It's that time of year! The Steam Awards are just around the corner, and it's up to you, the players, to nominate your favorite games of 2022. From all your excellent feedback, we know that you enjoyed Endling – Extinction is Forever, and we definitely saw one or two tiny tears that were shed over the gutwrenching journey portrayed in the game. So if you consider nominating Endling for a Steam Award, we'd be very humbled and suggest the category "Outstanding Story-Rich Game."
Thank you so much for your continued support from everyone at HandyGames and Herobeat Studios.
The Game Awards Nomination
Hello friends,
I'd say we're speechless, but here I am writing this message. Endling – Extinction is Forever being nominated for The Game Awards has been a very exciting surprise, though, and we could not be prouder for it to be considered among such truly outstanding Games for Impact!
You can go and vote for Endling – Extinction is Forever and, of course, a ton of other prestigious projects and people across 31 different categories already if you feel like supporting us at HandyGames and, more importantly, the talented and dedicated team at Herobeat Studios. It would mean the world to us, but either way, being nominated at all is so much more than we could have hoped for. So once again, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for playing Endling – Extinction is Forever!
Have a fantastic day! Consti (Community Manager)
Update Notes for Nov 11
- Improved signposting by adding some tutorials and hints - Corrected some minor localization and other text errors - Ironed out UI information given to the player - Fixed softlocks related to jumping in or out of bushes - Several other bug fixes
Merch is Here!
You asked for it, and we heard you! Endling – Extinction is Forever merchandise is available now. Get yours today and represent your favorite fox family wherever you go! https://eu.store.thqnordic.com/en/endling-extinction-is-forever/
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Thank You!
Endling - Extinction is Forever has been out there for a while now and your feedback and reviews have been overwhelming! Thank you all so much. Creating and selling games is a business first and foremost. This is no secret. Yes, we're in it because it is our passion, but we believe in calling a spade a spade. We're a company and companies need to turn a profit.
However, on a personal level, me, writing this, and every single one of my friends and colleagues at HandyGames, Herobeat Studios, and all our partners, get most excited about all the wonderful reactions from you, the players.
What drives us is people connecting with the game. These connections always happen on an emotional level. Be it the feeling of accomplishment for beating a difficult stage, good old fun times with friends, or in the case of Endling - Extinction is Forever, hopelessness and heartache towards the overwhelming odds that our fox family has to overcome.
For this, we want to say: Thank you! Thank you for laughing, crying, hoping, and despairing with us. It means more than you might imagine.
If you want to talk about your experience with this or any of our other games, please feel free to reach out. Steam reviews are always welcome, but you can also hop on our Discord or join our Inside HandyGames live show on Twitch or YouTube every other week to get to know us on a more personal level and ask us anything you'd like to know.
Until then, thank you for spending your valuable time with, and hard-earned money on our games!
Have a fantastic day!
Consti (HandyGames)
Update notes for Aug 30
Fixed cubs getting stuck inside the River & Forest lairs on night 28.
Fixed a crash when learning the cub skill hunt only on night 29 when the fourth cub has been rescued.
Prevented Dumping Site shortcut from being locked forever.
Fixed cubs sometimes ignoring their food.
Fixed getting trapped by guards in Care Corp.
Tweaked tutorials so that they are not missed that easily.
More minor bugfixes and tweaks.
Endling is OUT NOW!
It's been a long time coming, but we're finally able to say: Endling is available to play for everyone today and we could not be more excited for you to get your hands on the game and all your feedback!
Endling has been a passion project for everyone at Herobeat Studios and HandyGames alike for a long time now. We've grown to love the vixen and her cubs more than we like to admit over the years and we're confident that you'll feel the same once you set out to accompany them on your journey.
We will be live on Twitch later today. Join us at 7 PM CEST / 1 PM EST / 10 AM Pacific and let us know what your first impressions are or if you want another chance to win a free Steam copy of Endling - Extinction is Forever.
In the meantime. Enjoy playing, let us know what you think and please watch our animated release trailer:
From everyone at HandyGames and Herobeat Studios: Thank you so much and have a fantastic day!
Consti Fuchs (Community Manager)
Demo Update
Remember the wonderful Endling demo you played last year? Well we just updated it with all new and improved features that await you in the full game. If you thought about going back to get hyped up one last time, now is the time to do so and if you haven't played the demo before: What are you waiting for?
Thank you, everyone, for your excited patience and all the motivating feedback we have gotten from you so far. It's finally time to reveal the official release date of Endling - Extinction is Forever. Starting July 19th, you'll be able to jump into this project that is so very near and dear to our hearts. We can't wait to read your reviews, watch your streams and videos, laugh at your memes, and share with you this devastating, yet beautiful world that the talented and dedicated people of Herobeat Studios have created.
Watch the new trailer below and make sure to join us later today on Twitch! We'll be showing you new gameplay, talking about Endling, and answering any questions you might have starting 7 PM CEST / 1 PM Eastern / 10 AM Pacific. And if you're lucky, you might even get a free game key that will unlock Endling as soon as it is released right here on Steam ;)
http://www.twitch.tv/handygames_official
Endling - Extinction is forever coming soon!
According to a recent survey of 400 biologists conducted by New York's American Museum of Natural History, nearly 70% believe that the Earth is currently in the early stages of human-caused mass extinction. One biologist estimated that if current rates of human destruction of the biosphere continue, one-half of all plant and animal species of life on earth will be extinct in 100 years. Today, more than 28,000 animal species on our planet are threatened with extinction. Thousands of species - rhinos, lions, tigers, seals, and bears - are jeopardized by pollution, illegal poaching, wars, and the ever-increasing loss of their natural habitats.
Now imagine that humanity has driven one of the most adaptable creatures in the animal kingdom - the fox - to extinction. As the last fox on Earth, you are fighting for survival in search of the rare sources of food which are left in a dying world. But you are not searching for food for yourself alone. Your clumsy cubs are waiting eagerly for your return in the safety of the shelter. Until that faithful day, when something or someone wakes one of the young foxes…
Can you give this Endling a last glimmer of hope?
We will not be able to release "Endling - Extinction is forever" this Spring because we want you to have the best possible version of the game. It is going to be awesome. Thus, we have to postpone the release a tiny bit. We promise:
Endling - Extinction is forever is coming very soon!
To make up for it, we decided - as some voices from the community already suggested - to have a boxed retail version of the game. We use a more eco-friendly cardboard box with fewer plastics for the PC-version.