Second Extinction™ News

Early Access Release Date Reveal

You’ve been (not always so) patiently waiting, and finally, the day has come.
We have the date ready for when you can load up, jump into your launch pods, and begin the fight to reclaim earth.

So when is it? Watch the video below and let the art of the legendary cover artist Tom duBois accompanied by the unique game-inspired synth tunes of Cody Carpenter guide you to the answer.

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Update on Early Access release date!

Hi everyone!

A few weeks ago, we announced that Second Extinction will enter Early Access in September. However, we have to delay the launch by just a little longer and will now be entering Early Access in October.

We’re focused on keeping everyone on the team safe and healthy, and that’s why we need a little more breathing room as we get ever closer to launch.

We’re a small team working on Second Extinction. While we’re committed to delivering an exceptional dinosaur killing experience to you as quickly as we can, the reality is that we, like so many other developers out there, are constantly adapting to the challenges that 2020 is presenting to us. Making games is never the most straightforward endeavor, and it’s gotten slightly more difficult this year.

While Early Access allows for a great collaboration with you, our fantastic community, we also want to make the experience the best it can be in terms of general stability, bugs, network issues, and performance.

We will let you know the exact date in October very soon – we promise! We just need to work on a few fixes to guarantee stability when going live. We will keep you posted, and cannot wait for you to drop down and Reclaim Earth.

If you’re not already following us on Twitter and Instagram, or part of our Discord community, why are you still here? Go go go!

The terror of Second Extinction's acid-spitting reptile raid teams

Second Extinction throws a whole lot of familiar ingredients into a science fiction blender. It's got the repeatable cooperative action of Left 4 Dead, the comic book dinosaurs of Turok, and even the online world tendency shenanigans of Demon's Souls (really). You can look at any element of Second Extinction and see exactly where it's come from, but the shooter manages to build its own identity where intelligent tactical co-op shooting and gloriously dumb dinosaur gore meet.

It's the future. Earth has been overrun by evil mutant dinosaurs, and you're part of a small group of humans who have returned from space to take the planet back. In practical terms, that means you're dropping from space for brief bouts of mission-based dino murder. You drop into one of a handful of open-ended maps, follow big objective markers through hordes of violent dinosaurs, maybe complete a few side missions, and then extract to collect persistent rewards. Rinse the blood off and repeat.

Once you're on the ground, Second Extinction moves fast - and so do you. Dinosaurs can surround you in a hurry as you move toward your objectives, and your experience might go from 'lonesome stroll' to 'full-on dinosaur stampede' in the space of a few seconds.

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What a Load of Bull

Today’s science lesson is held by Jon St. John. Introducing the Styrac…

Introducing the Bull enemy type.
A mutant Styracosaurus with a big mouth and a death wish. Don't keep it waiting.

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Introducing the Acid Raptor (to a Grenade Launcher)

Pop-quiz time with host Jon St Jon!

What happens when an Acid Raptor gets introduced to a Grenade Launcher?

A. It swallows it.
B. It dodges it.
C. It goes BOOM!

See the video for the correct answer.

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