TimTheTatman turned down a six-figure deal to stream Arc Raiders because he hates it that much

Streamer TimTheTatman revealed on a September 2 broadcast that he rejected a six-figure sponsorship deal to play Arc Raiders on stream for four hours — because he dislikes the game too much to go back.

TimTheTatman didn't disclose the exact dollar amount, but said the experience frustrated him so badly that not even that kind of money could bring him back. "For me, the game frustrated me so much, I got frustrated so much with that game that I don't want to play it ever again," he told his audience. "Even to a point where six figures didn't get me back on it." He joked that a seven-figure offer might be a different story, but for now, Arc Raiders is off the table entirely.

Arc Raiders — the extraction shooter from Embark Studios — was one of the bigger launches of 2025, peaking at 465,000 concurrent players on Steam in December of that year. But the game launched into a brutal window alongside Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and momentum faded fast. Players grew frustrated with a lack of meaningful content updates, and Embark eventually confirmed the game would only receive two major updates per year. More recently, the studio delayed future expeditions until 2027, which hasn't gone over well with the remaining community.

TimTheTatman's refusal is a pretty stark signal of where Arc Raiders stands right now — when a streamer won't fake enthusiasm even for a six-figure check, the game's image problem is real. Whether Embark can turn things around with its 2027 content roadmap remains to be seen.