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Primal Carnage cover art

Primal Carnage

Lukewarm Media · Circle 5 Publishing · 2012-10-29

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Multiplayer

Releases: Oct 29, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A savage online shooter, where players do battle as man or beast in class-based deathmatches and a frantic escape mode. Unleash your inner dinosaur!

2
playing now
76%
positive of 5.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Primal Carnage is an asymmetrical multiplayer game developed by Lukewarm Media and released by Reverb Publishing. The game pits a group of armed humans against predatory dinosaurs in various combat scenarios. Human gameplay takes the form of a first-person shooter, whilst the dinosaurs are controlled from a third-person perspective. Lukewarm Media, an indie development team, announced the game in February 2010, and eventually released it on October 29, 2012. Primal Carnage received "mixed or average reviews" according to Metacritic.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 232k–463k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,793 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.79 at Steam (2016-06-23) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
323220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-06 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.792015-01-012024-04-042015-01-01 — best price $3.742015-02-23 — best price $1.992015-06-11 — best price $1.592015-10-12 — best price $1.992015-11-25 — best price $1.192016-01-04 — best price $7.992016-01-25 — best price $7.992016-02-12 — best price $7.992016-03-15 — best price $1.592016-06-23 — best price $0.792016-07-30 — best price $0.932016-10-18 — best price $6.572016-11-29 — best price $7.992017-07-05 — best price $7.992017-11-28 — best price $7.992018-02-19 — best price $7.992018-07-17 — best price $6.392018-11-21 — best price $1.592019-02-04 — best price $2.392019-08-29 — best price $4.992019-11-26 — best price $2.492020-01-23 — best price $1.992020-07-09 — best price $4.992020-11-25 — best price $2.492021-02-11 — best price $2.492021-10-28 — best price $2.492021-12-22 — best price $2.492022-06-23 — best price $2.492022-11-22 — best price $2.492023-05-29 — best price $2.492024-04-04 — best price $2.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

10152026-05-29 — 101 pageviews2026-06-01 — 46 pageviews2026-06-04 — 62 pageviews2026-06-07 — 18 pageviews2026-06-10 — 21 pageviews2026-06-13 — 19 pageviews2026-06-16 — 21 pageviews2026-06-19 — 16 pageviews2026-06-22 — 15 pageviews2026-06-25 — 18 pageviews2026-06-28 — 20 pageviews2026-07-01 — 21 pageviews2026-07-04 — 13 pageviews2026-07-07 — 9 pageviews2026-07-10 — 12 pageviews2026-07-13 — 19 pageviews2026-07-16 — 20 pageviews2026-07-19 — 21 pageviews2026-07-22 — 12 pageviews2026-07-25 — 7 pageviews2026-07-28 — 17 pageviews2026-07-31 — 10 pageviews2026-08-03 — 10 pageviews2026-08-06 — 12 pageviews2026-08-09 — 9 pageviews2026-08-12 — 7 pageviews2026-08-15 — 11 pageviews2026-08-18 — 14 pageviews2026-08-21 — 16 pageviews2026-08-24 — 9 pageviews2026-08-26 — 9 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
92%
earned "Carnage Begins"
5.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportValve Anti-Cheat enabledFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)13,8820%67
PS4 (PlayStation)5,7207%32

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSPvPCo-opIndieActionShooterStrategySurvivalAdventureDinosaurs

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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