiders to load, just freezes 15-30 seconds into the launch process”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Linux gamers on Steam cross over the 3% mark” “For the first ~9 months they did not fix any of the bugs in the main menu”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Where is all the new, good software?” Shallow, not particularly innovative content
“none of which are particularly innovative”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox” “Games made by hoards of anonymous contractors and maintained by a skeleton crew incapable of iterating meaningfully on their product.”
Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Microsoft Fire IdTech Team at Id Software”
Other multiplayer shooters people recommend
The four most recommended other multiplayer shooters, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc RaidersThis page | 52 | 12 | 81% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Fortnite | 33 | 55 | 38% | 9 | — | — |
| Counter-Strike | 30 | 19 | 61% | 11 | — | — |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27 | 19 | 59% | 10 | — | — |
| Overwatch 2 | 22 | 22 | 50% | 11 | — | — |
What people said
40 of the 74 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“For the first ~9 months they did not fix any of the bugs in the main menu”
“Cheating killed the game.”
“very quickly overrun by cheaters”
“they designed bosses that were too tough for most players to defeat on their own”
“somehow manages to make their online game run on the Deck”
“ARC Raiders is one of my favorite games right now”
“I like to play games like ARC Raiders using that setup. Works perfectly fine.”
“Games made by hoards of anonymous contractors and maintained by a skeleton crew incapable of iterating meaningfully on their product.”
“none of which are particularly innovative”
“games that run flawlessly with these engines (UE5: Arc Raiders”
“Arc Raiders, Helldivers 2, Factorio, etc just fine.”
“runs fantastic - but even still, it had noticeable visual issues”
“Arc raiders has been just good fun to watch”
“The latter can be far more relaxing yet still challenging.”
“The constant inherent danger, the different skill levels of raiders mixing together”
“ARC Raiders does look fantastic on a 1440p ultrawide”
“The release of Arc Raiders captured that original UO social dynamic perfectly.”
“I can even play ARC Raiders perfectly on it”
“playing games like Counterstrike or Arc Raiders than games like PUBG or Battlefield”
“Arc Raiders runs just fine on Linux and is a strictly PvP game”
“The Finals, Arc Raiders, CS2, Hunt Showdown, Guild Wars 2, all run great.”
“PUBG or Arc Raiders have over 100 players in a game”
“it's absolutely a feast for the eyes while also pioneering on several fronts especially around the bot movement and intelligence”
“They also use AI for the robotic kinematics which looks absolutely fantastic.”
“I wish it didn’t, but this is not something that’d affect gameplay much.”
“seems to have avoided the heap of criticism because of performance”
“I'm 39 and just spent 50 hours in Arc Raiders, much of it in a state of wonder and discovery.”
“Currently playing ARC Raiders and it works great.”
“the developers have done a really good job with ARC Raiders”
“Arc Raiders is a great example of a modern and popular multiplayer game that works with proton”
“I have 95 hours into the game and have not encountered 1 cheater.”
“ARC Raiders has Theia anti tamper (very poor performance) but right now the number of cheaters is minimal”
“I've been playing Arc Raiders a lot recently in Linux”
“They're pretty bad though and I've definitely seen them getting mocked.”
“ARC Raiders runs fine with anticheat on Linux”
“Great game though, I'm really enjoying it too”
“makes me feel like I'm back playing MW2 in the golden days”
“Can't get Arc Raiders to load, just freezes 15-30 seconds into the launch process”
“ARC Raiders is currently all working perfectly for me.”
“It is shocking how well Arc Raiders handles ray tracing on Linux.”
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