What time does the Arc Raiders Riven Tides update release in your time zone?

The Arc Raiders Riven Tides update is being dubbed as the biggest update ever for the extraction shooter, and marks the end of their initial four-month roadmap for 2026. This update has two major highlights: a brand-new map, the first since Stella Montis just a couple of weeks after launch, and a new "large" Arc enemy. We're expecting this foe to be akin to a Queen or Matriarch, the two toughest bosses in Arc Raiders right now, so it should have players returning in droves. Here's where the Arc Raiders Riven Tides update will be released in your time zone, and a few more details on what to expect. The Arc Raiders Riven Tides update will be released on Tuesday, April 28, and while Embark Studios has not disclosed the exact release time yet, we can make a very educated guess based on all of the game's previous updates. They typically launch at, or around, 5 a.m. EDT. Some updates prior to now have come in a little before this time, up to around 30 minutes but the last couple have been almost exactly on the hour. Here's how that looks in your time zone: To find out the exact moment the update goes live, we'd recommend joining the official Arc Raiders Discord server to find like-minded