Spited FPS streamer Shroud vindicated as Arc Raiders finally gets its GOTY award, taking Online Game of the Year at the DICE Awards

Arc Raiders automaton in a headset — (Image credit: Embark Studios)

Call up your friend and streamer Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek, because he's been proven at least a tiny bit correct. Arc Raiders has officially won a Game of the Year award.

Earlier this year, Shroud expressed his disappointment for the fact that Arc Raiders – which launched on October 30, 2025 – barely had any time to prove it could measure up to rewards show conqueror Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. He said in a January stream, "There's just not enough time – three weeks, four weeks is not enough time to process how good a game actually is." But now that Arc Raiders has had some time to settle, the annual DICE Awards is rewarding the shooter with its Online Game of the Year distinction.

The DICE Awards also granted Expedition 33 yet another Game of the Year award – along with Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, Role-Playing Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Story, and Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction – but we don't need to tell Shroud about that. The point is, Arc Raiders is a winner, baby.

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Embark founder and CEO Patrick Söderlund added, "On behalf of the entire team at Embark, we're incredibly honored to be recognized by our peers, in a year when there are so many deserving games." He continued, "I want to especially thank our team for embracing the craft and the journey, and to our community for their passion and support. This is just the beginning." Let's hope it is.