While the co-op gameplay is certainly fun, critics were skeptical of Extraction's longevity given its price tag, poor balance, steep difficulty curve, and lack of endgame.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction
71
Top Critic Average
49%
Critics Recommend
Game Rant
2.5 / 5
PC Gamer
73 / 100
Eurogamer
No Recommendation
IGN
7 / 10
TheGamer
3 / 5
GamesRadar+
3.5 / 5
Game Informer
7.3 / 10
GameSpot
7 / 10
Creators: Ubisoft, UBISOFT MONTREAL
Release Date: Jan 20, 2022 - Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, PlayStation 4
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Critic Reviews for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction
Rainbow Six Extraction is a mixed bag of good ideas and weak implementations. It’s unfortunate that the bad manages to outweigh the good, because underneath it all, Rainbow Six Extraction's gameplay approach holds promise. It’ll be interesting to see how Ubisoft supports this title in the weeks and months to come, but it’s really hard to see how it can fix a lot of core issues within the game.
Rainbow Six Extraction is a fun and unremarkable co-op shooter with some very good ooze.
Rainbow Six Extraction's tactical PvE is good, punchy fun with a squad, and has a couple of nice little twists - but that's about it.
Rainbow Six Extraction brings some great new ideas to the venerable first-person shooter as it morphs to a sci-fi co-op game, but it doesn't distinguish itself quite enough to stand out on its own merits.
Is the game worth your time? Yeah, it’s worth a go, it’s on Game Pass, innit? This is where I can see Rainbow Six Extraction shine. Very dimly. If the game poses a genuine challenge and a progression system that feels rewarding over the long term, there’s no reason why this polished experience can’t retain at least a few players across the coming months. It’s not easy being a video game in 2022: you’ve got some real big hitters on the way, and if you’re not hitting hard then you’re just going to get knocked out, pretty little Siege engine and all. You alright there, Extraction? You’re looking a little woozy.
Rainbow Six Extraction is a neat standalone follow-up to Siege's Outbreak mode of 2018 – it has potential but is yet to fully realise it.
An approachable spin-off of a competitive multiplayer hit, this co-op shooter struggles to emerge from beneath its predecessor's shadow.
Though progression feels too closely tied to a mediocre challenge system, Rainbow Six Extraction offers fun incursions against a parasitic alien threat and rewards teamwork.
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