Primal Planet
Seethingswarm · 2025 · Emotional, Dinosaurs, Metroidvania, Exploration, Local Co-Op
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Very Positive89% · 55677Metacritic
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About Primal Planet
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.
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?
Uncover the Story
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.Adapt and Survive
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.Explore the Primeval
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.Fight and Be Clever
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.Play Local Co-op
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?
Join the Community
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!What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I’m a sucker for anything with dinosaurs and metroidvanias are one of my favorite genres to play, so on those merits alone Primal Planet seemed worth my attention. Boy did it surpass my expectations. The first thing that grabbed my attention was the superb and expressive animations. It’s a joy just to look at how things move. Hopping about is responsive and natural, so I quickly got to moving about with ease. After some scripted sequences to establish the stakes (which is very well done) I get to exploring the world… and what a cool place to explore. Let me tell you about the time I stumbled on a T-Rex, ran from it through a herd of panicking stegosaurs, ran into a cave where I discovered a giant crocodile who I led out to the T-Rex and merrily left them to fight things out. Or the time I came upon a den of sleeping velociraptors high up in some cliffs. Or when I figured out that I could ride a dolphin. Or when I learned that eating raw meat would make me vomit uncontrollably. These unscripted moments are what made the game a delight for me. There’s no hand-holding when it comes to progressing, but it was easy enough to intuit where to go and exploring new sections of the map was o…2 found this helpful
Fun game - played on Steam Deck. (The hours are probably inaccurate because the Steam Deck often counts hours incorrectly.) I beat the game but did not 100% it. The game is not a traditional Metroidvania in that you buy upgrades with skill points. The exploration is satisfying, and there should be more games like this with dinosaurs in them!1 found this helpful
A lovingly detailed world that you simply want to explore down to the last corner. Combined with a simple yet emotionally gripping story. The gameplay reminds me of the games from my childhood. All in all, a perfectly rounded game that I enjoyed every minute of.1 found this helpful
I had a blast playing this game. It was difficult to figure out how to progress, but that kinda goes with the genre.1 found this helpful
nice art, good gameplay, cool story1 found this helpful
Fun pixel art metroidvania with an emotional story. On linux at least, seems to be an occasional bug where the game will recognize more or less controllers than are actually connected, meaning inputs are either doubled or are no accepted. Relaunching usually fixes this. Aside from that, great game. 8/10
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