Debuting in 2021, Second Extinction made a concerted effort to establish itself, even by launching on Xbox Game Pass. Regrettably, the game failed to gain the level of traction that the developers had aspired to achieve.

In a heartfelt message to the community, the developers have announced the end of development for the game. This decision, while difficult, was made after careful consideration of the game’s future prospects.

After thoughtful consideration and exploration of our best course of action, we have made the difficult decision to end active development of Second Extinction.

While Second Extinction is well-loved among our players and the gaming community, it regrettably did not achieve the success we hoped it would. Additionally, some unforeseen show-stopping issues prevented us from leaving Early Access and Game Preview.

The game will be removed from sale on storefronts, but the developers assure that the servers will remain active for the time being. However, this will not last long as they indicated that the servers will eventually be taken down in the coming year.

Second Extinction will be removed from sale on storefronts but the game servers will remain active for the time being, allowing everyone who purchased Second Extinction to continue playing solo or with friends. We will eventually take the servers down later next year, but we’ll communicate this well in advance once we have more information.

The shutdown announcement emphasized that there will be no layoffs associated with this decision, and the talent will be redirected towards other projects within the studios.

We want to assure you that there are no layoffs associated with this decision. The passion, talent, and skill of the team who worked on Second Extinction is being put to good use on other projects across Avalanche Studios Group.

Finally, they expressed their gratitude to the community for their support and understanding throughout this journey.

Although the end of Second Extinction’s development is a somber moment, it is heartening to note that no team members were subjected to layoffs. Instead, they are now channeling their efforts into new projects.

Source: Steam