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extraction shooter

extraction shooter noun: a genre of shooter game in which the player enters a map containing valuable items and competes with other players to retrieve them.

Noun

extraction shooter (plural extraction shooters)

  1. A genre of shooter game in which the player enters a map containing valuable items and competes with other players to retrieve them.
    • WHAT IS IT?
      A free-to-play PvPvE extraction shooter2022 September, Samantha Greer, “RE-INVENTING THE WHEEL”, in PC Gamer, number 373, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 64
    • Deceive Inc is the latest development in that story. Created by a team of former triple-A hands, it carries DNA from extraction shooters such as Hunt: Showdown, while also embracing social stealth as its core mechanic in a way no big-budget publisher would today.2023 June, “Deceive Inc”, in Edge, number 384, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 108

Examples of extraction shooter in a sentence

  • Known for its near-milsim mechanics and intense combat, Escape From Tarkov has long been revered as the pinnacle of the extraction shooter genre.2024 June, Ashok Pandey, “A Look at the Best Upcoming Games in 2024”, in PC Quest, volume 37, number 6, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 52:
  • Bungie is also investing more in the extraction shooter Marathon, which has not met sales expectations since its March release but which the company hopes will expand its player base over time.2026 May 21, Jason Schreier, “Bungie Plans Layoffs After Ending 'Destiny 2' Development”, in Bloomberg.com, via EBSCOhost:

Forms of extraction shooter

pluralextraction shooters

Questions about extraction shooter

What does extraction shooter mean?
Extraction shooter means a genre of shooter game in which the player enters a map containing valuable items and competes with other players to retrieve them.
How do you use extraction shooter in a sentence?
Known for its near-milsim mechanics and intense combat, Escape From Tarkov has long been revered as the pinnacle of the extraction shooter genre.
What part of speech is extraction shooter?
Extraction shooter is a noun.
What is the plural of extraction shooter?
The plural of extraction shooter is extraction shooters.

Words near extraction shooter in the dictionary

  1. extractible
  2. extractiform
  3. extracting
  4. extracting the urine
  5. extraction
  6. extraction shooter
  7. extraction shooters
  8. extractional
  9. extractions
  10. extractive
  11. extractive principle

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