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85%103k85% positive reviews, Very Positive across 103k reviews·Survival · Open World Survival Craft
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A realistic prehistoric survival game where you play as Homo habilis or Homo erectus. Craft primitive tools, build shelter, hunt massive beasts, and survive the harsh forces of nature in a vast multiplayer world.
Primal Survival
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You stand at the dawn of human history. It is an age when fire has just been discovered, language is beginning to form, and every breath is a struggle for survival.
In Primal Survival, you are not always the hunter; most of the time, you are the hunted.
The game takes you back roughly 2.5–3 million years, into a wild world filled with life from mammoths and crocodiles to birds and small rodents.
Hunt, adapt, and experience the era when early humans first discovered fire, tools, and thought itself.
Evolution begins here. Survival is the first instinct of humanity.

Predators stalk, prey flees, and the world breathes.
Hundreds of species coexist within this ecosystem. Some hunt you, others run from you.
Mammoths migrate, crocodiles guard rivers, birds take flight, and rodents scatter in panic.
Every creature behaves differently; in this world, life and death constantly shift places.

Form your own tribe or encounter others. Trade, fight, or unite to survive against the harshness of nature. Primitive communication and early belief systems form the foundation of human culture.

Hunt with primitive weapons, set traps, or drive your prey off cliffs. The ways of survival depend on your creativity. As you endure, your intelligence grows; you discover new recipes, abilities, knowledge, and learn to tame animals.

Dynamic snowstorms, sandstorms, and heatwaves. Warm yourself by the fire, seek shelter from the rain, and endure the scorching sun.
• Open-world map set in prehistoric Africa • Animal intelligence and a living ecosystem • Realistic survival systems (hunger, thirst, fatigue, temperature) • Day/night and weather cycles • Crafting, building, and shelter systems • Early tribe interactions and trading • Primitive language and communication system • Blood, damage, and wound mechanics • Evolving intelligence and character progression
Playtest: Q4 2025 Steam Next Fest Demo: February 23 – March 2, 2026 Early Access: Q3–Q4 2026
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