Endling: Extinction is Forever

About

You’re the last fox on a broken planet. Your three cubs depend on you to scavenge food, dodge dangers, and guide them through a world poisoned by human ruin. Gameplay shifts between tense night-time escapes, slinking past hazards while predators stalk you, and strategic daytime planning, where you rest, regroup, and prep for the next push. Each decision matters. Let a cub starve, and they weaken. Take a wrong path, and you might lose them all. The 3D side-scrolling world feels alive with threats and quiet beauty in equal measure. What lingers is the emotional weight. The cubs’ distinct personalities and fears make every loss feel personal. Reviews highlight its haunting message about environmental collapse, with 80% on Metacritic calling it “a gut-punch survival tale.” It sold 1.2 million copies in its first year, praised for blending tough mechanics with a tender story. The hand-drawn visuals and tense stealth moments stand out, but it’s the bond between parent and child that sticks long after you put it down.

Storyline

Experience how life would be in a world ravaged by mankind through the eyes of the last fox on Earth in this eco-conscious adventure. Discover the destructive effect of the human race, which corrupts day after day the most precious and needed resources of the natural environments. Explore Endling's 3D side-scrolling world and defend your cubs, three tiny and defenseless fur balls, feed them, see how they grow up level after level, notice their unique personalities and fears, and most importantly, make them survive. Use the cover of night to sneak with your litter towards a safer place. Spend the day resting in an improvised shelter and plan for your next movement carefully since it could be the last one for you or your cubs.