ARC Raiders Achievement Guide: Complete 100% Roadmap

ARC Raiders packs 50 achievements across extraction runs, raider combat, ARC enemy hunts, and Workshop progression. Most are casual unlocks during normal play. A handful demand specific situational triggers, rare drops, or extreme grinding.

This guide breaks down every achievement by category with unlock tips and a recommended completion order.

Quick Stats

Total Achievements: 50
Estimated Completion Time: 80-120 hours
Difficulty: Medium-Hard
Online Required: Yes (extraction shooter)
Missable Achievements: None (all repeatable through runs)

Tutorial & Early Game

Rite of Passage

Unlock Rate: 93.7% (Common) Requirement: Safely return to Speranza for the first time

How to Unlock: Complete your first successful extraction.

Tips: Stick to the tutorial path. Don’t engage other Raiders. Head for the closest extraction point and ride the elevator up.

Self-Sufficient

Unlock Rate: 84.5% (Common) Requirement: Install a station in your Workshop

How to Unlock: Visit your Workshop in Speranza and install your first crafting station.

Tips: Early progression milestone. Stations unlock new crafting recipes for ammo, mods, and consumables.

Crossed the Threshold

Unlock Rate: 80.1% (Common) Requirement: Knock out a Raider

How to Unlock: Deal enough damage to another player to put them in the downed state.

Tips: Use a shotgun at close range for fastest knockdowns. PvP combat is risky early—wait until you have Tier II gear.

Scavenger

Unlock Rate: 80.8% (Common) Requirement: Search 50 loot containers

How to Unlock: Open lootable boxes, lockers, and caches across raids.

Tips: Naturally unlocks within first 10-15 runs. Always check side rooms.

ARC Enemy Combat

Shots Fired

Unlock Rate: 88.3% (Common) Requirement: Deal 1000 damage to ARC enemies

How to Unlock: Shoot at ARC machines during extraction runs.

Tips: Even surface-level encounters with Wasps and small drones rack this up quickly.

Mechanical Failure

Unlock Rate: 87.5% (Common) Requirement: Shoot a thruster off a Wasp

How to Unlock: Aim at the side thrusters of a Wasp drone.

Tips: Wasps fly low and slow. Use semi-auto rifles for precision shots at the visible thruster pods.

Racking Them Up

Unlock Rate: 67.5% (Common) Requirement: Destroy 50 ARC enemies

How to Unlock: Kill ARC machines across multiple raids.

Tips: Lower-tier enemies count. Pick up free Wasp kills on the way to extraction.

Trail of Destruction

Unlock Rate: 58.5% (Common) Requirement: Destroy 100 ARC enemies

How to Unlock: Continue ARC enemy hunting.

Tips: Will unlock naturally during the level 75 grind. Focus on areas with high spawn density.

Bringing Down the Big Guns

Unlock Rate: 48.6% (Uncommon) Requirement: Destroy a Rocketeer

How to Unlock: Kill a Rocketeer-class ARC enemy.

Tips: Rocketeers are heavy enemies. Use armor-piercing rounds or focus on their weak point (typically the rear power core).

Into the Breach

Unlock Rate: 39.3% (Uncommon) Requirement: Destroy a Bastion

How to Unlock: Kill a Bastion-tier ARC enemy.

Tips: Bastions are mini-boss tier. Bring a full squad and high-tier weapons. Target the legs to slow them, then unload on the head.

Snitches Get Stitches

Unlock Rate: 37.5% (Uncommon) Requirement: Destroy a Snitch with a Stitcher

How to Unlock: Use the Stitcher weapon specifically to kill a Snitch drone.

Tips: Snitches are reconnaissance drones that alert other ARC enemies. Stitcher is a craftable mid-tier weapon. Equip both, then hunt Snitches in the Buried City.

Three Birds, One Stone

Unlock Rate: 21.1% (Rare) Requirement: Destroy 3 ARC enemies with a single Wolfpack grenade

How to Unlock: Throw a Wolfpack grenade into a tight cluster of ARC enemies.

Tips: Wolfpacks split into multiple bomblets. Find a group of small drones swarming a Snitch alert and toss it into the center.

Blindsided

Unlock Rate: 6.5% (Very Rare) Requirement: Destroy a Sentinel with a Raider Tool

How to Unlock: Use the melee Raider Tool weapon to kill a Sentinel.

Tips: Highly difficult. Sentinels deal massive damage at range. Approach from behind during ambient patrols. Use cover and bait its attack before closing the distance.

A Tale for the Ages

Unlock Rate: 7.5% (Very Rare) Requirement: Destroy the Queen

How to Unlock: Defeat the Queen boss encounter.

Tips: Endgame boss. Requires Tier IV+ weapons and a coordinated squad. Bring AP ammo, grenades, and at least one Stitcher for swarm clearing.

For Science!

Unlock Rate: 1.8% (Ultra Rare) Requirement: Get gas, stun, and burn statuses at the same time

How to Unlock: Stack all three status effects on your character simultaneously.

Tips: Stand in a gas pool, get hit by an EMP or Tesla weapon (stun), then walk into fire. Hardest part is finding all three in one encounter. Spaceport map has high-status enemies.

Raider PvP

The Friends We Made Along The Way

Unlock Rate: 82.8% (Common) Requirement: Return to Speranza together with an encountered Raider

How to Unlock: Extract alongside a player you didn’t queue with.

Tips: Friendly play. Wave, emote, or revive a downed Raider to build trust, then extract together.

Unyielding

Unlock Rate: 51.4% (Common) Requirement: Knock out 10 Raiders

How to Unlock: Continue PvP combat across runs.

Tips: PvP encounters increase at higher loot tiers. Hold extraction points or contest high-value loot rooms.

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

Unlock Rate: 38.1% (Uncommon) Requirement: Down an encountered Raider with a grenade

How to Unlock: Use a grenade to knock out another player.

Tips: Cook grenades before throwing for reduced reaction time. Target groups holding extraction points.

Today You, Tomorrow Me

Unlock Rate: 31.2% (Uncommon) Requirement: Revive an encountered Raider with a Defibrillator

How to Unlock: Revive a downed non-squadmate using Defib.

Tips: Approach cautiously—the Raider may turn hostile after revival. Best done in low-traffic zones where they’re more likely to be friendly.

Heart of Gold

Unlock Rate: 34.0% (Uncommon) Requirement: Be thanked 10 times in direct response to something you did

How to Unlock: Help other Raiders through revives, healing, sharing loot, etc.

Tips: Use the wave emote near downed players, drop healing items for low-health Raiders, or revive teammates. Players use the “Thanks” voice line to acknowledge help.

Up Close and Personal

Unlock Rate: 17.1% (Rare) Requirement: Knock out a Raider with a Raider Tool

How to Unlock: Melee a player into downed state.

Tips: Sneak up on unsuspecting Raiders or finish low-health players in close quarters. Loud weapons attract attention—Raider Tool kills are silent.

Extraction Achievements

Not Over Till It’s Over

Unlock Rate: 71.2% (Common) Requirement: Safely return to Speranza while downed

How to Unlock: Get revived by a squadmate or stranger and reach extraction.

Tips: Stay near teammates so they can revive you. The “downed” extraction works—just make sure you reach the elevator while crawling.

Into Thin Air

Unlock Rate: 67.7% (Common) Requirement: Safely return to Speranza through a Raider Hatch

How to Unlock: Use one of the secret Raider Hatch extraction points.

Tips: Raider Hatches are hidden manhole-style extracts scattered across maps. Locations rotate—check community maps for current spots.

In the Nick of Time

Unlock Rate: 38.4% (Uncommon) Requirement: Safely return to Speranza with less than 5 seconds left in the round

How to Unlock: Extract right before the round timer ends.

Tips: Time the elevator activation precisely. Stand in the extraction zone with 10-15 seconds remaining, then trigger extraction at the last possible moment.

Escape Artist

Unlock Rate: 37.0% (Uncommon) Requirement: Safely return to Speranza 100 times

How to Unlock: Successfully extract 100 times across all maps.

Tips: Major time grind. Naturally unlocks during the level 75 grind if you maintain a 50%+ extraction success rate.

Map Exploration

Behind Closed Doors

Unlock Rate: 71.8% (Common) Requirement: Visit a locked room on Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City or Spaceport

How to Unlock: Find and unlock a locked room using keys or hacking tools.

Tips: Locked rooms contain high-tier loot. Carry hacking tools or keys looted from previous runs. Buried City has multiple early-access locked rooms.

Well-Traveled

Unlock Rate: 68.3% (Common) Requirement: Safely return from Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City and Spaceport

How to Unlock: Extract successfully from all three maps.

Tips: Rotate maps between runs. Dam Battlegrounds is the most beginner-friendly extraction.

Same Song, Same Verse

Unlock Rate: 38.7% (Uncommon) Requirement: Set off two car alarms in a single round

How to Unlock: Shoot or melee two different cars to trigger their alarms.

Tips: Buried City has the highest concentration of parked cars. Be careful—car alarms attract ARC enemies and other Raiders.

Progression Achievements

In Your Element

Unlock Rate: 72.2% (Common) Requirement: Reach level 10

How to Unlock: Earn XP through extractions, kills, and objectives.

Tips: Reached within 5-10 hours of normal play.

Legend of Speranza

Unlock Rate: 19.3% (Rare) Requirement: Reach level 75

How to Unlock: Max-level grind.

Tips: Major time sink. Plan 40-60 hours of consistent play. Group up with friends for XP bonuses on assisted kills and revives.

The Big Haul

Unlock Rate: 54.1% (Common) Requirement: Return to Speranza with 50,000 worth of loot

How to Unlock: Extract with high-value items in a single run.

Tips: Hit Spaceport for high-tier loot. Prioritize crafting materials and rare weapon parts—they stack high in value.

The Long Haul

Unlock Rate: 50.9% (Common) Requirement: Reach a total lifetime loot value of 1,000,000

How to Unlock: Accumulate loot across all extractions.

Tips: Naturally unlocks during the level 75 grind.

Workshop Achievements

Getting Serious

Unlock Rate: 62.0% (Common) Requirement: Upgrade a Workshop station to level 2

How to Unlock: Use crafting materials to upgrade a station.

Tips: Focus on weapon workbench first—Tier II weapons make a huge difference in survivability.

Dedicated to the Craft

Unlock Rate: 27.0% (Rare) Requirement: Have five stations upgraded to level 3 or higher

How to Unlock: Heavily invest in Workshop progression.

Tips: Requires significant material grinding. Save rare components for late-game upgrades. Focus on weapon bench, mod station, armor station, ammo press, and consumables station.

Weapon Achievements

Well-Armed

Unlock Rate: 65.3% (Common) Requirement: Have two weapons of Tier II or higher equipped in a round

How to Unlock: Craft or loot Tier II weapons, then equip two before extracting.

Tips: Crafting two Tier II weapons is faster than looting them. Stockpile materials early.

Bells and Whistles

Unlock Rate: 61.9% (Common) Requirement: Have 4 weapon mods on a single weapon

How to Unlock: Fully mod out one weapon with optic, grip, mag, and muzzle.

Tips: Craft mods at the Workshop or loot them from Raiders. Apply all four slots before extraction triggers.

Expert Weaponsmith

Unlock Rate: 57.8% (Common) Requirement: Upgrade a weapon to Tier IV

How to Unlock: Continuously upgrade a single weapon through the Workshop.

Tips: Pick one weapon (AR or DMR recommended) and consistently upgrade it. Save high-tier materials for Tier III to IV jumps.

Long Shot

Unlock Rate: 39.8% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hit a target over 250 meters away

How to Unlock: Land a long-range hit on an ARC enemy or Raider.

Tips: Use a DMR with a high-power scope. Spaceport has the longest sightlines for distance hits.

Comparative Study

Unlock Rate: 15.8% (Rare) Requirement: Use 4 different weapons to deal damage in the Practice Range

How to Unlock: Visit the Practice Range, equip 4 different weapons across sessions, and damage targets with each.

Tips: Doesn’t have to be in one session. Bring any combination of pistol, AR, shotgun, and DMR.

Practice Makes Perfect

Unlock Rate: 27.3% (Rare) Requirement: Visit the Practice Range

How to Unlock: Travel to the Practice Range from your Workshop.

Tips: Most players skip this area. Visit early to also tackle Comparative Study.

Squad Play

Back from the Brink

Unlock Rate: 41.8% (Uncommon) Requirement: Revive a squadmate ten times

How to Unlock: Use Defib on downed teammates.

Tips: Naturally unlocks during squad play. Stick close to teammates during firefights.

Movement & Style

Most Durable Pants in Speranza

Unlock Rate: 13.2% (Very Rare) Requirement: Slide 80 meters without stopping

How to Unlock: Slide down a steep slope while maintaining momentum.

Tips: Find a long downhill ramp in Dam Battlegrounds or Spaceport. Sprint, then slide and hold the button. Avoid obstacles that break momentum.

Hook, Line, and Sinker

Unlock Rate: 10.7% (Very Rare) Requirement: Use a Lure Grenade to make a drone attack another drone

How to Unlock: Toss a Lure Grenade so one ARC drone targets another.

Tips: Wait for two drones to be near each other but not in the same group. Throw the Lure between them—the closest drone takes the bait and shoots at the other.

Hidden Achievements

See You Never

Unlock Rate: 64.0% (Common) Requirement: Hidden achievement

How to Unlock: Tied to escaping a specific dangerous situation.

Tips: Possibly triggered by extracting after being chased by an ARC enemy or Raider squad.

A Vendetta Is Born

Unlock Rate: 54.5% (Common) Requirement: Hidden achievement

How to Unlock: Tied to being killed by a specific Raider and then revenge-killing them.

Tips: Note Raider names in death recap, then queue until you encounter them again.

No Going Back

Unlock Rate: 47.6% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden achievement

How to Unlock: A story or progression milestone.

Tips: May trigger after completing a specific Workshop or quest objective.

Top of the World

Unlock Rate: 44.3% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden achievement

How to Unlock: Tied to reaching a specific high-elevation point on a map.

Tips: Spaceport has the highest reachable rooftops. Climb the launch tower or central building.

Death From Above

Unlock Rate: 4.7% (Ultra Rare) Requirement: Hidden achievement

How to Unlock: A kill from significant height.

Tips: Drop on an enemy from a rooftop or ledge for a melee or grenade kill.

Just Dropping In

Unlock Rate: 3.4% (Ultra Rare) Requirement: Hidden achievement

How to Unlock: Tied to using a drop pod or aerial insertion.

Tips: Use the Raider Hatch system in reverse, or find specific drop points triggered during boss encounters.

Enemy of My Enemy

Unlock Rate: 0.7% (Ultra Rare) Requirement: Hidden achievement

How to Unlock: Involves manipulating ARC and Raider conflicts.

Tips: Rarest achievement. Possibly tied to leading ARC enemies into an enemy Raider squad fight, or using a Lure Grenade in PvP.

100% Completion Roadmap

Phase 1: Tutorial & Onboarding (5-8 hours)

Complete tutorial extraction (Rite of Passage)
Set up Workshop with first station (Self-Sufficient)
Hit early ARC enemy and loot milestones
Visit Practice Range early (Practice Makes Perfect + Comparative Study)

P2: Mid-Game Progression (20-30 hours)

Reach level 10 then push toward level 75
Upgrade five Workshop stations to level 3 (Dedicated to the Craft)
Hit Tier IV weapon upgrade (Expert Weaponsmith)
Complete map exploration achievements
Knock out enough Raiders for Unyielding

P3: ARC Boss Hunts (15-20 hours)

Defeat Rocketeer, Bastion, Sentinel, and Queen
Use specific weapons for situational achievements (Stitcher on Snitch, Raider Tool on Sentinel)
Stack status effects for For Science!

P4: Grind Cleanup (30-50 hours)

Reach 100 successful extractions (Escape Artist)
Hit level 75 (Legend of Speranza)
Hunt down ultra-rare hidden achievements
Coordinate squad runs for cooperative achievements

Conclusion

ARC Raiders’ 50 achievements demand 80-120 hours of total playtime. Most unlock naturally during normal extraction loop play. The biggest grinds are level 75, 100 successful extractions, and the lifetime loot milestone.

Plan around ARC boss hunts mid-game when your squad has Tier III+ weapons. Save the rarest hidden achievements (Enemy of My Enemy, For Science!) for endgame when you have spare resources to experiment.

Cross-reference Steam community guides for current Raider Hatch locations and hidden achievement triggers—the game updates frequently and exact locations may shift between patches.