The developers of ARC Raiders have released statistics for the event “Cold Snap.” Players are taking the opportunity to thank those who spread the most joy.
What kind of statistics are these? These relate to “Cold Snap,” the recent event in ARC Raiders. The event wrapped the game world in icy cold and added both new quests and items. Cold Snap started on December 16, 2025, and ended on January 13, 2026.
Among other things, players were able to throw snowballs, play music on instruments, and collect so-called Candleberries during this time. Fireworks and firecrackers were also present.
The Embark Studios, the developer team behind the extraction shooter, have now published numbers for the event. You can read these in an X post from the devs. The numbers reveal: Some have taken their new role as a bard very seriously, and snowballs were deadlier than expected.
“Hats off”: Community thanks the bards
What the numbers say: A total of 108 Raiders played instruments for over 20 minutes uninterrupted. On X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit, the community is now thanking these bards who brought joy to their lobbies:
- “Hats off to those 108 Raiders”, writes Trading Aloha on X.com
- “Big ups to those 108 raiders who played a musical instrument for 20 minutes straight! You brought the most Candleberry cheer!” says RallyPointAlpha on Reddit
That ARC Raiders is preferred by many players as PvE despite its PvP aspect is also shown by the low number of players who were knocked out by snowballs: Only 91 Raiders fell victim to them, compared to 10,577 ARCs knocked out by snowballs.
“I didnt even know they dealt damage lol”, writes user KaijuCorpse on Reddit regarding the snowballs. At least according to a wiki on ARC Raiders, they only do 1 damage per hit – so many players remained quite persistent in taking down the dangerous machines with them.
The following statistics were also shared by the developers:
- Players ignited nearly 3 million fireworks and threw 9.2 million firecrackers
- In total, players extracted 179 million Candleberries and served 1 million Candleberry banquets
- The cold on the maps caused players to go down 3.5 million times
The community connection is one of the greatest strengths of ARC Raiders. Players much prefer to collaborate rather than fight each other – although the game allows for PvP. However, those who still want to shoot at others should be careful about how they go about it: A player from ARC Raiders starts a fight in the wrong lobby and regrets it immediately
