ARC Raiders is filled with everyday items that appear useless at first, but you may eventually need them for upgrades or other important things. Light bulbs are one of those items you may have come across while looting items in a building, and probably sold or recycled since you didn't need them at the time. Well, players will eventually need light bulbs for the expedition project, and here are the best locations where you can find them.
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How to Get Light Bulbs in ARC Raiders (Best Locations)
Light Bulbs in ARC Raiders are a recyclable item that can mostly be found in residential areas or places marked with Electrical loot. Apart from the expedition project, there aren't many uses for light bulbs. So, it's not your fault if you sold or recycled any light bulbs in the past.
If you want to quickly get light bulbs in the game and don't want to rely on RNG to find them, here are two locations with near-guaranteed spawns of the items that you can visit. Both of these locations can be found on the ARC Raiders' Dam Battlegrounds map.
Light Bulbs Location One in ARC Raiders
The first location to get Light Bulbs in ARC Raiders on Dam Battlegrounds is the Electrical Substation, which is located in the southernmost part of the map. It's the safer of the two locations, which players can easily visit at the start and find little to no raiders nearby.
Once you arrive in the area, you'll find a car parked right outside the electrical grid (southern direction). Breach and search the hood of the car, which will have a high chance of granting you one or two light bulbs.
Light Bulbs Location Two in ARC Raiders
The second location to get light bulbs in ARC Raiders is the Power Generation Complex, which is in the northernmost part of Dam Battlegrounds. This is a riskier area to venture into, due to its close proximity to the medium-value loot area, and the fact that there's almost every time a Rocketeer patrolling the area. But if you're quick on your feet, you should be able to grab the light bulbs and make a run for the nearby extraction.
So, players can find a car at this location as well, which is parked near the buses, to the east of the North Complex Elevator extraction point. Players can also breach and search their hood to find a light bulb or two inside. Once you grab them, make sure to stash them in your Safe Pocket, and make a run for the nearby extraction point to get out of the map safely.
Players can visit both of these locations in a single run, granted they stick to the edges of the map while traveling between them to avoid contact with a hostile raider. This is one of the easiest ways to farm light bulbs in ARC Raiders.
ARC Raiders
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 87 /100 Critics Rec: 92%
- Released
- October 30, 2025
- ESRB
- Teen / Violence, Blood
- Developer(s)
- Embark Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Embark Studios
WHERE TO PLAY
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes - all platforms
- Cross Save
- Yes - via Embark ID
- Number of Players
- Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- October 30, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 30, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- October 30, 2025
- Genre(s)
- Extraction, Shooter, Third-Person Shooter, Survival
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
