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ARC Raiders bounty sites compared
ARC Raiders has no official bounty system, so the community built several. They are not interchangeable. Most are free lists that reward points or in-game items for eliminating a reported player. BountyRaiders is the one that pays real money: bounties are funded in cash, held in escrow, and paid out to the hunter when moderators approve the proof. Here is how the main sites differ.
Side by side
| Site | What a bounty is | What the hunter gets | Cost to use | Proof | Target identified by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BountyRaidersbountyraiders.com (this site) | A real-money contract of $5 or more, held as escrow credit for 30 days. | Cash in a wallet, withdrawable to PayPal, minus a 10-15% platform fee. | Free to join. Posters pay only the bounty amount. Optional Premium $3.99/mo or VIP $9.99/mo for hunters. | Video clip or post-match log screenshots, reviewed by moderators before anything is paid. | Exact ARC Raiders display name. |
| Speranza Bountiessperanzabounties.com | A community report of a player, ranked by other users' daily votes into a most-wanted list. | Points and leaderboard placement, with weekly bounties worth extra points. No cash payouts. | Free, with a daily submission cap. Press coverage describes a $2.99/month premium tier that raises the cap. | Video or screenshots submitted to the site's team. | Embark ID. |
| Arc Bountyarc-bounty.com | A player-posted bounty with an in-game item reward attached. | In-game items and reputation, handed over by the poster after a coordinated meetup. No cash. | Free. | Proof upload, then the poster and hunter arrange the handover. | Embark ID. |
| Speranza Watchlistsperanza-watchlist.com | A searchable reputation list of raiders. The site itself states the data is fake: it is a satire and roleplay tool. | Nothing. No bounties are paid, and no real player data is stored or tracked. | Free. | None. Entries are generated for entertainment. | Embark ID, with fictional reports. |
| ARC's Most Wantedarcsmostwanted.com | A community-maintained list of reported hostile raiders. | A place on the list. No cash payouts are advertised. | Free. | Varies. | Embark ID or in-game name. |
Details for other sites are taken from their public pages and from press coverage between April and September 2026. They can change; check each site for its current rules. BountyRaiders is not affiliated with any of them.
The short version
- You want to report a betrayer for free and see them on a public list: Speranza Bounties or ARC's Most Wanted.
- You want to roleplay a wanted list for fun: the Speranza Watchlist, knowing its data is invented.
- You want to offer in-game loot for a kill and meet the hunter to hand it over: Arc Bounty.
- You want to put actual money on someone's head, or you want to get paid in cash for the kills you are already making: BountyRaiders.
Why the difference matters if you hunt
On a points site, a confirmed kill moves you up a leaderboard. On BountyRaiders, a confirmed kill moves money into your wallet. The bounty is funded before it goes live, so the reward you see on the board is already sitting in escrow, and the platform fee is the only thing between the number on the card and your payout: 15% on the Free tier, 10% on Premium and VIP. Withdrawals go to PayPal.
The trade-off is stricter rules. You have to claim a contract before you engage the target, the elimination has to be credited to you, and the proof has to show both names and the knockout. Points sites can afford to be looser about this because nothing is being paid out. The hunter guide walks through every step.
Why the difference matters if you post
A free report costs you nothing and, for the same reason, gives hunters nothing concrete to chase. A $5 bounty is small, but it is a real reward that a real person can claim, and it stays live for 30 days with your money safely held as credit. If nobody collects, the full amount comes back to your wallet. How to post a bounty covers the exact steps.
What BountyRaiders does not do
- No free posting. Every bounty is funded with at least $5, because the reward is real.
- No vote-based most-wanted list. Targets rank by the money on their head, nothing else.
- No anonymous accounts. Posting and hunting both require a Discord sign-in and a registered ARC name.
- No instant withdrawals. Payouts are reviewed by moderators and withdrawals are processed manually.
- No hunting outside the game. Stream sniping, real-world contact and doxxing are permanent bans.
Is Speranza Bounties the same as BountyRaiders?
No. They are separate sites run by separate people. Speranza is the name of the underground city where raiders gear up between runs, which is why several community projects borrow the word. Speranza Bounties is a free, vote-driven report list that rewards points; BountyRaiders is a real-money bounty board with escrow and moderated payouts. If you searched for one and landed on the other, the table above should make the choice quick.
Is the Speranza Watchlist real?
No. The Speranza Watchlist (speranza-watchlist.com) looks like a reputation tracker, but it shows a notice before you use it saying that none of its raiders, reports or statistics are real player data. It is a fan-made satire and roleplay tool, it stores no real data, and it is not connected to Speranza Bounties, to Embark Studios or to BountyRaiders.
If what you want is a real consequence for a real betrayal, a BountyRaiders bounty is the version with money behind it: a named target, a funded reward, and a hunter who only gets paid by proving the knockout. See how to post one.
Does ARC Raiders have an official bounty system?
Not as of September 2026. The game has quests and contracts against the ARC machines, but no way to put a price on another raider or to be paid for eliminating a specific player. Everything on this page is community-built. How the community bounty system works explains the mechanics in detail.