Rainbow Six Extraction: Tips For Playing Solo

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Rainbow Six Extraction is primarily a cooperative game where you and two other players band together to blast away the former humans who are now infected by the Archaean parasite. In a title like this, it makes a lot of sense to stick with a team to tactically clear out rooms and complete objectives. However, sometimes you just can't find a good crew of Operators to play with. Thankfully, in that situation, you can choose to tackle Extraction's missions all by yourself.

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So, how do you become a one-man or woman army? And more importantly, how do you survive out there on your own? This guide will show you how to play Rainbow Six Extraction solo, so you don't have to worry about carrying random players who run off and get themselves knocked out.

Starting up a solo mission isn't too difficult. To play this game by yourself, don't click on the Quick Play option as that will always load you into a game with other players. Instead, head over to the Play tab and choose whichever one of the levels you want to deploy on. At the bottom, you'll see the three different maps in that location. Select where you want to go and launch the mission.

If it's your first time playing alone, you should get a cutscene between Rainbow Six Siege veterans Ash and Thermite who will argue over whether Operators should go on solo incursions. Eventually, Ash will acquiesce, and you'll be able to choose your character and loadout as you normally would.

Getting into a solo game is easy, but surviving is a whole other issue. This game can be challenging even when you're with a full team as you can have a hoard of Archies coming at you from all angles at any given time. That's why if you're