Fit check
Is Depth of Extinction worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players seeking turn-based tactical combat with squad building
- Roguelike fans who want stealth and ambush mechanics
- Players interested in post-flood science-fiction settings and faction conflict
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for real-time rather than turn-based battles
- Players who want a large class roster beyond 10 classes or highly expansive equipment variety
- Players seeking a purely linear RPG without roguelike elements
Our take on Depth of Extinction
The store copy foregrounds the squad-building premise and broad post-launch changes, while the practical scale is narrower: 10 classes, 115 equipment items, and more than 30 enemy types across 5 factions. The update list also signals that the launch version required substantial revision.
What is Depth of Extinction?
Depth of Extinction is a turn-based tactical RPG set in a flooded future where factions compete for power and killer machines are rumored to roam.
As the defender of humanity’s last government, players assemble a squad from 10 character classes, including the Saboteur, and equip it with 115 weapons, armor pieces, and items. Battles include action refunds, stealth positioning, ambushes, and enemy encounters across maps that call for different tactics. The game features more than 30 enemies drawn from 5 factions. Six major updates added stealth systems, a new class, additional maps, rebalanced skills and combos, more story scenes, a revised ending, controller support, localization, color-blind options, and a casual mode.
How Depth of Extinction plays
- 01Squad Class Roster
- The team can be built from 10 classes, including the Saboteur.
- 02Equipment Collection
- Character loadouts draw from 115 weapons, armor pieces, and other items.
- 03Stealth Combat
- Positioning from concealment and enemy ambushes add options before attacks.
- 04Faction Enemies
- Combat includes more than 30 enemy types associated with 5 factions.
- 05Accessibility Options
- The game includes a color-blind mode, controller support, and a casual difficulty mode.
Depth of Extinction compared to similar games
Shogun Showdown centers on turn-based combat, attack-tile upgrades, deck building, and repeated runs toward the Shogun, while Depth of Extinction uses squad classes, equipment, stealth positioning, and faction-based enemies. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is a real-time stealth strategy game set in a fantastical pirate world, whereas Depth of Extinction uses turn-based encounters in a flooded future.
Depth of Extinction: platforms & release
Is Depth of Extinction worth it?
It is worth it if: players seeking turn-based tactical combat with squad building. Skip it if: players looking for real-time rather than turn-based battles.
Where can I download Depth of Extinction?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Depth of Extinction's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Depth of Extinction on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
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