Night of the Extinct

A horror walking simulator with prehistoric creatures stalking museum halls

Silvercity Sharks, ArtOfGerald · Published by Silvercity Sharks · Released Oct 24, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 192
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 9 months ago; Jan 28, 2026
Minimum PC: –; not published

What is Night of the Extinct?

This free, single-player, first-person horror game follows Elliot, a paranormal content creator attempting an overnight stay at the National Museum of Paleontology. You explore different routes through the museum, solve physics-based security puzzles, and avoid creatures that come to life at night.

For you if...

+you enjoy reading museum exhibits about extinct animals
+you like dark comedy mixed with horror

Not for you if...

−you want complex puzzles rather than simple object-placement tasks

What players say

75% of 192 reviews are positive

Players praise the cartoonish art style and character designs. Common complaints concern the short length and unreliable enemy behavior. Recent reviews also report object-grabbing and collision bugs that can force restarts.

Screenshots and trailer

Night of the Extinct system requirements

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Night of the Extinct?

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
DirectX: Version 11

Does Night of the Extinct have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Night of the Extinct run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 10
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese - Portugal.

Does Night of the Extinct use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam