Brink of Extinction

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Brink of Extinction is a single player casual strategy game with post-apocalyptic and violence themes. It was developed by Correcture Games AB and was released on November 30, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Brink of Extinction is a challenging tower defense game set in the ruins of human civilization. Battle swarms of insects over 15 campaign levels and 6 endless mode levels. At your disposal you have an arsenal of brutal weapons, ranging from machine gun turrets to plasma and rail turrets.

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64%Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

The game features beautiful and impressive graphics, considered among the best in the tower defense genre.
It offers a challenging and strategic gameplay experience that blends tower defense with puzzle elements, rewarding careful planning and tactical thinking.
The developer is active and responsive, with frequent updates and improvements, and the game includes a variety of turrets, enemies, special abilities, and game modes including a notable endless mode.

The game has a steep difficulty curve and poor balance in tower strength, enemy power, money gain, and upgrade costs, which may frustrate players and limit freedom of strategy.
Limited tower placement options, lack of clear in-game information such as enemy waves timing, enemy health bars, and inability to pause during waves, reduce gameplay clarity and enjoyment.
Some levels feel claustrophobic with small maps, minimal explanation of tower differences, repetitive use of limited tower types, and pricing that might not justify the relatively short campaign length.

graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are highly praised for being impressive and above average within the tower defense genre, delivering a visually appealing experience that effectively supports the atmosphere. Users note the visuals are well-executed and complemented by fitting audio, enhancing the overall presentation.
- “Brink of Extinction is a tower defense game with beautiful graphics.”
- “The graphics are much better than the average tower defense games.”
- “Graphically it's quite impressive, certainly the best I've seen from the tower defense genre.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally well-received, providing a relaxing and atmospheric soundtrack that complements the visuals and overall tone. While some find it pleasant and fitting, others consider it just okay. Overall, the soundtrack enhances the game's immersive experience.
- “The game looks impressive, and the visuals are well complemented by a rather relaxing soundtrack that still fits the tone of the game and does a good job at establishing the atmosphere.”
- “The soundtrack and effects are quite nice as well.”
- “It's solo developed, everything from models, texture, music and animation.”
- “Music is ok, graphics are done very well.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers a solid tower defense foundation with diverse towers and upgrades, but is hindered by limited placement freedom, small maps, unclear wave information, and costly non-permanent upgrades. Despite these drawbacks, the game remains visually appealing and provides a challenging experience.
- “The mechanics are good in theory: there are 9 types of towers, each with 4 parameters to upgrade across 4 ranks, and about the same number of foe kinds.”
- “I will recommend this tower defense game because it is beautifully designed as well as challenging enough to provide a decent amount of gameplay.”
- “There are many enjoyable tower defense games on Steam, some of which can be quite deep with mechanics and level layouts.”
- “Gameplay soon reveals that there isn't freedom to choose emplacements, zoom cannot be fixed to a desirable distance so maps feel too small, there is no way to know in advance when a wave begins or which enemies will come, destroying the sense of build planning typical of the genre. The worst issue is that upgrades are expensive but aren't permanent and must be bought on every map.”
- “There are many enjoyable tower defense games on Steam; some can be quite deep with mechanics and level layouts.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's impressive visuals combined with a fitting, relaxing soundtrack effectively create a cold and immersive atmosphere that enhances the overall experience.
- “The game looks impressive, and the visuals are well complemented by a relaxing soundtrack that fits the tone of the game and does a good job at establishing the atmosphere.”
- “It has a very cold feel and fits the atmosphere very well.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is demanding at higher settings but offers stable performance without any noticeable dips or spikes, providing a smooth experience.
- “Whilst the game is on the taxing side at higher settings, its performance is very stable and I haven't encountered any dips or spikes which is a pleasure.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is relatively short, with the 15-mission campaign lasting around five hours, which some users feel may make the game feel a bit overpriced for its length.

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Brink of Extinction is a casual strategy game with post-apocalyptic and violence themes.

Brink of Extinction is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

Brink of Extinction was released on November 30, 2017.

Brink of Extinction was developed by Correcture Games AB.

Brink of Extinction has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Brink of Extinction for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

Brink of Extinction is a single player game.

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