Primal Carnage: Extinction

Primal Carnage: Extinction

Steam Deck Verified

Circle Five Studios · Dinosaurs · Apr 4, 2015

Yes, worth buying.

At $12.99. It has been as low as $3.24.

83%
Very Positive
10k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Multiplayer: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 10k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are caveats
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Primal Carnage: Extinction, developed by Circle Five Studios and Pub Games and published by Circle Five Publishing, is an asymmetrical multiplayer shooter built around one irresistible fantasy: humans armed with guns going head-to-head against ferocious dinosaurs controlled by other players.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
But it is surprisingly balanced gameplay wise, even though there is quite a bit of characters.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visuals and map designs also vary in quality—some environments establish an atmospheric jungle or research facility aesthetic, but others feel empty, bland, or hastily assembled.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
Humans function like a traditional FPS team, each class equipped with firearms, traps, and gadgets that require teamwork and positioning.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Multiplayer30 reviews
Gameplay26 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Performance11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking25 reviews
36%
Monetization10 reviews
50%
Story and characters6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs12 reviews
58%
Crashes11 reviews
55%
Combat9 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $12.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.24.

6 points recordedtoday · $12.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
61
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.