Saurian
Open-world dinosaur survival sim from hatchling to adulthood
Urvogel Games, LLC · Released Aug 2, 2017 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 60% of 1,852
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Jun 10, 2023
What is Saurian?
This single-player, open-world survival sim takes place in Hell Creek 66 million years ago, where you play as a dinosaur trying to reach adulthood. You start as a hatchling, find food and water, and avoid predators and natural hazards as you grow.
For you if...
- +you enjoy single-player survival as a growing dinosaur
- +you value scientifically researched prehistoric animals and plants
- +you like managing food and water while avoiding predators
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer dinosaur survival
- −you want a broad selection of playable species
- −you prefer survival without managing food and water
What players say
60% of 1,852 reviews are positive
Players praise the researched dinosaur designs, the Hell Creek setting, and the single-player survival focus. They frequently complain about slow development and an unfinished feel, citing limited playable species, bugs, poor performance, and uneven animal behavior.
Screenshots and trailer
Saurian system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-4790K 4.10GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Multi window app automatically sets focus
- Default configuration is not performant
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Tags
- Dinosaurs
- Simulation
- Survival
- Realistic
- Open World
- Early Access
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Adventure
- Atmospheric
Recent updates
- Jun 10, 2023 · Hotfix [2.4.536]
- May 26, 2023 · Patch 2.4.526
- Jun 28, 2022 · Patch [2.3.379]
- Sep 15, 2021 · Hotfix 2.2.162
- Aug 19, 2021 · Patch notes 2.2.146
2 DLC available.
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