With the rise of the extraction shooter genre following the success of games like ARC Raiders, more and more entries in the genre are popping up on Steam every day. While Steam is flush with extraction shooters that are currently in development for the platform, one upcoming game looks to stand out from the crowd with its unique aesthetic and gameplay features. For extraction shooter fans that like the blocky art style of Minecraft and the gritty noir aesthetic of Cyberpunk 2077, Gridlands might be worth keeping an eye on.
Extraction shooters have become the hot new genre on Steam thanks to releases like Escape from Tarkov and ARC Raiders launching on the platform last year. Bungie's Marathon was added to the Steam extraction shooter library earlier in 2026, but there are even more extraction shooters coming to the platform in the near future. Gridlands is one of these upcoming games, and it offers something a little different for players looking for something other than the typical extraction shooter fare.
Gridlands is currently slated for a 2027 release.
Extraction shooters have been blowing up on Steam lately, but one upcoming game has the potential to be the next ARC Raiders,...
