Arc Raiders

Welcome to Speranza. Deep beneath the ruined surface of Earth, humanity clings to survival in a noisy, claustrophobic subterranean hub. Topside belongs to the ARC—lethal, autonomous machines that hunt anything that moves—and to the Raiders, scavengers who risk everything in pneumatic pod drops to harvest high-tier tech, vital scrap, and lost blueprints. In this open-ended sandbox narrative, you are a Raider operating out of your own private workshop in Speranza. There are no forced missions, no canonical paths, and no pre-scripted fates. How you survive, what you trade, and where you deploy are entirely up to you. What to Expect: A Living, Autonomous World: Topside doesn't revolve around you. Distant gunfire echoes across ruined sectors, red distress flares split the sky, and rival Raider squads push for supply drops or extractions on their own terms. Dynamic Subterranean Hub: Speranza is a bustling, gritty community where PA systems blare daily maintenance warnings and vendor stock rotates constantly. Trade with Nomadic Envoys, craft high-grade gear, or simply listen to the pulse of the contrada. Deep Modular Progression: Expand your personal workshop, refine raw salvage into advanced shield rigs and tactical augments, and rely on your surprisingly sharp avian companion, Scrappy. Total Narrative Freedom: Take on high-risk contracts, go on quiet solo salvage runs, hunt heavy ARC units, or forge uneasy truces with surface scavengers. Every run is your call. Gear up, check your atmospheric seals, and lock into the Slingshot. The surface is waiting. Didn’t add any scripts to this one since people can now easily add their own. Made the story for myself, posted it for others. Have fun. And yeah, not truly autonomous. But if the AI listens then it should be decent, messing with your own Loadout in the Plot Essentials time to time is definitely suggested.

Cover art for Arc Raiders, a gritty survival scenario on AI Dungeon