Embark Studios’ Arc Raiders has been concistently releasing patches for the popular extraction shooter every Thursday since launch, but that is set to change.

As the studio prepares for the upcoming Cold Snap update, which is the last major update of 2025 for the game, Embark has confirmed that patches for the multiplayer game will “not be on a weekly cadence”.

In the latest patch notes for the game, Embark community lead Ossen confirmed that future patches will be shifting from a Thursday release to a Tuesday release. (The Cold Snap update has also been confirmed for a Tuesday release.) Additionally, patches will now release as needed instead of every week.

“Our goal is to continue to investigate and fix critical issues as soon as we can, but it will not be on a weekly cadence,” the community lead told fans in a Steam Blog post.

Additionally, the end of December and the start of January will see very little updates from Embark as the team takes a “much needed break” before the team returns “ready to bring more updates”. However, the community lead confirms that the team will be monitoring “critical issues” should they arise.

Ossen explained that the last major content drop of the year “will bring many different fixes” to the game as well as “new goodies” that the team have not revealed. While Cold Snap won’t be as big as the game’s Stella Montis update, it does sound bigger than its initial roadmap reveal.

If you’re interested in the game’s latest patch notes, there really isn’t much to see, but this is what’s been fixes in the game’s new 1.6.0 update:

• Fixed collision that allowed players to vault and fall through a wall in Blue Gate.
• Fixed material issues that caused multiple objects to not block bullet fire or ARC vision. 
• Fixed a gap in the collision on Spaceport Launch Tower that allowed players to be shot through the wall.
• Removed a zipline that allowed players to get out of bounds on Stella Montis. 

For more Arc Raiders coverage, read about the team’s decision not to make the game a free-to-play game. Additionally, read about the best weapons to use when going topside.