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Play as a Pleistocene deer, explore illustrated Ice Age scenes, gather food, and tackle simple puzzles and wildlife quizzes.
Released 28 Mar 2016
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"The Deer" is an educational interactive experience for children. You'll be an ancient Deer during the Pleistocene (Ice Age) epoch and you'll discover everything about this marvelous era. Unfortunately there were no T-Rex during this age since they were already extinct millions of years before.
Developed by Fabio Ferrara, Giulia Airoldi · Published by Chubby Pixel








You play as an ancient deer in the Pleistocene, exploring illustrated scenes of the Ice Age and encountering information about its wildlife and ecosystems.
Move through the environments and gather food and supplies, including acorns. Short text prompts share facts about prehistoric animals and the era.
The experience includes a small set of simple activities: a memory game, a bone puzzle, and a quiz about what deer eat. The journey is brief and has little emphasis on challenge or progression.
Players who enjoy the experience describe it as cute, gentle, and approachable, with illustrated visuals and Ice Age facts that can spark curiosity. Some also appreciate its relaxed tone and fitting soundtrack. Other supplied reviews stress that the experience is very brief and its activities are simple.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |