Underplayed Gems

Artificial Extinction (2020)

Artificial Extinction cover
Developer
100Hr Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Rating
3.8 of 5, 264 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense first-person sentry defense game where you manage resources and deploy strategic defenses against relentless enemy waves while confronting the ethical stakes of autonomous weapons.

tensestrategicdifficultsurvivalfirst-personsci-firesource managementatmospheric

What players say

Players call it a short, clunky tower defense game made by one person. They warn of frustrating no-save design, clueless turret AI, and a few cite unskippable cutscenes or a controversial ending. Some admire its intensity, while others say it feels abandoned after 2022.

Screenshots

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