Extinguished

Light and sanity form the core of the game. Exposure rises in low light, and a player who stays in the dark loses sanity, which brings on subliminal messages, static footsteps, blackouts and rare apparitions. Torches and lanterns in line of sight give safety at night, and some allies can be recruited to help. Nights intensify everything, with extra hostile mobs spawning, some animals turning hostile toward high-sanity players, and rare vertical tears in the ground that create danger spots.

The rules are split between the two sides. The client adds the immersive layer: visuals, audio, a vignette, whispers, static and hallucinations. The server enforces the gameplay, including sabotage near players in the dark, doors that flick, lanterns that turn into soul lanterns, creepy signs and beds that explode in darkness. Persistence is kept through a scoreboard. Injuries are tracked per limb. Sprains and fractures lower the ceiling on maximum health, while bleeding wears health down and leaves particle trails across the ground until a player stops it, and recovering means waiting out a rest period, using supplies, or seeing a villager healer.