DE-EXTINCT Site codex Six entries · indexed

Site codex · 100+ species

The island, item by item.

A base-building 4X strategy game on a lost research island. This is the catalogue: what you build, what you hatch, and what gets loose.

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  • 4.8App Store rating
  • 100+dinosaur species
  • Freewith in-app purchases
The plate the store opens with — a breach, mid-charge.

Index

Six entries, three phases.

Every plate from the store listing, filed and tagged. Filter by the phase of the game each one belongs to.

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  1. Fight

    The Colosseum

    Where squads prove themselves. Field combat comes first, then the arena, then the rankings.

  2. Grow

    The hatchery

    Where the roster starts. Hatch a species, then raise it to the weight it needs to be useful.

  3. Grow

    The roster

    Specialists, riders and their upgrades. Recruits who came for the science and stayed for the front line.

  4. Build

    Production

    The buildings that keep everything else supplied. Unglamorous, and load-bearing.

  5. Build

    The park

    Shelters, laboratories and defences, seen from above. Base upgrades are what unlock the rest.

  6. Build

    Excavation

    Fossils, the exhibition hall, and the revenue that pays for the rebuild.

Fauna

Species named in the listing.

Named in the App Store description or visible in its screenshots. The full roster runs past 100.

  • Tyrannosaurus RexTheropod
  • BaryonyxTheropod
  • AnkylosaurusHerbivore
  • TriceratopsHerbivore
  • PsittacosaurusHerbivore

Dossier

The listing, transcribed.

Taken from the App Store entry so that nothing here surprises you after the download.

Price
Free to download, with optional in-app purchases.
Age rating
Rated 12+ on the US listing; it notes violence, weapons and mature themes.
Install size
Roughly 1.3 GB, and it needs iOS 13 or later.
Genre
Strategy and simulation first, with social and alliance play built in.

Questions

Read before installing.

Is it really free?

Yes. The App Store lists it as free to download with optional in-app purchases. There is no paywall in front of the install itself.

Is it just a dinosaur game?

No. The dinosaurs are the setting; the loop is 4X strategy — base building, research, squad growth and alliance competition. Expect timers and upgrades.

How long is a session?

Short check-ins work fine — collect, queue an upgrade, send a squad out. Longer sessions go into events, excavation and alliance work.

Do I have to play with other people?

You can get a long way solo, but alliances carry a large part of the late game and most of the seasonal events.

Which devices does it run on?

The listing asks for iOS 13.0 or later. Check the App Store page for the current requirement before you install.

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