StrategyFit check
Is Extinction Eclipse worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Real-time strategy fans who want resource gathering and fleet construction alongside combat.
- Campaign players who prefer missions with a choice of progression routes.
- Skirmish players who want to adjust match settings before entering procedurally generated maps.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long campaign may find the game’s own description of it as short a limitation.
- Players who prefer a steady expansion phase may find base defense demanding, since alien attacks can come by surprise and require ongoing protection.
- Players looking for cooperative or multiplayer modes may not find the solo campaign and skirmish setup a match for that preference.
Our take on Extinction Eclipse
The game combines resource collection, base defense, and fleet combat, so mission preparation involves choosing ships as well as building up resources. That layered RTS structure may be a trade-off for players seeking a more direct action game with fewer management decisions.
What is Extinction Eclipse?
Extinction Eclipse is a space action strategy game about gathering resources and building a human fleet to fight an alien force.
Missions begin with a small group of miner ships and a probe. Miners extract metal and water from asteroids, which can be used to construct ships and bases or exchanged for fleet upgrades. Before each mission, the fleet can be selected; ships that survive remain available for later missions. Campaigns contain several missions and unlock other campaigns, allowing players to choose their route.
Skirmish matches offer settings for map size, objectives, starting fleet, and upgrades, with procedurally generated maps. Bases can be expanded with stations, satellites, research centers, and resource deposits, while defense towers attack nearby enemies automatically. A tutorial covers the mechanics, interface, and controls.
How Extinction Eclipse plays
- 01Persistent fleet
- Ships that make it through a mission can be selected for later missions.
- 02Campaign choices
- Finishing one campaign opens others, so missions can be approached along different routes.
- 03Configurable skirmishes
- Players can set the map size, objective, starting fleet, and upgrades before a procedurally generated match.
- 04Automatic defenses
- Defense towers attack enemies that come within range of bases and resources.
- 05Controller support
- The controls are adapted for playing the real-time strategy game with a controller.
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Extinction Eclipse: platforms & release
Is Extinction Eclipse worth it?
It is worth it if: real-time strategy fans who want resource gathering and fleet construction alongside combat. Skip it if: players seeking a long campaign may find the game’s own description of it as short a limitation.
Where can I download Extinction Eclipse?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Extinction Eclipse's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Extinction Eclipse on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
