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ROM: Extraction

ROM: Extraction

ROM: Extraction puts you into the role of an Extractor where you must Throw, Slow, & Shoot your way to decimate as many extraterrestrial-bots as possible. ROM: Extraction begins as an homage to the classic arcade shooter with more game modes and maps to come!

Released Dec 7, 2016 Developer First Contact Entertainment Platforms Windows ActionIndieVRSci-fiAliens
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

63.2%positive117 reviews
Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“Rom: Extraction is already my favorite VR game. It has that "Just one more try" pull of the great arcade shooters and looks phenomenal to boot. Having arms rendered in game has been a very noticeable and welcomed addition to the amount of immersion I've felt while playing. The…”

— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Great game fun and gives a good workout. Great graphics; hope they develope and produce more levels maybe like a full arcade game to save the ship or end in utter choas with ship going down in flames”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 43 found this helpful

“Unfortunately this is my first "not recommended" review. This "game" is awesome, very well polished and fun. However, it is a single mission and in my 17 minutes of play I managed to complete 3 separate playthroughs. This is more of a tech demo than a stand alone game. In under…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

15achievements
55.8%median completion
1.4%rarest: Perfect Game
92.1% of players 85.5% of players 83.9% of players 82.0% of players 75.4% of players 73.8% of players 69.0% of players 55.8% of players 54.3% of players 47.2% of players 44.8% of players 6.4% of players 4.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 92.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.1%Strike — Destroy an enemy using the Standard Orb
85.5%Skeeter — Destroy an enemy by shooting a Standard Orb mid-flight
83.9%Can't Hide — Destroy an enemy in cover using the Homing Orb
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%Perfect Game — Complete any difficulty by only throwing Orbs
1.6%I survived, but all I got was this lousy achievement — Complete the Survive difficulty without dying
4.8%Wipe Out — Destroy ten enemies with one Splitter Orb

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 20, 2017
New optimization update for ROM

Hey Extractors, We’ve been out in the world showcasing ROM at events like GDC, SXSW, Pax East, and VRLA--and now we’re back with an update for you. Thanks for all your patience and feedback! Check out

Apr 20, 2017
New optimization update for ROM

Hey Extractors, We’ve been out in the world showcasing ROM at events like GDC, SXSW, Pax East, and VRLA--and now we’re back with an update for you. Thanks for all your patience and feedback! Check out

Mar 02, 2017
Hotfix for Overrun update

Hey all, The hotfix is now live! It mainly addresses the framerate issues some players were experiencing upon release of our new Overrun update. Notes below: 1. Improved graphics settings auto detecti

Mar 02, 2017
Hotfix for Overrun update

Hey all, The hotfix is now live! It mainly addresses the framerate issues some players were experiencing upon release of our new Overrun update. Notes below: 1. Improved graphics settings auto detecti

Feb 28, 2017
The Overrun expansion is now live!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27029644/d378215af79d27d83a99780b3b54a83a3d33976e.jpg Heads up Extractors! We’re excited to announce that the first content expan

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Indie · VR · Sci-fi · Aliens · Shooter · Futuristic · Casual · FPS · Robots · Replay Value · Arcade (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · SteamVR Collectibles · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements15
Official sitehttp://www.firstcontactent.com/romextraction
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i5-4590 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD RX470 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compliant Sound Card VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Standing or Room Scale