Kafan has a bold prediction for the future of ARC Raiders

Twitch streamer Shroud has made bold claims about the future ARC RaidersA new third-person evacuation shooter from final Developer Embark Studios says it will be bigger than that Fortnite. Despite what some believe ARC Raiders This beach sandwich was destined to fail when launched Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Last year, Embark achieved great success with its second title. However, that success has not reached the same level FortniteShroud believes it's not far off.

For those who may not be familiar with many Twitch streamers and content creators, Shroud is a former esports professional known as one of the top. brave and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Players around. These days, Shroud, whose real name is Michael Grjesic, is known as a popular Twitch streamer and content creator, playing titles such as Apex Legends, PUBGand, recently, ARC Raiders. Like many streamers, Shroud regularly takes his skeptics and goes viral for ideas, and he had as much to say about Embark's newest game. Late last year, Grzesic accused the Game Awards of being “rigged.” ARC Raiders Was not nominated for game of the year. However, it was nominated for Best Multiplayer Game, which it won.

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Kafan may have been disappointed by this ARC Raiders It wasn't nominated for Game of the Year, but the extraction shooter has picked up plenty of other accolades and glowing reviews since its release in October. As of writing, user reviews for ARC Raiders It sits at 'Very Positive' with over 130,000 ratings on Steam. On Metacritic, the shooter has a respectable score of 86 for official critic reviews and 7.8 for user reviews. These positive reviews are also reflected in the game's player count statistics, as SteamDB shows that the title has consistently and regularly peaked at around 300,000 concurrent users and remains one of the platform's most played games. Of course, this doesn't take into account the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, but it's likely to do the same on consoles.

Shroud thinks ARC Raiders will be bigger than Fortnite

It's fair to say ARC Raiders The last few months have taken the gaming world by storm, and it looks like Shroud is going to say it could be even bigger now. Fortnite. During a recent live stream, the content creator said ARC Raiders “Definitely the next biggest game Fortnite“He then suggested other games to come closer Fortnitehas been a success brave and Apex LegendsBut that ARC Raiders It's already bigger than both of those and will be even bigger than Epic Games' smash-hit Battle Royale “over time.”

Reaction from fans seems to be mixed, with some saying Shroud is “100% right” and others saying he's “wrong” and “deluded”. One user said that nothing can ever be lost Fortnite Epic Games “extremely good at innovation.”

ARC Raiders to be greater than Fortnite That's a bold claim for a multitude of reasons. Epic Games' free-to-play battle royale title has been going strong for over 8 years and has amassed over 650 million registered accounts by December 2025 (according to Demand Sage). Generating billions in revenue and millions of active players every day, ARC Raiders Overtaking requires unprecedented levels of success Fortnite. Although Shroud may believe it's possible, there's one big factor that will set it back from achieving such a feat: its $40 price tag. opposite Fortnitewhich is completely free to play, ARC Raiders Being a premium title limits its reach to a great extent.

So time Fortnite will probably continue to hold fast to its crown, ARC Raiders Already liked Call of Duty and Battlefield 6. Many expected the new IP to be completely beaten by the two existing franchises, but ARC Raiders In the last few months it has managed to retain 91% of its Steam playerbase, while Battlefield 6 Lost 85% of it. Call of DutyAs of launch, the player numbers are even more disappointing Black Ops 7 For the players seem to fail to make any kind of significant jump Call of Duty HQ app when it was released in November.