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Night of the Extinct

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77%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
77% User Score Based on 100 reviews

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Night of the Extinct is a single player survival management game with horror, thriller and comedy themes. It was developed by ArtOfGerald and was released on October 24, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

This is a "pilot" game of sorts to see if you guys like what we're doing and if you want more! Please leave a review with your highlights and your criticisms, it's a tremendous help.The Silvercity Sharks and ArtOfGerald are collaborating to bring you a new horror experience... Go back in time and see the creatures of yesterday, but you might be doing more than just seeing. These creatur…

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77%Audience ScoreBased on 100 reviews
graphics15 positive mentions
stability3 negative mentions
  • Unique and charming art style with well-designed characters and environments, creating a memorable mascot horror experience.
  • Good voice acting that adds personality and humor to the game, enhancing the overall atmosphere and player engagement.
  • Educational and interesting museum setting featuring prehistoric exhibits, offering players trivia and a natural history theme.
  • Gameplay is simplistic and lacks depth, primarily consisting of easy puzzles involving pressure plates and basic stealth sections with frustrating AI.
  • The game is very short with abrupt pacing and limited content, leaving players wanting more but feeling the experience is rushed.
  • AI and stealth design are problematic, with enemies having erratic behavior and poor pathfinding, leading to immersion-breaking moments and tedious chase sequences.

  • graphics

    25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions

    The graphics receive widespread praise for their unique, charming, and cartoon-like art style, with smooth 3D visuals that create a light-hearted and engaging atmosphere. Many reviewers highlight the appealing character designs and environments, comparing the style to early 2000s animated movies, while noting some minor execution flaws. Overall, the visuals stand out as a strong and compelling aspect of the game.

    • “I played at the highest level of graphics and the game looked beautiful and moved smoothly.”
    • “The art and visuals are stunning.”
    • “Visually it's great, the art style and the graphics are very nice.”
    • “Cool concept and visuals with some lackluster execution.”
    • “Regardless, looking at this free 'pilot' from the perspective of aesthetics, I can understand why this might interest some people enough to want more of it.”
    • “A wonder little sweet adventure with very decent visuals, charming atmosphere, and surprisingly lovable cast of characters.”

  • gameplay

    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a standard mascot-themed horror experience featuring puzzle-solving and stealth elements, with some unique mechanics like multi-tool hands and drone use. While praised for its passion, visuals, and occasional creativity, it is often hampered by bugs, underdeveloped mechanics, repetitive tasks, and frustrating AI, resulting in a somewhat short and inconsistent experience. Overall, gameplay is enjoyable for fans of the genre but may feel lacking or annoying to others.

    • “Alright, the gameplay is good; it's your standard mascot-themed horror game—get from point A to point B while solving puzzles and avoiding getting captured by the stalker.”
    • “Alrighty then, with that said and done, Night of the Extinct is an okay but short puzzle mascot horror game that has some potential. It's made by SilverCity Sharks, the same people who made Greg's Deadly Draft, with good gameplay, a pretty good story, and very good mascots.”
    • “As for the gameplay, I recommend this to anyone who enjoys mascot horror games like Indigo Park.”
    • “The character models look great, even including some stylized humans which is rare for these types of games, but the gameplay is extremely lacking.”
    • “The only significant gameplay is the Kiona encounter which suffers from poor AI and noticeable clipping errors.”
    • “Gameplay is just picking up physics objects and placing them on buttons over and over for 20 minutes.”

  • humor

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    93% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The game's humor is generally praised for its charm, voice acting, and quirky characters, often delivering genuine laughs without taking itself too seriously. While some find the repetitive dialogue and short length limiting, many appreciate the lighthearted, animated-movie-like feel and clever comedic moments scattered throughout. However, humor reception varies, with a few players finding it unfunny or dumb.

    • “The live voice acting is great, the creature and character designs are awesome, and the premise is so good - it's even actually funny!”
    • “There's also some decent humor in there; I like that the game isn't trying to take itself so seriously with its premise, unlike some other (and way worse) horror games.”
    • “The intro was actually pretty hilarious and very fitting for the time period, all the while the museum is crafted exceptionally well while introducing you to its creative characters.”

  • story

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The story is generally viewed as simple but believable, effectively setting up a mystery with relatable character motivations inspired by real-life streamer behavior. While some find it engaging and well-integrated with the game's atmosphere and characters, others feel it could be expanded and refined for greater coherence and depth. Overall, it shows promise but leaves room for improvement in narrative detail and pacing.

    • “The story is pretty good; it sets up the mystery and why Elliott is here very well, especially why Elliott is doing what he's doing. It's believable given the evidence of real YouTubers doing incredibly stupid stuff like Elliott.”
    • “With a thoroughly planned story and a few tweaks to the monster AI, this'll be something that stands the test of time.”
    • “Very much a unique take on the mascot horror genre. I love the characters, the artwork, the environments, and the storytelling.”
    • “The plot of our character streaming is okay, as it feels like something a streamer would do in real life.”
    • “There's barely any story; stuff is just happening. While there are little details like trivia about some species, other details like putting a locked door at the entrance you got in at the start of the game are missing.”
    • “Despite this, I hope to see more of the story.”

  • music

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The music in the game is widely praised for being excellent and well-composed, complementing the voice acting effectively. However, some users note the lack of sound options, which can affect the balance between voices and music. Overall, the soundtrack is a strong positive aspect that enhances the game's atmosphere.

    • “Music: excellent”
    • “I liked the voice acting and the soundtracks.”
    • “The game looks great, has a nice soundtrack, really good voice acting, and it tries to be a bit funny too.”
    • “There are no sound options, so you can't hear any of the voices over the music.”
    • “And unsure that in the credits you refer to the sounds/songs by their file name.”
    • “- music”

  • atmosphere

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 40% negative mentions

    The atmosphere receives mixed reviews, with some users finding it charming, original, and well-suited to a light-hearted, museum-like setting, while others criticize it as overly aggressive, poorly executed, and ultimately detracting from the experience. Overall, the atmosphere is either a highlight or a significant drawback depending on player expectations.

    • “It resembles a museum atmosphere very nicely, which makes the experience feel original.”
    • “It has 3D cartoon graphics, which help foster a light-hearted atmosphere.”
    • “A wonderful little sweet adventure with very decent visuals, charming atmosphere, and a surprisingly lovable cast of characters.”
    • “The AI is worthless garbage, it's like a desperate clone trying to hop on the mascot horror train but it doesn't even function properly, the jumpscares are lame, the atmosphere is awful, the tasks don't make sense, I can't be bothered to play the rest of it.”
    • “So again hyper aggressive, but also stupid, taking you out of it and killing the atmosphere.”

  • stability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game generally runs smoothly with minimal bugs, though some users encountered occasional minor glitches such as disappearing objects and visual issues in early scenes. Overall, stability is decent but could benefit from some polishing.

    • “Great game so far, the only strange glitches I've had are me accidentally stepping on Kiona's sign while picking it up and it disappearing from reality, and the first scene where Elliot is talking is black except for the text for some reason.”
    • “A game with a lot of passion put into it, but a little buggy, very short, and somewhat annoying gameplay.”

  • character development

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Character development is praised for its unique and refreshing designs, impressive 3D models, and engaging voice acting, contributing to a well-crafted and enjoyable premise with a touch of humor.

    • “The live voice acting is great, the creature and character designs are awesome, and the premise is so good - it's even actually funny!”
    • “Especially the character designs and 3D models.”
    • “The character designs are all unique and truly refreshing.”

  • grinding

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is generally seen as tedious and frustrating, particularly due to repetitive stealth puzzles and tasks like placing vases on pressure plates. Players find the stealth sequences overly long with limited hiding spots, leading to frequent deaths and repetitive resets that hinder enjoyment.

    • “Mainly because the idea of circling around a small square hiding behind stuff that sometimes doesn't look hideable while you click buttons and put vases on pressure plates is kinda tedious, and playing it was indeed tedious.”
    • “The Kiona puzzle part was frustrating and tedious. Once you die to her enough times, it should give you a hint on how to hide from her or provide a couple more hiding spots like in front of the fish display.”
    • “The Kiona stealth puzzle went on for too long, and the repeated deaths made it tedious, especially since you have to put all the vases in the proper spots after pressing all the buttons (you can do it before, but they fly off), and it's too easy to get cornered.”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game offers limited replayability, as there are no trading cards or point shop items, and once all achievements are unlocked, there is little incentive to play again.

    • “There are no trading cards, no point shop items, and no replayability after you have gotten all of the achievements.”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Optimization is a major issue, with the game performing poorly and featuring unpolished stealth mechanics. Additionally, the protagonist's limited dialogue and lifeless environments contribute to a lackluster experience.

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Night of the Extinct is a survival management game with horror, thriller and comedy themes. Common tags for Night of the Extinct include first-person, indie, psychological, family friendly, psychological horror and others.

Night of the Extinct is available on PC and Windows.

Night of the Extinct was released on October 24, 2025.

Night of the Extinct was developed by ArtOfGerald.

Night of the Extinct has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Night of the Extinct for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

Night of the Extinct is a single player game.

Similar games include Indigo Park: Chapter 1, Among the Sleep, 4/1/1992, Summer of '58, ROUTINE and others.