《Arc Raiders》Frozen Trail更新预览：引入抓钩等最佳新装置
Arc Raiders’ Huge Update Introduces Its Best Gadget Ever
《Arc Raiders》Frozen Trail大型更新（10月8日补丁）新增抓钩、系绳发射器等小工具，试玩编辑评其为最佳新装置。更新还包含新地图、技能树重做与多层级battle pass，是Embark改为半年更新周期后的首个大版本。抓钩无冷却无耐久，可大幅降低坠落危险并拓展探索方式。
作者抢先试玩Arc Raiders半年更新策略下的首个大型版本，可观察长线运营节奏调整对单次更新内容量的影响。
Advertisement
Mobile Menu
Search For : Search
Trending
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer Review
- Steam Autumn Sale
- Gears Of War: E-Day Review
- September Staff Picks
- PlayStation Plus October Games
- Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Gifts
- 2026 Upcoming Game Release Dates
Arc Raiders’ Huge Update Introduces Its Best Gadget Ever
Embark packed a ton into the Frozen Trail update, but I'm a man of simpler joys.
By Mark Delaneyon October 7, 2026 at 8:00AM PDT
Share
- Share...
- Copy link Copied!
- Bluesky
- X
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links.
Arc Raiders was an incredible game when it launched almost exactly one year ago. It joined Sea of Thieves and Left 4 Dead as one of my favorite co-op games ever. Many others loved it too, and it quickly surged to become one of 2025’s best sellers and biggest stories. But in the months that followed, a large portion of players fell off the game’s live-service carousel–or maybe “jumped off” is a better way to put it.
Embark Studios announced in May that it was moving to semi-annual major updates to create a healthier environment for developers and players alike, as the monthly cadence began to feel like building a plane while it was already in the air. The team needed more time to deliver updates that felt as meaningful as it intended, and as engaging as players expected.
Advertisement
Fast forward to this week, and we finally have the first major update since the team announced those changes. Having played it for a few hours, I find the Frozen Trail update to be a hefty, thrilling, inventive makeover that reaffirms why I love Arc Raiders so much, though it does feel like it’s for players like me: players who never left or want a good excuse to come back. Like what Bungie is realizing with Marathon, I expect Arc Raiders’ Frozen Trail update will also serve as a reminder that this genre’s appeal simply has a lower ceiling than something like Fortnite, but isn’t that fine?
Frozen Trail adds a frosty new map, a major map event that acts as a puzzle- and combat-filled raid, new weapons, enemies, an overhaul to the skill tree, customization spaces called Outposts, a new in-game system for buffing your guns, weapon cosmetics, and a multi-tiered battle pass. It’s a huge update, and arranged in sequence like this, it already suggests a proof of concept for the team’s decision to spend the extra time. No update of this scale ever came to Arc Raiders before now.
In fact, that’s not even the comprehensive list. Alongside bug fixes and other quality-of-life changes also baked into the October 8 patch, my favorite part of Frozen Trail is its new gadgets. Two different in-game cameras debut with the update, giving players an official (and diegetic) photo mode, including the ability to turn the camera around for a selfie. More musical instruments are on the way too: harmonicas and banjos, allowing for more diverse sounds and grander performances when you come across others willing to jam with you while topside.
Keep Watching Next video in 10 seconds
0 seconds of 14 minutes, 56 seconds Volume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts Enabled Disabled
Shortcuts Open/Close/ or ?
Play/Pause SPACE
Increase Volume↑
Decrease Volume↓
Seek Forward→
Seek Backward←
Captions On/Off c
Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreen f
Mute/Unmute m
Decrease Caption Size-
Increase Caption Size+ or =
Seek %0-9
Auto 360p 1080p 720p 540p 360p 270p 180p
Live
00:00
14:56
14:56
The Tether Launcher is a handheld gun that shoots a wire between two points of your choosing. They have to be relatively near one another, extending for several feet but not something like from one corner of the map to another; otherwise, it’s up to you how to use it. It can mean tying two flying Arc machines together so they collide mid-air, or connecting another raider to the Leaper patrolling outside your door, or whatever else you come up with.
I often liken Arc Raiders to Sea of Thieves for how it expresses the same credo that gives Rare’s pirate game so much of its appeal: “tools, not rules.” The Tether Launcher is a great example of that approach. Give the community a cool toy and see what they come up with. Even when Arc Raiders’ hype and updates slowed, this remained an intrinsic part of its magic.
Advertisement
The Yank Grenade works similarly, though more automatically. Throw one, and it’ll quickly explode and deploy a tether, tying whatever is nearest to a sturdy base like the ground or a rooftop. It’s best used in more desperate times when you can’t take the time to manually aim the Tether Launcher.
Pictured: Some of Arc Raiders’ many new features in the Frozen Trail update.
But my favorite of them all is the grappling hook. You might think the Snaphook that has been in the game since launch was a grappling hook, and sure, it was a type of grappling hook, but the new one in Frozen Trail does not replace it; it lives alongside it, with some key differences.
For one, the Snaphook behaves like Batman’s grapnel gun, quickly pulling you toward your target in a straight line. The grappling hook is more like–well, okay, Batman has one of these too, but I’ll liken it instead to Nathan Drake’s hook in Uncharted 4. You can swing across gaps, throw it over a roof and then walk up or shimmy across walls, or even use it to climb down more safely from a high point. If you use it wisely, it can erase the threat of fall damage in lots of situations where it would’ve been your doom. It’s slower than a Snaphook–in testing it, PC Gamer’s Morgan Park and I found it’s roughly as fast as scaling a ladder–but it’s more versatile, too, and solves problems the Snaphook can’t.
In my early play sessions with Frozen Trail’s toybox, nothing was more exciting. I spent a whole 30-minute round experimenting with it, but it also helped me get out of a jam when I was chased by several flying machines. Badly wounded, I found myself seeking refuge in a warehouse with only one apparent exit–the one the machines waited at–until I realized I could use the grappling hook to climb some shelves and jump out of a back window I couldn’t have reached without the hook.
It’s especially cool that it has no cooldown and no durability. Unless you lose one to being knocked out by a raider or machine (or maybe a botched swing, in this case), it seems it’ll be yours to keep, no repairs required. Like defibrillators and my Photoelectric Cloak that hides me from the machines with the power of America Online noises, I’ll never leave Speranza without one.
Advertisement
Making photo mode diegetic keeps players grounded in the world of Arc Raiders in a way I love. Now all those “war photographers” I follow on Instagram will feel more like the real thing.
Arc Raiders was a brilliant game when it arrived on the scene last October, and it’s remained that way for me every day since. Yes, I hated the generative AI elements, too, but the core elements of the Arc Raiders experience mean I’d have been happy to play it forever, even if it never got another update. Still, I understand many other players wished for more. Frozen Trail definitely feels like all that “more” that Embark promised back in the spring.
It won’t make you a fan of the game–or the polarizing genre–if you’ve already tried it and found it ill-suited to your taste in games. But for players who never left, wanted a reason to return, or have been on the outside wondering if it’s for them, tomorrow’s Frozen Trail update certainly makes Arc Raiders a better, more experimental game than it was yesterday.
Like (0)
Share
- Share...
- Copy link Copied!
- Bluesky
- X
Related Tags
About the Authors
Mark Delaney
Mark is an editor at GameSpot. He writes reviews, guides, and other articles, and focuses largely on the horror and sports genres, as well as live-service games. He also enjoys reviewing movies on his Letterboxd, chasing Circa Survive around the country, and competing in his Madden league.
- Bluesky profile of Mark Delaney @blueskynoise.com
- Instagram profile of Mark Delaney @markdelaneysays
Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.com
Featured In This Story
ARC Raiders
First Released Oct 30, 2025 Platforms PC, PS5, XBSX
Follow
Advertisement
Where to Buy
ARC Raiders
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers.
Popular Stories
1
Blizzard Might Finally Be Serious About WoW: Forever Gold Buying, Bans Streamer For Promoting It
2
God Of War Ragnarok Is Finally Cheap Enough To Make Me Say “Boy, Buy It”
3
The Best Steam Autumn Sale 2026 Deals
4
How Bill Skarsgard Became The Face Of Hideo Kojima’s Physint
5
The Witcher 3 Remastered Is Already Being Patched For Being Too Bright
6
Xbox Game Pass Loses These 9 Games In October
Advertisement
Advertisement
Latest on Featured Games
## I Only Play Arc Raiders As A PvE Game, But PvE Servers Miss The Point 2 wks ago
## Arc Raiders Is Finally Testing A PvE Mode 2 wks ago
## Arc Raiders’ Battle Pass Won’t Be Totally Free Anymore, But It’ll Pay For Itself 2 wks ago
## Arc Raiders Prioritized The Game And Its Devs’ Health. It Could Cost Them Dearly. 1 mo ago
Latest News
## Google Playground Wants Everyone To Make AI Games, And Maybe Everyone Shouldn’t 24 mins ago
## GTA 6 Won’t Make You “All-Powerful” Like GTA 5 Did 33 mins ago
## State Of Decay 3 Was Announced Early To Keep Undead Labs On Microsoft’s Radar 1 hr ago
## Skydance Is Merging Paramount And Warner Bros.’ Game Studios Into One Unit 3 hrs ago
GameSpot Newsletters, Straight to Your Inbox
Choose what you want to receive — deals, news, or both.
- GameSpot NewsLatest gaming news, reviews, and deals — Monday to Friday. - [x] Weekly DealsTop game and gear discounts every week.
Email Address
Sign Up
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
News
Reviews
Guides
What to Play
- All Recommendations
- Best PS5 Games
- Best Xbox Series X Games
- Best Switch 2 Games
- Best PC Games
- Best Mobile Games
More
Follow Us
Explore other brands
Fandom
Metacritic
tvguide
Fanatical
GameFAQs
Screen Junkies
© 2026 Fandom, INC. All rights reserved.
When you visit our website, we may "share" or "sell" information about your use of our site with marketing and analytics partners, as those terms are defined by applicable law. You may opt out of this selling/sharing, and if you do, we will honor that decision and direct our partners to do the same.Privacy Policy
Manage Options
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Your Privacy
Selling, Sharing, Personal Info for Targeted Advertising
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Functional Cookies
Performance Cookies
Social Media Cookies
Your Privacy
When you visit our website, we store cookies and other tracking technologies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences, or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. We may also “share” or “sell” information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners, as those terms are defined by applicable privacy laws. You have the right to opt out of the selling or sharing of your personal information, and if you opt out this website will honor that decision and require its partners to do the same. You may also opt out of the use of certain categories of cookies and tracking technologies that enable the sale or sharing of your personal information, but you cannot opt out of the use of cookies that are deployed in order to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as remembering your settings, logging you into your account, redirecting you when you log out, provision of permissible contextual advertising, etc.). If you have set your privacy preferences via Global Privacy Control (GPC) settings, this website will function in accordance with those preferences. Please be aware that even if you opt out of the sale and sharing of your personal information, you may continue to see advertising, including ads that may be based on contextual information and personal information processed before you opted out. For more information on the technologies we use, the categories of information we collect, the types of partners we may sell or share your personal information with, and your privacy rights, visit our Privacy Policy using this link.
Privacy Policy
Selling, Sharing, Personal Info for Targeted Advertising
- Selling, Sharing, Personal Info for Targeted Advertising
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Always Active
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
Functional Cookies
- Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Performance Cookies
- Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Social Media Cookies
- Social Media Cookies
These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
Cookie List
Consent Leg.Interest
checkbox label label
checkbox label label
checkbox label label
Clear
- checkbox label label
Apply Cancel
Confirm My Choices
Reject All Allow All
来源：GameSpot · gamespot.com