Jaws of Extinction

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Jaws of Extinction is a single player and multiplayer open world role playing game with horror and violence themes. It was developed by Blood Eater Games and was released on May 23, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

The island of Eden-Nadir, has fallen to a vicious mind-consuming fungal parasite. Fight through the ashes of humanity to track down the truth behind the infection as one of four playable survivors before the outbreak spreads throughout the world.

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Audience ScoreBased on 239 reviews

graphics21 positive mentions

optimization22 negative mentions

Large open world with detailed survival and RPG systems including base building, crafting, and looting.
Immersive atmosphere with tense combat and an expansive map filled with diverse environments and creatures.
Active and dedicated developers who engage with community feedback and consistently release updates, showing potential for future improvement.

Severe and persistent performance issues including low FPS, stuttering, crashes, and extremely poor optimization even on high-end PCs.
Numerous bugs, glitches, unfinished mechanics, broken animations, and clunky UI hamper the gameplay experience significantly.
Development has been slow and inconsistent with lack of meaningful progress, frequent abandonment fears, and complaints about poor communication and unfulfilled promises.

optimization
70 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from severe optimization issues, including poor performance, frequent stuttering, crashes, and inefficient resource usage, making it largely unplayable on many systems despite high specs. While some recent updates have improved performance slightly, the overall experience remains inconsistent, and the developers’ slow progress in addressing these issues frustrates players. The game shows potential but requires substantial optimization efforts before it becomes a smooth, enjoyable experience.
- “As the game is right now and if you are one of the lucky ones who can play the game without performance issues I would recommend it as is. If the developers keep working at the rate they have recently, this should be a fantastic addition to the genre when it's done.”
- “Update, I just got the update to the game and the developer asked me to try again. I have to say, the game has much increased performance, it's possible to play now. It's not the same like Rust or 7 Days, but I think it's a milestone and I will start exploring again. I'm happy there is positive progress, keep up the good job and thank you for listening to your players.”
- “They are aware of performance issues and from what I can see have made some great improvements in that area.”
- “The best example of a game which turns up running on your sound device instead of your GPU. That's why it has the same low performance/stutter no matter your spec—high end or low, no matter your graphic settings ultra or low—because it uses not your GPU and not even your CPU to render; it blandly uses your sound card to render.”
- “Got to be one of the worst optimized games I have ever seen in my life.”
- “I have a beefy system, but the amount of lag, stuttering, and freezes seriously undermines the great that this game offers.”
graphics
51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Graphics in this game show promise with impressive environments and detailed designs, but optimization issues cause frequent frame drops, stuttering, and glitches even on high-end systems. Visual quality varies widely, from impressive and immersive to overly bright, glitchy, or simplistic character models, and players often need to lower settings significantly for smoother performance. Overall, while the graphics have potential and have improved from early versions, ongoing performance problems and lack of polish hinder the experience.
- “This is an ok survival game; the visuals are great, with a good crafting system, looting, base building, cooking, farming, survival elements, crazy infected people, and bandits.”
- “Beautiful map design and graphics.”
- “This game looks impressive, graphics are great and the environment is compelling.”
- “It runs so badly and yet even on ultra settings it looks worse than PS2 graphics!”
- “Sure they keep adding stuff but also more bugs, graphics got even worse than before (too bright/oversharpened).”
- “So many bugs and graphical errors it's unreal.”
gameplay
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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53%
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Gameplay offers a rich and immersive survival experience with detailed crafting, base building, and vehicle repair mechanics, alongside the ability to switch between first and third person views. However, it is currently hampered by bugs, performance issues, clunky combat (especially melee), unfinished systems, and optimization problems that detract from overall enjoyment. Despite these flaws, continuous updates show promise in improving and polishing the gameplay mechanics over time.
- “From a gameplay perspective it can be played as either a third or first person game. It has elements reminiscent of The Last of Us in setting, movement, and combat, paired nicely with an in-depth crafting and looting system. You can build a base without restrictions or rent a room in safe zones where you can take jobs for locals.”
- “Then we move onto the mechanics of fixing vehicles around Eden, which is wonderful. The idea of needing to add parts and repair the engine before driving makes the experience more memorable and fun when you finally get a car working.”
- “The game mechanics are well thought out and considered, and the game has evolved a lot since it was first announced.”
story
31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story offers a unique and engaging narrative within a survival zombie setting, featuring multiple characters with distinct backgrounds and a developing quest system that blends exploration, combat, and base-building. While the writing and voice acting are generally praised and show strong potential, some quest bugs and rough animations hamper the experience. Overall, the story is considered a promising foundation that enhances the game's freeform approach and player immersion.
- “Feels so different from other survival, zombie games with the different characters you can play, the outfits, the looting, building and missions.”
- “I love exploring the map and progressing through the story while learning how to deal with the infected as well as other survivors.”
- “That said, it has come a long way since I first tried it, adding bigger story and narrative to explore with more characters - each of whom bring their own strengths to the table.”
- “Yes, quest actions involve staring at timers.”
- “My quest screen on the top would disappear every time I looked for some mission in this game.”
- “1st quest is to spawn a set of keys in one of 3 locations, but it never spawned.”
stability
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
88%
The game suffers from frequent crashes, freezes, and performance issues, even on high-end systems, making stability a major concern in its current early access/alpha state. While some players find it playable with minor glitches, most agree it remains buggy, unfinished, and prone to lag and graphical issues, reflecting its ongoing development by a small team.
- “A must have. I have a low-end system, and the game runs great. There are some minor loading issues sometimes, but it is playable and provides many hours of fun.”
- “I think the main reason for this is that most people don't understand what "alpha" means and expect the game to be a completely finished, polished, bug-free product.”
- “The team is just 3 people. They are professionals, and although the game can have bugs since it's early access, it works well for me.”
- “I have spent over 6 hours trying to get it to run decently with an average of maybe 10 minutes before it crashes or freezes.”
- “I have a beefy system, but the amount of lag, stuttering, and freezes seriously undermines the great experience this game offers.”
- “Joining a friend's game is a pain, and when you do it sometimes freezes the game for the host.”
atmosphere
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game delivers a tense and immersive atmosphere, effectively conveying the threat of infected enemies. Detailed character animations and rich environmental design contribute to top-notch world-building, creating a highly engaging and atmospheric experience typical of builder, crafter, and survival games.
- “Very atmospheric and immersive!”
- “The minute details that most wouldn't think twice about are drawn out very well in the character animation and atmospheric environments.”
- “The world building and atmosphere is really top notch though.”
- “Tense atmosphere with the constant threat of infected enemies.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game elicits mixed emotional responses, with some players feeling frustrated by its unfinished early access state, while others appreciate the strong character dynamics, such as disliking the camp manager, which adds emotional engagement.
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers a solid crafting and grinding experience, incorporating looting, base building, cooking, and farming mechanics. Players engage in survival activities while managing stats and facing threats like infected enemies, bandits, and government forces, adding depth to the progression and resource gathering aspects.
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization is criticized for poorly implemented weapon mechanics that undermine gameplay value, with ads featuring an ineffective hip fire cursor and inconsistent weapon damage. Additionally, first-person weapon sights are misaligned, rendering certain visual elements pointless despite included crosshairs.
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music, especially the intro score, is highly praised for its quality, while the ambient and zombie sounds create an intense and immersive atmosphere that effectively enhances the game's tension.
- “Love the musical score at the intro.”
- “I typically have the music turned down because I record videos for YouTube and do not want copyright strikes against my channel, but the ambient sounds and zombie sounds are definitely intense enough to raise the hair on the back of your neck.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users acknowledge that earlier versions demonstrate the game's ambitious concept and hint at strong replayability potential, though it may still need further development.