Cambrian Dawn

Cambrian Dawn

Daye Productions · 2022 · Action, Simulation, Life Sim, Sandbox, Exploration

PC
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About Cambrian Dawn

Welcome to the Cambrian Dawn!

Cambrian Dawn features a plethora of colorful and well researched species:
from Parvibellus to Omnidens, there are many characters to choose from.

Hunt, Swim, and Explore through the shallows, venture into the abyss, or journey to the grand sponge reefs where the fight for survival is always present!

Cambrian Dawn features a unique take on the prehistoric genre with a focus on the Cambrian Period of earth's history.

Explore the Cambrian like never before!

FEATURES:
Over 40 base-game playable species
AI creatures that populate the world around you.
Casual growth system.
Basic combat system.
Private matches with the ability to invite friends via Steam.
Active support on the forums.
Living Encyclopedia with narrated species entries.

Trailer Music:
Junkyard Tribe by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

NOTICE:
Contains bright/flashing colors on some creatures, as well as mild blood.

DLC & expansions

🎁 Complete the collection

Base game + 2 of 5 DLC at today's best prices (some DLC unpriced).

$6.97
to own everything

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 14, 2024
For starters, I don't write reviews very often. For this game though, this is an exception. I have been fascinated by ancient and prehistoric life since I was 7, growing up on documentaries such as walking with monsters and alien planet. This made me very excited when I saw this game and almost immediately buy it. I say this game is amazing but has some very serious drawbacks and i'm worried they might not get touched up or fixed as the developer hasn't updated the game in a bit. Lets go over the pros first though Pros: Very good atmosphere A HUGE variety of creatures to play The Living Encyclopedia is a really fun edition Now lets get into the cons Cons: Very big lack of other animals, the map feels empty and devoid of life most of the time despite it being a life sim Not a big variety of animals that spawn, only around 4-5 animals will actually spawn, this is odd to me as there is a pool of over 40 creatures the player can play as yet almost none of them will actually appear as random animals in the world Predators are very rare, This makes the game have almost no edge as you will rarely ever see an actual predator so there almost no fear as a prey animal Predators aren't aggre…
16 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 24, 2024
I personally want to thank Daye Star Productions for this beautiful game. It has quite honestly changed my perspective of snails on the ground. Also, for all the professional Cambrian Dawn players, the current meta is Squamacula, you can thank me later.
14 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 28, 2024
I bought Cambrian Dawn instead of paying rent this month. It been fun playing as an Anomalocaris from the streets.
7 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 28, 2025
I just want to thank the developer for making a Cambrian game, not a lot of people make games about the Paleozoic. (From what I have researched) This game is really fun and a time killer of sorts, I wish there was more predators and DLCs, as well as some more maps and achievements. Nevertheless this game is very fun and worth your money if you are a Paleontology nerd or someone that needs a time killer. Also Anomalocaris is the goat we all love him!
2 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 24, 2025
I LOVE THE CAMBRIAN SO MUCH WHY AREN'T THERE MORE GAMES SET IN THE CAMBRIAN?!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 2, 2025
in my opinion its a really good game you did a good job 10/10 well done! bringing the first time period of the paleozoic and the first hard shelled bodies of life on earth which changed evolution, just a recommendation if next another game set in another time period?
1 found this helpful

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