Primal Carnage

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 6k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Lukewarm Media · Dinosaurs · Oct 29, 2012

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
67
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Primal Carnage?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
PC uses the Unreal engine, so the gameplay is very quick and very twitchy.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And if you are interested in a games about dinosaurs, better buy one of the 'Turok' games (singleplayer games, 3 old + solid remake), 'Orion Dino Beatdown' (cheap but really nice game with alive multiplayer, both co-op vs bots and humans/dinos deathmatch available), 'ARK Survival' or 'the Isle' (quite expensive but solid games with combined modes).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are also top notch, rivaling many other higher budget games while at the same time not sacrificing natrual lighting and colorful environments for the filtered, cinematic atmosphere that many games today have.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The classes are fairly balanced and the gameplay relies on teamwork like in the Left 4 Dead games rather than players running off on their own and doing their own thing like in most other online multiplayer games.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The different humans you can choose from playing are comical, charismatic, and enjoyable to play with a wide array of weapons, each with its own set of strengths and weaknesses.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I’ve had no lag issues at all and hits register when they should do so.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay30 reviews
Co-op20 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Characters10 reviews
Combat7 reviews
Performance6 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Story
80% still recommend
Monetization
50% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
45% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
45% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$4.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99