What kind of game is Marathon? We explain the extraction shooter genre, from its rules and objectives to its history and must-play titles.

GameCentral examines the current state of the extraction shooter genre and what sort of impact Arc Raiders’ success could have on it.

Extraction shooters are the new hotness in gaming these days, with video games like Escape from Tarkov, Hunt: Showdown, Dark and Darker, and Delta Force commanding large amounts of concurrent players ...

By Those Types of Games, I mean the likes of Lethal Company, Peak, and the many others that have followed. Extraction ...

Indie game developer and publisher Full Metal Bagel Games revealed their latest game in the works, as they showed off Hell Express this past week. Technically the game was shown off during GDC 2025, ...

Alexandre Amancio — the veteran Assassin's Creed director responsible for 2011's Ezio trilog-capper Assassin's Creed: Revelations and 2014's Assassin's Creed: Unity — has announced his next project.

We explore whether Marathon has what it takes to become the next major extraction shooter, comparing its core mechanics, community reception, and evolving gameplay to genre leaders. Find out what sets ...

A lot of extraction shooters rely on ultra-realistic military aesthetics. Arena Breakout Infinite, Gray Zone Warfare, and the ever-present Escape From Tarkov all lean on authenticity, but that's not ...

Indie game developer and publisher Codex Interactive has unveiled their debut title, as we got our first look at the game Omen. This is an extraction top-down sci-fi shooter where you explore the ...

Elden Ring Nightreign will soon arrive and put a co-op spin on arguably the best soulslike game ever, but it's not the only multiplayer, FromSoft-style experience set to arrive this year. Mistfall ...

Publisher Gaijin Entertainment and developer Targem Games have announced free-to-play multiplayer extraction action game ...