Montreal, October 9, 2025 - After a successful initial reveal in July - which yielded over half a million views on YouTube in less than 48 hours - DryGin Studios’ upcoming doomsday sim Extinction Day is heading to Steam Next Fest with a brand new gameplay mode!
Alongside allowing players to wipe out humanity in the Global Extinction scenario, the updated demo for Extinction Day lets you test out the new warfare disaster. This new mode introduces a variety of additional mechanics and plays completely differently from the previous ones, making it a great addition for both newcomers to the game and Extinction Day veterans. The demo is already available on Steam, and will remain playable until the 24th of October.
WATCH THE GAMEPLAY TRAILER HERE
Developed by the same team behind Bio Inc, Extinction Day once again puts destruction right at your fingertips. While Bio Inc focused on a single unsuspecting human, your goal is now to wipe out humanity as a whole! Harness the power of natural disasters, biohazards, political events, tragedies, viruses, catastrophes and more as you try to turn the whole world into rubble. Combine multiple disasters to create lethal chain reactions and watch as your creation adapts and evolves based on your choices. The full version of the game will include a story-driven campaign with multiple ways to end the world, as well as a sandbox mode that removes all restrictions and lets you unleash any combination of disasters at will!
Extinction Day is currently set to be released in Q1 2026, with more details about the release of the game to be announced soon! Commenting on the development of the game and the new demo, the team said: “we believe there is a powerful fascination with doomsday and cataclysmic events. Our goal was to capture the spirit of those epic 2000s disaster movies such as Independence Day, Twister, and 2012, and transform that cinematic chaos into a fresh and unique gaming experience.”.
Key Features:
The Ultimate Doomsday Simulator
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Experiment with multiple disasters as you try to end the world. Choose among 12 unique disaster abilities, including full scale warfare, deadly diseases, zombie invasions, and more!
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Complete 20 scenarios, unlock dozens of perks and test your skills with 4 difficulty settings
Destruction on an epic scale
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Watch disasters unfold in real-time, dynamically evolving and spreading based on your strategic choices.
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Observe up to 80,000 humans reacting to your actions in real time, as the game uses real-world data for an authentic simulation of humanity’s downfall.
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Combine different disasters to create chain reactions and watch civilization collapse before your eyes.
Multiple ways to end the world
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Experience a story-driven campaign with varied extinction scenarios, as you test your skill through challenging game modes and dozens of hours of content.
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Remove all limitations and play in sandbox mode, where you can unleash any combination of disasters at will with no restrictions!
Extinction day will launch on Steam in Q4 2025, with an updated public demo already available for everyone to try here.
For more on the game, you can follow DryGin Studios on X or join the game’s community server on Discord.
A full press kit for Extinction Day, complete with logos, screenshots, key art, trailers, and more can be found here.
About DryGin Studios
DryGin Studios is an independent game development studio based in Montreal, Canada, specializing in Simulation and Strategy games for PC, consoles, and mobile platforms.
The studio is best known for the Bio Inc. franchise, which has reached over 30 million downloads on mobile, amassed hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, and sold over 270,000 copies of its first PC title on Steam.
DryGin Studios is currently developing its second major PC game, Extinction Day, an ambitious doomsday simulation experience coming soon to Steam
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Alessandro Cossidente
On behalf of DryGin Studios
extinctionday@acossidente.com