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Primal Planet

Seethingswarm · Pretty Soon · 2025-07-28

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 28, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 26, 2026 (Nintendo Switch)

Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!

88%
positive of 760 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

Embark on a thrilling journey as you follow the gripping tale of a cave dweller fighting to protect his family. Survive a brutal T-Rex attack and uncover a narrative blending the wild with intriguing sci-fi twists. Forge unexpected alliances as you unravel the truth behind an alien presence.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 58 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 132% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 36% of 11,892 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 15k–34k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 760 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.39 at Fanatical (2026-05-17) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 85 of 133 observed days · $2.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10210220252026Week of 2025-07-28: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-04: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-11: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-18: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-08: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-24: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-15: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-22: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-29: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-26: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-20: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-03: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-24: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-31: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$6.992025-07-282026-09-032025-07-28 — best price $13.402025-08-09 — best price $14.992025-09-10 — best price $15.992025-09-17 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $15.992025-10-13 — best price $12.342025-11-01 — best price $16.642025-11-14 — best price $17.992025-11-26 — best price $19.992025-12-05 — best price $9.992025-12-16 — best price $12.992025-12-23 — best price $19.992026-01-03 — best price $19.992026-01-15 — best price $9.992026-02-02 — best price $19.992026-03-05 — best price $9.992026-03-11 — best price $9.992026-03-22 — best price $19.992026-04-01 — best price $10.002026-04-10 — best price $6.992026-04-20 — best price $14.992026-05-01 — best price $19.992026-05-08 — best price $19.992026-05-17 — best price $7.392026-05-26 — best price $19.992026-06-01 — best price $9.992026-06-11 — best price $9.502026-06-18 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-16 — best price $18.992026-07-27 — best price $14.992026-08-01 — best price $9.262026-08-10 — best price $14.992026-08-17 — best price $8.202026-08-25 — best price $9.992026-09-03 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
71.5%
earned "Compy Crusher"
18.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed Input1 DLC

17 supported languages: English, Finnish, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)64113%50
Switch (Nintendo)50%0

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

Census log

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

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