Compare Arc Raiders vs Halloween: The Game

Arc Raiders

Performance-focused comments were highly positive, citing rock-solid frame rates and smooth 60 FPS or better results.

3 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Frame-rate drops, stutter, and slowdown are common launch complaints, though a few setups perform much better than others.

5 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Many reviewers called Arc Raiders unusually approachable for an extraction shooter thanks to free loadouts, solo matchmaking, and forgiving progress.

9 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Civilian onboarding is a major weakness: Michael gets a campaign tutorial, while survivors are often left to discover objectives, perks, and systems through trial and error.

6 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

One reviewer said weapons reliably hit where aimed, making the gunplay feel dependable despite early weak gear.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

Gun aiming can glitch instead of tracking smoothly, making ranged actions feel less dependable than they should.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

Reviewers generally praised Arc enemies as unusually intelligent, dangerous, and unpredictable, though one review noted moments where enemies lose track or navigate poorly.

11 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Resident AI is one of the clearest weaknesses: NPCs can ignore danger, obstruct players, lock doors at bad times, or otherwise undermine the rescue-focused objective.

22 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

One later review reported no random disconnects or lag spikes, supporting generally strong stability impressions.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

Crashes remain a serious launch concern in several accounts, including hard crashes and sessions ending abruptly.

8 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Most reviewers found the loot-extract-repeat loop addictive and memorable, but a major negative review found it tedious and unrewarding.

9 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

The NPC-rescue premise is distinctive, but its door-to-door repetition divides opinion and can become boring for players who want more direct PvP pressure.

5 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Robot animation and reactions were praised for selling machine behavior, with drones and larger Arcs reacting believably to terrain and damage.

2 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Execution animations can look brutal and impressive, but ordinary movement, grabs, clipping, and broken states make animation quality inconsistent.

10 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Map and content variety were often praised, but some reviewers wanted more events, weapons, upgrades, or late-game additions.

4 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

The launch package can feel thin over time, with repeated objectives, a limited map pool, and only Michael as the killer making long sessions feel familiar.

4 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Online impressions were mixed: one reviewer reported zero bugs, while later coverage focused on cheating problems.

2 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

Connection loss, latency, and other network problems can interrupt matches and add to the launch-period roughness.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

Weapon balance was mixed: reviewers liked niche-based weapons and viable free kits, but later evidence flagged overpowered or weak weapons.

4 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

Weapons can make coordinated civilians extremely difficult for Michael to handle, especially when several armed players stack together.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

The game was mostly described as polished, though some reviews still pointed to refinement needs, bugs, and rough edges.

2 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Across otherwise enthusiastic and critical takes alike, the game is repeatedly described as needing more polish, especially in interactions, animations, AI, and stability.

11 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Reviewers split on the third-person camera: one saw it as reducing ambush frustration, while another saw corner-peeking as inherently unfair.

2 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

The close, constrained camera during interactions can leave players exposed, a choice that effectively raises tension when Michael may be nearby.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

Combat drew broad praise for tense, punchy, tactical third-person firefights, with only a few reviews calling it cumbersome or mediocre.

16 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Michael’s environmental executions are a highlight, but basic melee, grabs, hit registration, and civilian counterattacks can feel clumsy or inconsistent.

9 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

The grind was considered manageable by some and slow by others, especially around leveling and repeated recycling or upgrading.

3 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Progression can become a slog when basic cosmetics or abilities sit behind long, sequential unlock paths.

2 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Bugs were usually described as rare or occasional, but reviewers still cited frustrating glitches, pop-in, and exploits because losses carry high stakes.

5 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Bugs are the most repeated complaint, ranging from funny visual jank to broken interactions, progression issues, invisible characters, and match-disrupting glitches.

35 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Loot was often praised as rewarding and useful, yet inventory friction and one negative review’s trash-loop criticism pulled impressions down.

10 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

Searching drawers and buildings for specific escape items can become tedious, especially when required pieces are hard to locate across large maps.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

Positive reviewers described the game as a blast, a serotonin hit, or a phenomenal experience, even when acknowledging genre-specific caveats.

5 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Fun depends heavily on tolerance for jank and on who you play with; many find it hilarious and addictive, while others find the same systems repetitive or frustrating.

53 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Pacing was divisive, ranging from fast and tense to slow, sleepy, or bogged down by between-run chores.

5 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

Matches can start tense and exciting but lose momentum once human players escape or die and everyone waits for the last NPCs to be found.

6 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Dialogue and vendor lines were criticized as flat, forgettable, or artistically compromised by generated voice work.

2 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Dialogue is a weak point in the harshest assessments, where campy delivery and awkward lines make the campaign feel sillier than intended.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

Reviewers praised the dense, vertical, weathered environments, but one negative review described them as barren.

5 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

Homes, streets, cars, décor, and other period touches make Haddonfield feel unusually specific and lived-in rather than like generic multiplayer arenas.

5 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Most reviewers liked the retro-futuristic, post-apocalyptic look, though one sharply negative review found the visuals bland and generic.

6 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

Rainy streets, glowing interiors, and careful lighting give Haddonfield a striking, film-like visual identity.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

The strongest reviews highlighted tense, eerie, and immersive environments, while one dissenting review found the ambience nearly absent.

7 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

Haddonfield’s darkness, period details, music, and stalking imagery consistently recreate the oppressive mood of the 1978 film.

19 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

The story premise drew interest, but one review wished the narrative were more present outside lore and cutscenes.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

The campaign is a faithful Michael-focused retelling with some enjoyable added moments, yet many see it primarily as an extended tutorial rather than a substantial story.

12 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Visuals were broadly praised as gorgeous, detailed, and technically strong, with only minor reservations in a few impressions.

8 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Haddonfield often looks excellent, especially in lighting and environmental scenes, although performance modes and some effects can reduce clarity or visual consistency.

13 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Noise, sound traps, visual cues, item use, and environmental interactions were praised for shaping play.

7 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Environmental kill spots turn ordinary household objects into playful, gruesome opportunities and reward experimentation.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

Progression was widely praised for maintaining forward momentum, though some skill-tree and grind complaints remained.

11 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Perks, prestige, cosmetics, weapons, and challenges provide a substantial progression chase, though randomness and grind can add friction.

6 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Weather, lighting, particle effects, smoke, and environmental effects were often praised, with pop-in as the main caveat.

5 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Lighting, reflections, fog, and shadow work create strong nighttime imagery, though a few graphical effects and edges draw criticism.

2 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Mechanics were generally praised for risk-reward strategy and meaningful tools, though one strongly negative review called the gameplay mediocre.

4 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Michael’s abilities and the rescue systems can create clever horror scenarios, but mechanical roughness keeps the package from feeling consistently refined.

4 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Later coverage criticized matchmaking as exploitable, especially around aggression-based or PvE-leaning lobbies.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

Launch matchmaking is uneven, with reports of stalled lobbies, long killer queues, and difficulty filling sessions.

3 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Reviews diverged sharply, with one calling it smartly designed and another saying it had almost no originality.

2 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

The game has fresh ideas around NPC rescue and stalking, but comparisons to IllFonic’s earlier asymmetrical titles leave some players feeling the broader structure is familiar.

3 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Proximity chat, emotes, and spontaneous cooperation were among the most praised parts of the game’s identity.

7 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Proximity chat is a standout social feature, turning scares, role-playing, and accidental comedy into a major part of the multiplayer appeal.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

One review singled out Arc Raiders as highly immersive because its lore, world, sound, and machine threat all reinforce the fiction.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

When the systems behave, the game convincingly puts players inside a playable Halloween movie, especially through Michael’s first-person stalking perspective.

7 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Several reviewers compared raids to survival horror because of the fear, sound cues, darkness, and pressure around extraction.

3 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Shape Jump, stalking, restricted awareness, and Michael’s sudden appearances generate genuine jump scares and sustained moments of dread.

10 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Early missions were described as solid introductions to the basics before later quest repetition set in.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

Michael’s campaign usually works well as a hands-on tutorial, but its tutorial-like structure is also why solo players often find it insubstantial.

12 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

One review flagged occasional solo-versus-organized-crew encounters as a fairness issue in an otherwise strong multiplayer structure.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

Balance is highly context-dependent: some groups find both sides viable, while others see coordinated civilians bullying Michael or Michael feeling oppressive against less organized teams.

18 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Stealth was praised through shadows, foliage, detection behavior, and the ability to avoid PvP through careful play.

2 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Stalking, darkness, power cuts, and surprise repositioning make Michael feel appropriately predatory and are among the strongest franchise-specific mechanics.

5 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Co-op was repeatedly praised as a major strength, especially with friends or impromptu allies, though team play also makes raids more aggressive.

6 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

The game is at its best with friends: coordination, proximity chat, rescues, and improvised chaos create many of its most memorable moments.

7 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Reviewers felt Arc Raiders smartly refines extraction-shooter systems and, at its best, pushes the genre forward through social design.

3 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Making civilians responsible for rescuing Haddonfield residents instead of simply escaping gives the asymmetrical formula a recognizable identity of its own.

20 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Controller and console support were praised as an unusually strong genre win.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

PS5 Pro performance can be strong, but the lack of native PS5 Pro feature support is still a disappointment.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

Replay value was a major strength, with reviewers repeatedly saying they could not stop playing or wanted one more run.

10 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Replayability is mixed: multiplayer unpredictability and campaign challenges add reasons to return, but repeated objectives and limited launch content raise longevity concerns.

7 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Support looked promising through roadmaps and updates, but reviewers worried future tuning could undermine the carefully balanced experience.

6 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Early patches are encouraging, but long-term confidence depends on steady fixes and enough new maps, characters, and objectives to keep the community active.

2 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Server impressions were mixed, ranging from good/no-lag reports to disconnects, queues, and early launch sign-in issues.

5 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

One launch account reports servers holding up well enough for players to get into matches without major trouble.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

Performance was one of the strongest technical categories, with repeated praise for smooth play and solid optimization.

9 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Optimization is inconsistent across hardware, with reports ranging from smooth PS5 Pro play to severe stutter, low frame rates, and heavy PC performance demands.

10 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Music and audio presentation drew strong praise for industrial sci-fi mood, synth atmosphere, and complementing gameplay.

4 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

John Carpenter’s familiar themes and the game’s period-styled music are repeatedly praised for completing the Halloween atmosphere.

9 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Maps were praised for flow, markings, extraction pressure, and strategic navigation, with routes and timers reinforcing tension.

6 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Mission navigation can be too vague in solo play, with a stronger waypoint system likely to reduce time spent simply hunting for targets.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

Inventory UI was criticized for lacking search and customization even though basic grouping exists.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

Unlock and challenge screens can be confusing, adding friction to an already grind-heavy progression system.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

World-building was a broad strength, with reviewers praising Speranza, map storytelling, lore hooks, and the surface’s lived-in detail despite some dissent.

12 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Haddonfield feels inhabited rather than empty, with detailed homes and residents giving the town a convincing everyday life for Michael to disrupt.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

Sound design was the most consistently praised attribute, repeatedly described as excellent, informative, immersive, and tension-building.

16 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Sound is generally a strength, using cues and effects to intensify danger, although isolated spatial-audio bugs can be especially disruptive in a stealth game.

6 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Reviewers consistently emphasized that Arc Raiders’ PvPvE structure creates unpredictable, social, and often hopeful multiplayer moments.

8 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

The resident-rescue scoring system and two-sided objectives make multiplayer feel different from many rivals, but AI, pacing, and PvE emphasis determine whether that difference feels fresh or frustrating.

23 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Maps received strong praise for flow, density, varied spaces, and strategic layouts across multiple reviews.

7 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Most maps are dense, moody, and well sized for chases and rescues, though some players worry their suburban similarity will become stale.

8 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Voice acting was the most criticized element, with repeated complaints about AI-generated or flat NPC/vendor performances.

8 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

Voice work ranges from performances praised as close to the film to harsher complaints about campy or off-sounding delivery.

6 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

Controls were praised as responsive in one review, while a PS5-focused review reported serious button-input issues.

2 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

Grabs, item interactions, and movement inputs can fail or feel sluggish, which is especially frustrating during chases and executions.

4 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Arc Raiders

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Halloween: The Game

Accessibility is limited by missing options such as adjustable field of view, a particular concern for motion-sensitive players.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

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Halloween: The Game

Civilian traits provide some differentiation, but several players feel the roster plays too similarly for those stat differences to matter much.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

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Halloween: The Game

Solo checkpointing can be unforgiving and awkward, making campaign setbacks more annoying than they need to be.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

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Halloween: The Game

The campaign is highly linear; changing tactics or kills rarely changes the larger outcome of Michael’s story.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

Emotes, proximity tools, and player behavior were praised for making encounters surprisingly cooperative and approachable.

6 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Crafting was seen as deep and useful, but several reviewers found the required inventory sorting, item tracking, and unclear components frustrating.

10 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Reviewers generally liked the danger and high stakes, but several warned the punishing consequences and slow early climb can frustrate casual players.

8 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Inventory limits and stash pressure were the main resource-balance complaints, especially when quest items occupy space until full turn-ins.

2 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

The best moments were described as memorable, dramatic, hilarious, tragic, or relief-filled, giving raids real emotional stakes.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Reviewers liked the reset and expedition idea in theory, but later coverage criticized the endgame as hollow or fragile.

2 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Most reviews praised the range and threat of Arc machines, though one review found the enemy designs repetitive and unimaginative.

6 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Exploration was widely praised for rewarding curiosity, hidden routes, dense maps, and environmental discoveries.

3 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

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Halloween: The Game

The strongest consensus is its devotion to Halloween: locations, music, visual details, Michael’s behavior, and familiar story beats closely evoke the 1978 film.

21 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

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Halloween: The Game

The solo campaign is brief and widely treated as supplemental content rather than a full-length reason to buy the game by itself.

4 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

The sparse interface was praised for grounding the player in the world rather than overexplaining the action.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

One impressions review said the game remains easier to approach despite the genre’s high skill ceiling and many systems.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

The story and lore intrigued reviewers, but evidence also showed that much of it remains light or left to imagination.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

One negative review criticized the cosmetics and freemium-style store as visually uninspired and out of place.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

One review liked that different drop conditions can create different quests or events on a map.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Cosmetics were flagged as pricey and less customizable than expected in one review.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Movement was usually praised as fun, grounded, or fluid, though one negative review found basic navigation ponderous.

7 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

The game lets players choose between cooperation, betrayal, PvE, PvP, gadgets, and creative strategies in ways reviewers valued.

2 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Later coverage liked new content but said a major map update was not a true game changer.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

One review praised traders for having enough personality and interaction to feel like more than simple vendors.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

The skill tree has meaningful branches and upgrades, but some reviewers found filler perks or stamina taxes dull.

3 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Upgrades and workbenches add depth, but unclear item requirements and workshop friction made the system less smooth.

4 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Writing was criticized when reviews focused on the thin plot, quest storytelling, and AI-voiced dialogue.

2 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

Large Arc threats such as Leapers, Bastions, and the Queen were treated as intimidating cooperative challenges rather than simple targets.

3 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

One review praised quests and trials for giving specific match goals with worthwhile rewards.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

The one puzzle-related event mention was positive but limited, describing it as a nice diversion that needs more support.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

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Halloween: The Game

Post-death and interaction minigames wear out their welcome quickly for several players, turning downtime into repetitive button work rather than meaningful participation.

4 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Quest design was mixed: some quests guide players well, while others were vague, uneven, or narratively unexciting.

7 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

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Halloween: The Game

Cosmetics, loadouts, weapons, and unlockable looks give regular players plenty to chase, even if some individual rewards feel minor.

4 supporting reviews

Arc Raiders

Menus and stash handling were one of the most common frustrations, especially on console and between raids.

8 supporting reviews

Halloween: The Game

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Arc Raiders

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Halloween: The Game

Cross-play is a welcome inclusion that helps PC and console players share the same multiplayer pool.

1 supporting review · Limited evidence

Arc Raiders

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Halloween: The Game

Value is divisive: hardcore Halloween and multiplayer fans can justify the price, while solo-focused or polish-sensitive players are repeatedly advised to wait for fixes or a sale.

17 supporting reviews · Mixed evidence