--- title: Embark Studios head Patrick Söderlund explains how Arc... description: Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund discusses how Arc Raiders was developed at roughly a quarter of a typical AAA budget with only ~360 staff. Key efficiency... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/embark-studios-head-patrick-s-derlund-explains-how-arc-raiders-was-made-on-a-quarter-of-the-budget--7gj7xhpkv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Embark Studios head Patrick Söderlund explains how Arc Raiders was made on "a quarter of the budget" of a AAA title | daily.dev og:description: Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund discusses how Arc Raiders was developed at roughly a quarter of a typical AAA budget with only ~360 staff. Key efficiency... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/embark-studios-head-patrick-s-derlund-explains-how-arc-raiders-was-made-on-a-quarter-of-the-budget--7gj7xhpkv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/7gj7xHPKV.png og:image:alt: Embark Studios head Patrick Söderlund explains how Arc Raiders was made on "a quarter of the budget" of a AAA title og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Embark Studios head Patrick Söderlund explains how Arc Raiders was made on "a quarter of the budget" of a AAA title **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 11 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund discusses how Arc Raiders was developed at roughly a quarter of a typical AAA budget with only ~360 staff. Key efficiency gains came from rethinking traditional pipelines — using photogrammetry, procedural generation, and Google Maps topography rather than purely manual workflows — rather than heavy AI use. Söderlund clarifies that AI voice lines are a production tool, not an actor replacement, and that many were re-recorded post-launch. He also comments on EA's Battlefield layoffs as an industry-wide problem of bloated team sizes, and outlines Embark's goal of shipping four live games without growing beyond its current lean headcount. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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