Pakicetus

Pakicetus

Polymorphic Games · August 7, 2020 · Free to Play, Casual, Indie, Adventure, Strategy

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About Pakicetus

Pakicetus is a deep-sea rogue-lite exploration game. As captain of the Salvation, you must balance resource collection, system upgrades, and a dwindling food supply as you battle against an unknown enemy bent on stopping your search for a new home.

Pakicetus — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Jun 2, 2026
peanut would love some pets and treats :)      🌸>  フ      |  _  _ l     /` ミ_xノ     /      |    /  ヽ   ノ   │  | | | / ̄|   | | | | ( ̄ヽ__ヽ_)__) \二つ
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Not recommended Jun 7, 2025
2/10 - I have not found out where I can catch fish to avoid starvation. Also, there are absolutely no sound effects - you float through the dark, collect resources and at some point starve to death. The game just isn't programmed properly.
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Not recommended Jan 28, 2025
"Pakicetus" looks promising, but this student project from the University of Idaho unfortunately underdelivers on a not unreasonable premise. I suppose we should be quick to point out that this game has nothing to do with pekicetus, the cute little dog thing that went back into the ocean and evolved into whales. What do you do in the game? The idea of this game is, perhaps a little bit like a shallow version of Sunless Sea meets Aquanox, only with slightly worse graphics and much, much shallower gameplay. You explore the ocean, collect resources, and autobattle against enemies... but it's just lacking any depth (geddit, ocean, depth, har). It's not fun to play, it's a clunky and sadly uninteresting mess despite the almost reasonable looking graphics. The graphics in this game are passable, but could be better. And while it's vital for any game to have impressive visuals (gaming is a visual medium, after all), there's more to a game than just the graphics. To be worth a gamers time, the game must match top tier visuals with top tier gameplay, and that's not happening here. The developer chose not to do the job of a real game developer and create meaningful bespoke levels,…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 27, 2024
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Recommended Jun 14, 2021
The tutorial is broken,guns fire automatically,and there seems to be very little story. The game does seem to be possibly unfinished as some other reviewers have said but if it is true then i hope the devs can keep working on their skills and make better games in the future.
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Recommended Nov 8, 2025
Игра "Pakicetus" предлагает уникальный опыт, погружая игрока в далекое прошлое и позволяя прожить эволюцию древнего пакицета, предка современных китов. Геймплей, хоть и простой, увлекает необходимостью выживать в суровом мире: охотиться на суше, избегать хищников и постепенно адаптироваться к водной среде. Визуальное исполнение, хоть и не блещет фотореализмом, создает приятную атмосферу и позволяет оценить изменения, происходящие с вашим пакицетом по мере развития. Звуковое сопровождение хорошо дополняет игровой процесс. Основной акцент делается на исследовании и постепенном освоении новых способностей. Чувствуется прогресс, когда неуклюжий зверь становится более ловким охотником в воде. Однако, игра может показаться несколько однообразной после нескольких часов. Не хватает разнообразия в заданиях и более глубокого погружения в жизнь пакицетов. Тем не менее, "Pakicetus" - интересный и познавательный проект, который позволяет взглянуть на историю нашей планеты под новым углом. Любителям эволюционных симуляторов и просто интересующимся историей животного мира стоит обратить на него внимание.

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