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theHunter: Primal

You play as a Pioneer dropped into Primal Eden, a Cretaceous island where poisonous plants and dangerous dinosaurs threaten your survival. Your task is to explore the wilderness and make it through encounters with creatures such as raptors and the T-Rex. Search the island for weapons, ammunition, clothing, and other supplies, then plan when to hunt and when to avoid a fight. Staying equipped and watching for threats are central to surviving the island. Play alone or join multiplayer sessions, with options for cooperative hunting or PvP. Your collected equipment carries between sessions, but dying costs you your gear; you can try to return to your backpack before another hunter takes it.

Explore a Cretaceous island, scavenge weapons and supplies, and hunt or evade deadly dinosaurs alone or with other players.

Released 31 Mar 2015

58%positive of
4.1k player reviews

Free

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Dinosaurs

Survival

FPS

PvP

Hunt Cretaceous Dinosaurs

Evade T-Rex Pursuits

Scavenge Weapons and Ammo

Hunt - Explore - SurviveThe most realistic prehistoric survival game ever created. Featuring a huge Cretaceous environment populated by horrifying dinosaur all-stars, such as T-Rex, Triceratops, Utahraptor, Velociraptor and Quetzalcoatlus.

Developed by Expansive Worlds, Avalanche Studios · Published by Expansive Worlds, Avalanche Studios

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Players Praise Most

Thrilling Dinosaur Encounters
Tense Island Atmosphere
Dinosaur-Hunting Premise

Common Player Critiques

Abandoned Development
Progress-Reset Bugs
Sudden Disconnections
Multiplayer Connection Hurdles

58%

positive of 4.1k player reviews

49/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

Hunt - Explore - Survive

Welcome Pioneer!

Step into a huge Cretaceous world (24 km² / 9.3 mi²) where the very environment will test your survival skills to the max. This is the planet of Primal Eden. Help us reclaim, subdue and eradicate the savage wilderness so that we may plant the seed of civilization in its place. If you are successful, we will permanently erase your criminal records. If you fail, your dead body's nourishing of wild plants and animals will be seen as treason against the Expansive Galaxies Corporation and your extended family will be volunteered as Pioneers.

There should be some supplies in your drop pod to get you started. In order to survive, you will need to explore the world in search of more powerful weapons, clothing and ammo. Sounds easy? Well, not only is the island littered with poisonous plants, but deadly dinosaurs roam the island looking to feast on the weak.

Planet Primal Eden is inhabited by 5 different dinosaur species, including the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex and the much-dreaded Quetzalcoatlus, a.k.a. Menace of the Skies. Careful planning, cooperation and backpacks filled with ammo and weapons are crucial to your survival.

theHunter: Primal is a new instalment in the highly popular and critically acclaimed theHunter franchise, created by Expansive Worlds and Avalanche Studios. Since its release, the original game has grown into a 5 million strong player community, and is still growing rapidly.

theHunter: Primal offers both single player and multiplayer modes, with the option of creating private gaming sessions. If you are looking for a serious challenge, turn on the PVP function, team up with your friends and let all hell break loose. If you prefer cooperative hunting, you can turn off the PVP function and join your friends and other players in an effort to bring down the beasts of planet Primal Eden.

The game features a persistent inventory system, which means that everything you’ve collected in one game session will remain in your inventory in the next one. But it comes with a price. If you die, all your equipment is lost. If you are fast enough you can pick up your lost backpack before another hunter loots your stuff.

Happy hunting!