ARC Raiders Map Guide: All 7 Maps, Unlocks, Loot & Conditions

Choosing the right ARC Raiders map is half the battle. Each of the seven maps in the Rust Belt has its own layout, loot, dangers and special conditions — and picking the wrong one with a fresh loadout is the fastest way to lose your gear. This ARC Raiders map guide covers every location as of the Frozen Trail 2.0 update in October 2026: how to unlock it, what to loot and when to go there.

Maps

7

Starter map

Dam Battlegrounds

Newest map

Pendola Pass (Oct 8, 2026)

Hardest map

Riven Tides

Raid length

30 minutes (40 with some conditions)

Platforms

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

All ARC Raiders maps at a glance

Difficulty ratings below are the community wiki’s 1–5 scale, and the unlock numbers are roughly how many raids you need to have played. Embark has changed unlocks over time, so treat them as a guide.

Dam Battlegrounds — the starter map

Dam Battlegrounds surrounds the huge Alcantara Power Plant and mixes industrial buildings with open fields and marshland. It’s the map every new Raider starts on and the best place to learn movement, looting and extraction. The Controlled Access Zone is the high-value area — you reach it by solving a short puzzle — and the Power Generation Complex has a locked door that needs a Power Rod. Other keyed rooms include the Control Tower and the Water Treatment Control building.

Tip: run your first few raids here with the Free Loadout. You risk nothing, and every successful extraction teaches you the routes to the exits.

Buried City — urban looting

Once called Marano before the Collapse, Buried City is a ruined town half swallowed by sand. Streets, apartments and shops mean lots of indoor fights at close range. The best stops are the Hospital (good for medical items), the J Kozma Ventures building, Town Hall and the locked residential apartments. Because sound carries through buildings, walk instead of sprinting when you’re inside — other Raiders will hear you coming.

Spaceport — the most varied map

The Spaceport (Acerra) is built around a giant launch site. It has the biggest pool of map conditions, so no two raids feel the same. Key loot spots are Container Storage, the Ground Control Tower, the Trench Towers and the Shipping Warehouse. During the Hidden Bunker condition, the raid lasts 40 minutes instead of 30, giving you time to open the bunker for extra loot. Watch for the Launch Tower Loot condition, which makes the tower especially rewarding.

The Blue Gate — keyed rooms and tunnels

The Blue Gate is a mountain pass full of old villages, tunnels and a big checkpoint. It’s harder than the first three maps, but the keyed rooms are worth it: cellar doors in the old village, the Communication Tower door at Pilgrim’s Peak and the Confiscation Room. Under the Locked Gate condition, you can collect four security codes from code printers to open the main gate at the Checkpoint — and the raid is extended to 40 minutes.

Stella Montis — the quiet mountain facility

Stella Montis, added in the North Line update, is an abandoned research facility high in the mountains with cold, tight interiors. Its only map condition is Night Raid, which makes it the most predictable map in the game. Loot the Archives, the Assembly area, Medical Research storage and the Security Checkpoint. Beware the Shredder, a dangerous ARC that hunts in these corridors.

Riven Tides — the hardest map

Riven Tides stretches along the western coastline with a port, dockyard and a seaside hotel. It’s rated 5 out of 5 for difficulty, and the Frozen Trail 2.0 update raised its overall loot value by about 15%. The best areas are the Stacking Yard (with a button puzzle and a lift you repair using a battery and wires), the Port Authority Building with its Secure Storage and Classified Records rooms, the Crane Houses and the Panorama Azzurro hotel with seven numbered suites. Riven Tides has the most keycards of any map. Look out for the Beachcombing condition, when buried loot on the shore can be found with a detector.

Pendola Pass — the newest map

Pendola Pass arrived on October 8, 2026 with the Frozen Trail 2.0 update. It’s a frozen settlement beneath the mountains with threats above and below ground. Two things make it unique:

• ❄️ Dynamic Loot Zones — each zone keeps its loot type, but the value changes from raid to raid.
• 🚡 The Ballistic Gondola — a special extraction where you activate a transceiver, then breach a red panel on the descending gondola to climb in.

The Cielo Sereno Observatory is the headline loot spot, with a door that needs the Observatory Key. The map also has a Flash Freeze mechanic, so dress for the cold and keep moving.

Map conditions explained

Every raid may roll a condition that changes the rules. These are the big ones:

How to extract on every map

Every map has several ways out. Cargo elevators, metro stations and airshafts need you to call them and survive while you wait. Raider Hatches are faster: use a Raider Hatch Key and the hatch stays open for about 10–15 seconds for one Raider. Hatches don’t work during Night Raid, Electromagnetic Storm, Hidden Bunker or Locked Gate. Pendola Pass adds the Ballistic Gondola.

Map tips for squads

Squads should agree on a route before dropping in. Pick one high-value area, loot it together, then move as a group toward an extraction. Splitting up to cover more ground is tempting, but a lone Raider is easy prey — and quest progress is shared anyway, so there’s no reason to wander off alone.

Which ARC Raiders map should you play?

• 🟢 New player: Dam Battlegrounds with a Free Loadout.
• 🟡 Farming crafting materials: Buried City and Spaceport.
• 🟠 Chasing keyed rooms: The Blue Gate and Stella Montis.
• 🔴 Best gear, high risk: Riven Tides.
• ❄️ Something new: Pendola Pass.

New to the game? Start with our ARC Raiders beginner guide for the basics of Speranza, the workshop, quests and Expeditions.