With Marathon, things were different. I felt that excitement again, but without unnecessary waiting and frustration. That is essentially the entire game; it takes the best elements of extraction shooters without the genre’s frequent mistakes. But is that enough to attract players who have ignored this type of game until now?

This review praises ARC Raiders as a fresh, polished, and more accessible entry into the extraction shooter genre, highlighting its engaging PvPvE combat, well-designed robot enemies, satisfying progression systems, and stunning audiovisual presentation on Unreal Engine 5, while noting criticisms of its menu-based social hub and occasional inventory management clunkiness on consoles.