- Arc Raiders has no forced wipes; resets are fully optional through the Expedition Project after level 20.
- Players can wipe only during specific eight-week cycle windows, starting December 15–21, 2025.
- Players will keep cosmetics and meta rewards but lose skills, inventory, and gameplay progression after a reset.
If you are not familiar with wipes, they are a global reset system, mandatory in all extraction shooters. It is similar to a rank reset for tactical shooters in live service. However, instead of just resetting ranks or skill tree, it entirely wipes all progress to make things fresh. So, does Arc Raiders take the same approach in progression wipes? In this guide, learn if there are wipes in Arc Raiders and how they work.
Are There Wipes in Arc Raiders?
No, Arc Raiders will not have mandatory progression wipes. However, there is a system to reset progression in the game. Unlike other extraction shooters, the game is built on a voluntary reset system called the Expedition Project. This lets players decide when to reset their progression. It’s built to respect the time already invested while still offering a fresh experience to anyone who chooses to start over.
How Progression Wipes Work in ARC Raiders
The Expedition Project in Arc Raiders unlocks at level 20 and operates on an eight-week cycle with a set of long-form objectives. If you complete all tasks by the final week, you get the option to finalize the project and voluntarily reset your progression. This is similar to a prestige reset rather than a forced wipe. If you miss the window, your progress simply rolls over into the next cycle, and there is no limit to how many times you can reset, as long as it’s within the active window.
Embark Studios’ goal is to eliminate mandatory wipes entirely, making resets optional for players who want a fresh start without punishing those with limited playtime. After the Expedition page unlocks for the player, they can check how long the window remains open.
It’s a direct answer to the frustration of losing everything unexpectedly. The system ensures that Arc Raiders respects long-term investment while still providing the option for progression restarts to those who want it.
When Is the First ARC Raiders Wipe?
As mentioned before, Arc Raiders will have an eight-week cycle for the Expedition Project. Your first chance to perform a wipe in Arc Raiders will be from December 15 to December 21, 2025. That’s just under eight weeks after Arc Raiders launches on October 30, making it an ideal time to start fresh heading into the holidays and the New Year.
What Carries over in Arc Raiders Wipes?
Now, you might wonder what you keep and what you lose after an Arc Raiders progression reset. Here’s what you keep after the Expedition:
- All cosmetics (earned or purchased)
- Awards, achievements, and rankings
- Anything tied to the metagame or real-money purchases
After a wipe, you lose all your skills and inventory. This includes your high-rarity Arc Raiders weapons as well. That said, here is everything you will lose after the wipes:
- Character level and skills
- All items and inventory
- Workshop progress and crafting upgrades
- Any progression tied directly to gameplay
To make the reset less painful, finishing an Expedition also lets you skip most onboarding and early-game tutorials in the next run. Things like unlocking basic features and maps will already be available. And why would anyone willingly reset? Well, there are rewards.
Arc Raiders Wipes Rewards
While there are no concrete rewards mentioned yet, according to Embark Studios, there will be exclusive incentives. Here is what kind of rewards are on offer after a wipe in Arc Raiders:
- Permanent account unlocks for each completed Expedition
- Unique cosmetic rewards for each completed Expedition
- Account “buffs” that are applied for the duration of the following Expedition cycle
- And sequential completions of the Expedition Project increase the magnitude of these buffs, up to a limit
That is everything you need to know about Arc Raiders wipes. Will you reset your progress to gain the exclusive perks? Let us know in the comments.
