The Odyssey of the Mammoth

Set 12,000 years ago, the game casts you as a mammoth mother guiding her calf toward Wrangel Island, a haven for mammoths. You travel through a prehistoric world while trying to protect your offspring from hunters and predators.

Explore three environments—the steppes, taiga, and arctic glaciers—and fight human hunters with tusk sweeps, charges, and stomps. The journey also includes simple puzzles and opportunities to heal with fruit.

A narrator accompanies the journey with commentary and facts about the era. The game uses checkpoints and multiple save slots as you progress through its linear adventure.

Players who enjoy the game often describe it as a short, scenic mammoth adventure, praising its atmosphere and the fun of knocking hunters around or smashing their camps. Some also like its gentle, educational feel. Reactions to the narrator are mixed, and other players find the escort gameplay repetitive or the combat shallow.