ARC Raiders Glitches: How Far Can You Go Before a Ban?

ARC Raiders players have found a new way to turn a door into a magic trick, and it has the community buzzing about bans, busted bunkers, and whether you should just hang onto your keys for now. Here is what is actually happening, minus the panic.

"Use the door glitch and you will get banned."

The rumor vs. reality

Short version: there is no clear answer on bans, because the devs have not said anything official about punishing people for this specific exploit. Common sense read? You will probably be fine even if you have already done it a bunch, at least for now. That said, not getting permanently banned does not mean you are safe from a timeout or some other penalty later if the studio decides to crack down after the fact.

What the glitch actually is

ARC Raiders is full of doors, walls, and structural bits that do not line up perfectly. When those pieces overlap, the physics goes wobbly and sometimes cannot tell if your character should be blocked or allowed to pass. If you find one of those uneven seams and push into it just right, you can basically squeeze through a wall or door you are not meant to access yet. It sounds finnicky, but it is not. Tons of players are doing it because it is easy and, yes, it gets you to loot early.

Did the patch fix it?

Embark Studios tried to stamp this out in the 1.2.0 update. Players found a workaround anyway and are still slipping through edges and cracks to scoop up loot. Realistically, expect this to be patched again at some point, but for now the exploit is alive.

So... will using it get you banned?

There is no official stance from Embark on banning people specifically for the door glitch. If they tried to swing the banhammer right now, they would be looking at a massive portion of the player base, which is not exactly workable. That is why I lean toward: probably not getting banned for this alone. Still, if they decide to enforce later, temporary suspensions or other penalties are not off the table. If you want zero risk, do not use the exploit.

The real pain point: keys are getting wasted

Keys are rare in ARC Raiders. If you bring one to a bunker or locked door, unlock it, and then discover the room has already been cleaned out by someone who slipped in via the glitch, your key is gone and you get nothing. A lot of players have already burned through keys this way, and if the exploit sticks around, more will get torched.

What you should do right now

• Save your keys. If a room looks like a hotspot for glitchers, maybe wait.
• Avoid using the door exploit if you do not want to risk a timeout later.
• Report obvious exploit abuse when you see it to keep pressure on a fix.
• Expect another patch attempt; the first try in 1.2.0 did not stick, but a longer-term fix is likely.

Context check

Game: ARC Raiders

Developer: Embark Studios

Release date: October 30, 2025

Bottom line: you can abuse the glitch if you really want to roll the dice, but the smarter move is to hold onto your keys and wait for a proper fix. Even if bans do not happen, timeouts could, and a wasted key definitely will.