- January 20, 2015
- Machine 22
Human Extinction Simulator
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About
"Human Extinction Simulator" is a simulation game where players can trigger various scenarios that lead to the extinction of humanity. Choose from natural disasters, pandemics, or man-made catastrophes and watch as the world crumbles. With prize-winning quality and a unique concept, this game offers a dark and thought-provoking experience.







- The game features good music and an interesting premise that engages players.
- Once players overcome the initial learning curve, the game offers a rewarding strategic experience with unique ship mechanics.
- The AI is challenging and provides a worthy opponent, making victories feel significant.
- The tutorial is poorly designed, providing little guidance on game mechanics and making it difficult for new players to understand how to play.
- The game suffers from frustrating mechanics, such as clumsy ship movements and restrictive firing arcs, leading to a lack of enjoyment.
- Many players find the game overly difficult and lacking in content, with no save options or undo features, resulting in a tedious experience.
story
19 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe game's story revolves around humanity's struggle for survival against an alien invasion, presented through seven scenarios with multiple missions that advance the narrative. While the overarching plot is engaging, many players find the initial missions frustrating due to steep difficulty spikes and a lack of guidance, leading to high dropout rates. Despite these challenges, successfully completing missions can provide a rewarding sense of accomplishment, though the gameplay mechanics may detract from the overall experience.
“Human extinction simulator sees humanity struggle to survive an alien attack, each scenario pushes the story forward as humanity defends and retreats against the alien onslaught.”
“The game is comprised of seven scenarios, each with several missions (simulations) which play out another chapter of the story; you'll be defending transports, saving key personnel, and launching daring raids into the heart of enemy territory.”
“You will lose, you'll replay a mission, you'll lose again; this can become frustrating, but when you finally do achieve your goals in a given mission, you get such a feeling of accomplishment it's worth all the effort.”
“70% of people that try this game give up on the very first mission because of the unforgiving one-shot kill of your transporter. 25% gave up after all the training maps because of the difficulty spike in other missions.”
“I gave up after failing about ten times on the second 'tutorial' mission.”
“Some of the earlier quests could probably use refining, as failing one portion of a sub-quest will end the entire round, often 30-60 minutes into it.”