Many ARC Raiders players prefer running solo missions to farm materials, hunt Rusties, or complete specific quests without the constant pressure of squad invites.
Currently, ARC Raiders does not feature a native, built-in "Appear Offline" toggle within its own social menu. To hide your online status, you must rely on the privacy settings of your specific gaming platform.
The guide below outlines how to go dark across PC and consoles, along with key platform-specific behavior you need to know.
How to Go Invisible on Every Platform
| Platform | Setup Method | What Your Friends See | Cross-Play Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC (Steam) |
| You appear completely offline to friends browsing their Steam or in-game friend lists. You can still send invites if needed. | Fully effective for Steam-to-Steam friends. Does not reliably block visibility if friends added you via an external Embark ID. |
| Xbox Series X/S |
| Your status changes to offline on the console dashboard and the in-game ARC Raiders roster for other Xbox users. | Platform locked. Friends playing on Xbox cannot see you, but cross-play friends looking at the roster from a PS5 or PC might still see you active. |
| PlayStation 5 |
| You appear signed out to your PlayStation Network friends list and your local platform session. | Platform locked. Only hides your status from fellow PS5 players. Cross-play friends on other systems may see you online via the game's internal server list. |
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Essential Roster & Privacy Caveats
Setting your platform status to invisible protects you from random invites, but the game's cross-play systems can sometimes override these settings.
- The Cross-Play Loophole: If you have added a friend directly through the game's cross-network system (using an Embark ID) rather than your standard console/Steam friends list, the game may still display your live lobby status across different platforms.
- The Invite Trigger: If you are set to "Invisible" on Steam or console and you manually join a public matchmaking queue or send an invite to a friend, your status will instantly update to "Online" for the duration of that session.
- The Direct Route: If you want to absolutely guarantee a zero-interruption solo farm session on PC, launch the Steam client, click Steam in the top-left corner, select Go Offline..., and then launch ARC Raiders. This forces the game to run purely under your local client parameters.
