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Primal Planet

2D metroidvania with survival crafting and a playable dinosaur companion

Seethingswarm · Published by Pretty Soon · Released Jul 28, 2025

ActionAdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 671
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 28 in 30 days
Players
2
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Sep 18, 2025
Minimum PC
RX 560
16 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)

What is Primal Planet?

This side-scrolling action-adventure follows a cave dweller trying to protect his family on a planet inhabited by dinosaurs and aliens. You explore connected biomes, gather resources for weapons and healing mixtures, upgrade skills, and tackle enemies with direct attacks, traps, bait, or stealth. A second player can join locally as Sino, your dinosaur companion.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy environmental puzzles that depend on crafted items
  • +you prefer moderate difficulty over highly demanding combat

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer linear routes without revisiting earlier areas

What players say

87% of 671 reviews are positive · 75% of 28 in the last 30 days

Players praise the pixel art and exploration. The most common complaints concern unclear objectives and maps that provide too little guidance.

Screenshots and trailer

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Primal Planet system requirements

Minimum: RX 560, 16 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 or later
Processor
3.0 GHz processor or better
Graphics
Radeon RX 560 or better
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
400 MB available space

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Primal Planet have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Primal Planet run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
50
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Finnish, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does Primal Planet use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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