
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
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About
Primal Planet is a solo developed metroidvania that combines survival and crafting elements with a pixel-perfect aesthetic and an action-packed story, and it's all taking place on a lush planet filled with dinosaurs.
Embark on a thrilling journey as you follow the gripping tale of a cave dweller fighting to protect his family. Survive a brutal T-Rex attack and uncover a narrative blending the wild with intriguing sci-fi twists. Forge unexpected alliances as you unravel the truth behind an alien presence.
Survival in the wilderness demands cunning. Use natural resources to craft vital tools, weapons, and mixtures for healing and protection. Gain experience and upgrade your skills to overcome the countless dangers of a primal planet.
Discover diverse biomes, each with unique challenges and secrets. Traverse dense forests, sprawling plains, treacherous mountains, and mysterious ocean depths where danger awaits. Encounter a vast array of dinosaurs, from the majestic Apatosaurus to the terrifying Carnotaurus, each perfectly adapted to its habitat.
Experience gameplay blending combat and strategy. Adapt to face ancient beasts and aliens alike. Tailor tactics, use crafted weapons, bait, traps, and stealth to master encounters with regular and boss enemies. Every confrontation tests your skill and cunning.
Team up with a friend in local co-op where player 2 can jump in at any time as Sino the nimble sinosauropteryx, your faithful companion. Work together to overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, and battle foes as your bond strengthens, skills increase and Sino grows up to become a fierce and loyal friend.
In Primal Planet, your journey from a humble cave dweller to the planet's last hope is filled with danger, wonder, and the unbreakable bonds of family. Are you ready to rise to the challenge?
Hey, I’m Albert a.k.a. Seethingswarm - the solo developer behind Primal Planet.
If you enjoy what you see, you can support my work by wishlisting & following the game. That really helps!
Join our dinovania tribe on the official Discord server to stay up to date with Primal Planet, share your game ideas and chat endlessly about dinosaurs!
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Languages: English, Finnish, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil +5 more
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 46 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Reviews
Wonderful game.. Primal Planet is like a Metroid game where unlocking the map depends more on RPG progression than discovery of power-ups. Progress is mainly gated by your ability to overcome the enemies/terrain in each area. I finished the game in ~12 hours and while I struggled at first, I was set after about 2 hours and loved the rest of my time with it. Highly recommended.
Had a happy ~12 hours in this game.
很有趣!很推薦特價買
A very fun metroidvania. Tricky but only occasionally, with good graphics, good feeling movement (sometimes the wall clinging is annoying) and simple but good combat. Has upgrades and resource management, has easy to read maps and has a fun world to explore. Has a cat, apparently, but I've never seen it. Strong recommend. Great value at the price.
I liked this game a lot but it could have been much better withthe following: - Add a way to remember where the path is blocked by spiked roots or by keycard walls. - Add a way to know if an area is completed or at least, add markers to show the batteries. - Add a way to navigate the world map and see the maps of the non-current areas. - Using a warp portal should make the player cycle between all activated portals (like Castlevania) instead of just warping between two specific portals. - Don't hide secret areas inside other secret areas. - Add an ending (yes, this game doesn't have an ending)!
Primal Planet is a beautiful 2-D platformer in the subgenre of Metroidvania, and though I did get it for half off, it is absolutely worth the full $20. I finished the game in just under 9 hours, almost all in one sitting. I just couldn't put it down. Right away I was sucked in and attached to the nameless caveman protagonist and his little cave-family just living their lives and doing ♥♥♥♥ sapien things. Almost immediately, disaster strikes, you become separated, and you're on a quest to find your family members. Death waits around every corner, and the dinosaurs don't pull punches. Combat is hectic, but fair, and you'll need to master every ability in your toolkit if you want to be the one getting, rather than being, lunch. Every biome is positively pixel perfect between lush jungles, dark cave networks, secret alcoves, and the abyssal depths of the sea. The story, art, mechanics and progression felt satisfying to me, and even though I didn't max out my character, I felt satisfied with my humble stat spread by the end. I know this is where people usually give a X/10 score, but I don't think I'm gonna do that. I recommend the game, two thumbs up, a great experience, and I would absolutely play it again right now in local co-op mode.
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