Something changed in Arc Raiders, and it was not a new gun or a new map. The anti-cheat got an upgrade, and it changes which features are actually safe to run. The developers are no longer only checking your files. They deployed a system that analyses how you aim, built with a company whose entire job is spotting cheaters by watching mouse behaviour, and they have said it is still getting better. If you use aimbot in this game, that is aimed squarely at you.
Why aim analysis changes the maths
File scanning and behaviour analysis fail in completely different ways. A file scan either recognises your software or it does not, which is why detection status matters and why we publish ours. Aim analysis does not care what you are running. It watches the curve your crosshair travels, how fast it settles, how consistently it corrects, and compares that against what human aim looks like. Smoothing helps, but you are still asking a model built specifically to catch aimbot to look at your aimbot and change its mind.
ESP does not have this problem, because it never touches your mouse. It shows you where players are and where the good loot is, and you still aim exactly the way you always did, because you are the one aiming. There is nothing in your input for the model to flag.
What ESP-only actually gives you in an extraction shooter
In a game built around going in, getting gear and getting out, information is most of the advantage anyway. Player ESP tells you where every enemy is, radar shows the map in real time, a nearby-player list tells you who is around and what they are carrying, and loot ESP surfaces the rarest weapons and containers before anyone else reaches them. None of it fires a shot for you and all of it changes how a raid goes.
Setting up ESP-only Arc Raiders cheats takes two minutes
There is genuinely not much to configure, which is part of the appeal. Buy a key, read the setup guide first because it saves time, download the loader, run it, paste your key and hit start. Launch Arc Raiders and the menu opens in game. From there it is all preference: player boxes if you like boxes, skeleton overlay if you prefer that, radar wherever it sits comfortably on your screen. Enable what helps and leave the rest off. Thirty seconds of tweaking and you can save the config so it loads every time.
One setting worth thinking about
Even without aimbot, ESP can change how you play in ways that look strange. If you can see every player on the entire map, you start moving like someone who can see every player on the entire map. Capping ESP distance to roughly 50 metres keeps the information genuinely useful without warping your movement. If you are purely trying to avoid fights rather than find them, you can push it further and simply route around people.
Which Arc Raiders cheat to pick
Frost LITE is the ESP-only cheat, built for exactly this: player ESP, radar, the nearby-player list and loot ESP, with no aim features on board at all, which means the riskiest thing in this game is not even possible. If you want the full toolkit and intend to leave the aim features off, Frost and Hydra both include everything above plus aimbot. All three are on the Arc Raiders page, and current detection status is on the Frost LITE status page.
Not sure which Arc Raiders cheat this applies to? Our guide to the best Arc Raiders cheats compares the lineup and says who each one is for.
Frequently asked questions
Is ESP really undetectable?
No feature is permanently undetectable, and any store that tells you otherwise is selling you something. What is true is that ESP gives an aim-analysis system nothing to work with, because it never touches your input. File-level detection still applies, which is what the status board is for.
Can I win fights without aimbot?
You win fights by starting them on your terms, which is what knowing where everyone is gives you. Most players who last a long time in this game gave up aim features and did not miss them.
Should I buy Frost LITE or the full Frost?
If you know you will not use aimbot, LITE is cheaper and removes the temptation entirely. If you want the option for the occasional fight that matters, buy Frost and leave it switched off.
Prefer to watch: this guide is also on our YouTube channel.
