ARC Raiders Shuts Down Steam Family Sharing Loophole for Banned Players

There's been a big shift in how bans work with Steam Family Share for ARC Raiders. Basically if you were banned then you now can’t play via a family member's account, as the game will restrict all accounts using that ARC Raiders Family Share License.

This update effectively closes off one of the loopholes that allowed players who were banned to enter back into ARC Raiders using another person's shared library. With this update, access control is tighter, clearer, and far less forgiving.

How the New Steam Family Sharing Rules Work in ARC Raiders

Under the new policy, ARC Raiders treats a shared license as a single enforcement group. If any account in a Steam Family is banned while playing through a shared copy, every account connected to that family receives the same restriction. The ban duration and type are mirrored across all linked users.

The rules have become stricter when the owner of the ARK Raider account is also gets banned. If you are the owner of an ARK Raid game and you receive a ban on your account, you will lose access to all ARK Raid Family Sharing games until the ban is lifted or has expired.

Removing a banned player from a Steam Family does not reverse the restriction. If the ban happened while the shared license was in use, enforcement stays in place for the full duration. Guides such as ARC Raiders Best Solo Builds to Dominate Every Raid Alone become even more relevant, especially for players focusing on solo progression without relying on shared accounts.

Why ARC Raiders Made This Change

Recently, many hackers and cheaters were abusing this loophole in ARC Raiders by the Steam Family Sharing feature. The goal of the update is to prevent ban evasion. Steam Family Sharing is not a tool for law enforcement evasion. Rather, it is made for households. Embark Studios makes sure that bans have actual consequences and cannot be escaped by using a second account by assigning all shared users to a single license for moderation purposes.

Additionally, this strategy aligns ARC Raiders with other competitive multiplayer games' shared access policies. Shared libraries are being viewed by developers as a potential source of recurring abuse, particularly in online shooters where fair play is essential.

Impact on ARC Raiders Players

For legitimate players, nothing changes as long as everyone follows the rules. For those who break them, the consequences now extend further. Shared access is no longer a safety net, and bans impact entire Steam Families tied to the same license.

Once your ban expires or is lifted, you will be able to access your shared license again (unless you have had an additional restriction placed on your account). In the meantime, you will either need to wait for your ban to end (the fastest option) or purchase a separate copy of ARC Raiders, and play the game Fairly with your new account, you wan don't want to be banned again. However, if you aren't banned, then you should definitely check out ARC Raiders The Shrouded Sky Content Update.