The extraction shooter genre has been coming up in recent years, and in the last few months, we’ve seen it evolve immeasurably. There’s a staggering and diverse array of extraction games out there right now, from fantasy titles to hardcore, first-person shooters. Which among them can be categorized as the best extraction shooters in 2026?
If you’ve been playing a particular extraction shooter game and wondering what else is on the market, look no further than this list. We’ve got every extraction shooter you need to play in 2026.
What Are The Top Extraction Games Out There?
Many games fill the extraction space, but these are the ones that are worth your time, effort, and money.
5. Incursion: Red River
Incursion: Red River is a smaller, more humble extraction game, but it has immense chops that are well worth an inspection. In Incursion, players are cast into a war-torn Vietnam and tasked with exploring maps bursting with enemies and opportunities. They’ll build a hideout, collect resources, fight their hearts out, and (hopefully) extract again to claim their riches.
It’s a PvE-exclusive game with cooperative mechanics, and in February 2026, it underwent an overhaul with a 1.3 update that introduced an entirely new map, amongst other things.
Incursion represents a gorgeous, immersive game, but because of the lack of any PvP, it has been forgotten by some of the genre’s more hardcore fans. It’s definitely worth your time, and it’s one of the best extraction games in 2026.
4. Escape from Duckov
Don’t let the quirky name and theme fool you; Escape from Duckov is a legitimate contender for the extraction king title, and it manages to be a fantastic shooter while also being very lighthearted.
In Escape from Duckov, players control ducks left alone in a world ravaged by storms, forced to fight to survive and build a hideout while collecting loot, resolving quests, and battling enemies—other ducks, birds, and animals.
It was released in October 2025 and managed to skyrocket on Steam, becoming one of the most successful extraction shooters in the world in just a few days. In February 2026, it merged with Escape from Tarkov in a unique collaboration that represented the perfect synergy between the two games.
3. Marathon
Marathon is the newest extraction shooter to make this list, emerging from under Bungie’s umbrella in March 2026. It’s an extraction title built on a universe that stretches back more than thirty years, touching on Bungie’s oldest games of the same name.
In Marathon, players contend with a colorful, sci-fi universe teeming with AI and human threats, assuming control of cybernetic ‘Runners’ and using a class-based system to load in, raid up, and extract again without succumbing to the many dangers of Marathon’s world.
It’s exciting and fresh, but only time will tell how successful it is post-launch.
2. ARC Raiders
ARC Raiders is like Escape from Tarkov in that it’s an extraction shooter, but most of the similarities end there. In ARC Raiders, players are forced to contend with a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by an alien robot race, fighting with other scavengers and attempting to secure riches and fame.
Like Escape from Tarkov, ARC Raiders is a challenging PvPvE shooter in which a single fight could spell ruin, but it’s a third-person title that’s available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. It was one of 2025’s most energetic extraction shooters and an easy contender to Tarkov, and it’s already evolving massively through 2026.
If you’re sleeping on ARC Raiders and you call yourself an extraction shooter fan, you might not be as big a fan as you think…
1. Escape from Tarkov
Escape from Tarkov is arguably the best extraction shooter you can play, for the simple reason that it has dominated the genre for almost a decade. It’s the spearhead first-person title in the space, and it’s the product that so many have tried to mimic over the years.
Escape from Tarkov is not welcoming or user-friendly, but it offers an addictive and hardcore gameplay loop that keeps players engaged for thousands of hours. It’s challenging, but once you understand the fundamentals, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more satisfying shooter in today’s market.
It’s available exclusively on PC but should be coming to consoles one day.
What do you think? Are there any other games that should have made this list? Feel free to chat about extraction shooters on the Insider Gaming Discord server
Grant has been gaming for 30+ years and in the industry for 10+. You'll probably find him playing a post-apocalyptic game or an extraction shooter somewhere.
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