Adventure · July 19, 2022
Endling – Extinction is Forever (2022)
Will a mother fox manage to keep its little cubs alive? Experience a world ravaged by mankind through the eyes of the last fox on Earth in this eco-conscious adventure. Discover the destructive force of the human race, like it, day after day corrupts, pollutes, and exploits the most precious and valuable resources of the natural environment. Explore various 3D side-scrolling areas and defend your tiny furballs, feed them, watch them grow up, notice their unique personalities and fears, and most importantly, help them to survive. Use the cover of night to stealthily guide your litter towards a safer place. Spend the day resting in an improvised shelter and plan your next movement carefully since it could be the last for you and your pups. Features: Explore devastated environments based on real current issues. Hunt other animals to feed your cubs and avoid becoming the prey. Put your survival instinct to the test and get involved in emotionally taxing decisions. Find new shelters to be safe from natural and unnatural threats Care for your kits, feed them, and teach them new skills to make them less vulnerable. Survive.
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Emotional · 297
- Adventure · 267
- Atmospheric · 254
- Indie · 237
- Survival · 235
- Cute · 224
- Nature · 220
- Exploration · 208
- Singleplayer · 199
- Simulation · 198
- Female Protagonist · 191
- Side Scroller · 176
- Drama · 165
- Dystopian · 158
- Dark · 156
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Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.7k Steam reviews | Top 79% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 29% |
| Metacritic | 75/100 | Genre average 77 — top 70% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 3 h average | Top 78% for session depth among Adventure |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Simplified Chinese
- Korean
- Japanese
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Turkish
Reception Metrics
Steam community
95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 2.7k reviews
2.6k positive · 134 negative
Metacritic
75/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
2.4k
Press Quotes
“Endling - Extinction is Forever is an experience worth having, and with a length of about four hours, it’s a tight, polished experience that doesn’t have any fluff.” 9 / 10 – Noobfeed “Every part of Endling comes together in one of the strongest complete packages I’ve ever seen. This is the first game I’m giving a full 100 on one of the three scores we use at Indie Game Fans, and I couldn’t imagine a better pick to give…
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
3h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
5h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
1h
Current engagement
Achievements
28
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jul 19, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Herobeat Studios |
| Publisher | HandyGames |
| Base price | $4.49 -85% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Content Notes
Some scenes might be disturbing to a young audience due to the described violence.
Editions & Packages
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