
The Cenozoic Era is a realistic animal survival game taking place during the rise of mammals, take control of a variety of animals and fight to survive among other players to reach the top of the food chain. Death, Destruction, Survival, Scavenge, Nature, Thrive, Conquer, Hunt. The Cenozoic Era
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The Cenozoic Era: Survive, Adapt, Conquer
Step into a breathtaking open world where survival is your only goal. In The Cenozoic Era, control a creature from the past, fight for your life, and uncover the secrets of an untamed, ever-changing world. Whether you're a predator or prey, your journey will be uniquely yours.
Explore vast landscapes—from rocky mountains to serene lakes and the endless sky. Customize your creature’s appearance, shape your survival story, and face the brutal realities of nature. With every decision, your survival is at risk—death means starting over or choosing a new animal to control.
Online Survival, Brutal Challenges
Join players in an intense multiplayer survival experience. As a predator, master the hunt and learn to outwit other players, or scavenge from the remains of fallen animals—but beware, danger is everywhere. Trust no one; every encounter could be your last.
Dynamic Seasons and Temperature
Prepare for seasonal challenges: survive freezing winters, scorch under summer heatwaves, and manage your creature’s body temperature to avoid hypothermia or exhaustion. Strategic planning is key to thriving in this ever-changing environment.
Game Modes
Sandbox: Practice, fight, and explore without the fear of permanent death. Perfect for learning the ropes and meeting other players.
Survival: Dive into the true test of endurance—grow from a young animal to a formidable survivor. Forge your own story, hunt, and face other players as you fight for dominance.
Play Styles
We offer a range of play styles, from realism immersion all the way to pink cougars, we have all play styles covered and customizable. Servers can be fully customized to fit any play style they wish and you the player have the choice on what you want! Check the servers configuration and make sure it fits the play style you want before joining.
Character Features
Breeding and Breeding Mutations
Skin Customization and Color Packs
Skill Tree System
Seamless character growth
Events
Leaderboard and rewards
Breeding competitions
Holiday Events
Rare unlocks (Skins)
World & Gameplay Features
Dynamic Seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter)
Dynamic Weather (Rain, Thunderstorms, Snow etc.)
Realistic immersive gameplay modes
Snow tracks
AI Creatures (Rabbits, Fish etc.)
Seasonal Food I.E (Deer eating bark during Winter)
Other Features
Mod Support and Steam Workshop
Full Server customization with user assigned roles & colors
Game & Server Support: contact@thecenozoicera.com
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Languages: English
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So in case for those who care, apparently the Dev has been openly transphobic and homophobic, using the bible as a shield for his actions/words & closing threads to have the last word. I don't know the full story but yeah, despite the game being dead, some might want to know. Do with that as you will. But regardless, as I said, the game is dead. A shame because it's pretty cool, actually. There's seasons with different conditions (summer gets hot, winter requires you to have stored fat you need to build up during fall) but there's just not enough players (none, actually) or any mechanics to keep you entertained for more than 10 minutes. I ate 3 fish, found a baby bear, watched him run away with a big fish and continued, then got bored because there's nothing to explore and left. There's not even a visible growth system, so you can't put yourself any goals (like in the isle, where you try to get a perfect diet or something), which just means you're left (in my case) eating fish, occasionally checking the player list and running around. I don't think it's worth to play with friends because there's no survival without carnivores to watch out for or herbivores to hunt (not counting the AI, obviously..). And with the game being abandoned (maybe for the better), there's nothing to expect. I dont think things like super loud footsteps that sound like its right by your ear despite the other animal being out of sight and way too loud animal calls will be fixed. Though I can't recommend it, it IS free and the graphics are okay, so if you're still uncertain, just try it.
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game was completely abandoned yet they have dlc to purchase wack cosmetics like bright eyes. actual scam, the devs are just milking people desperate for an animal game. the 5 hours ive spent on the game were from a year ago, when there was at least SOME development
The concept is cool for another animal game. But, the state of it isn't worth playing anymore. Dead servers. > As of this post, there are 2 servers in the entire game. With a population of 0 players. I don't know what happened, as i didn't even know about this game from the 2023 release to December 12, 2025. The pinned discussion post mentioned pushing 500 thousand players. No survivability. > The only AI this game has, are some fish in the river. Young Carnivores have nothing to hunt. Haven't really seen any edible plants for the young herbivores. > So how can one grow if you're just going to starve to death? > Can't nest as the only player on the server. Lack of content. > There's only 1 map. The sun rises in the west and sets in the east. You read right. Stand in an open area along the shoreline and watch as the sun sets. Hold smell and align the camera towards the sun. Yep, it's setting in the east. > The only creature who can swim is Sucho. And of course, it doesn't need oxygen when underwater. Making it the perfect river camping monster that multiplayer animal games don't need for the 400th time. > Every other creature will be doing The Isle "swim on the surface while my stamina runs out. Then, have my 02 deplete while on the surface." In other words, there's no swimming aside from Sucho, the water crocodile. Stamina drains. Once empty, 02 appears and depletes quickly before your health does also. And if you die? The creature is deleted from your saved slots. You get 2 free creature slots. If you want 4 additional slots, you have to buy them. The graphics are pretty and the music's epic. If only the dev didn't abandon the game. This could compete in the "play as animal" market.
The gameplay and mechanics are alright I suppose, The only problem is the updates seem to be quite lacklustre and make no sense such as adding sarcosuchus into a game about supposed ice age animals. also, the models do not look as good as the map which makes the game mechanically playable but visually off putting. The servers are also dead which makes it incredibly boring to play for carnivores and herbivores alike as carnivores have to exclusively eat fish Ai and herbivores have 0 threats in the game. overall it seem like a decent game that just needs a little more time put into it so I would not recommend the game as of now. you're better of playing something on Roblox to be quite honest.
I had this game a long time ago, maybe around 2-3 years ago. 210 hours of my time. And i'd say well spent. I have both Dlcs, that don't do anything in the new version but i don't mind. It has no players, but the graphics are nice! plus it's free! Please pleaseeee try this game out. I picked the beta version and there is 4 servers. No known players on it. (T^T) please love this game, i have too many memories.
The graphics are simply amazing! I cannot believe, that a single developer made those astonishing graphics for free!!! I am in love with it. I play on maximum graphs with no lags at all! Most of people are also very nice and welcoming! I do not want to judge this game from previous reviews, because it is in past. I’ve spoken to the new moderators, and they are very sweet! The only thing, that made me sad, is that the developer won’t continue updating this amazing game. I hope this game can be revived!
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its got good potential, but it seems its been abandoned, not only that, its a bit money hungry. having built in "DLCS" for skins while having a free game, but the dlcs dont add anything pay to win. The animations are a bit bad and the "recode" is awful, theres no AI in most of the running servers, and since its dead, your likely to die as a carnivore. The calls are lackluster and the general feel of the game is very arcadey and old, it had potential to even rival The isle in terms of popularity, but it was long abandoned. yes its free, but its also dead. and multiplayer only.
Game is not playable. Made a croc character and he can't even swim he just walks on the water like it is the ground. This game has been COMPLETLEY abandoned by the developers, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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