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Primal Carnage: Extinction
Hunt humans, slay dinosaurs. It's chaotic prehistoric PvP, pick a side. Think fast, or you're extinct!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
56 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“i mean its not a bad game i suppose...”
“Its very fun its like tf2 but its dino vs human.”
“I enjoyed the game back when it had more life in it. It seems like there just aren't enough people to get full enjoyment out of the game. The dev team truly show that they put their heart and soul into the game but it…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I enjoyed the game back when it had more life in it. It seems like there just aren't enough people to get full enjoyment out of the game. The dev team truly show that they put their heart and soul into the game but it…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I haven't played enough of the game to say for sure but it seemed cool enough. Like COD zombies or Killing floor except with Dinosaurs, at least that is what I played solo. Would be better with people and worth trying.…”
“this game is very good its action packed there is mode like TDM my fav and CUSTOM for chilling out and COOP for teamwork this is amazing”
“Situation has improved, found a few living servers that weren't full.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game came out in 2015 and it STILL has a dedicated community. The game is a lot of fun. Gameplay is more nuanced than at first glance. Know your role, strategize with your team, plan your attack. Dinos are deadly…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Dinosaurs rush vs commandos group asymmetrical casual fun game. Don’t like how squishy dinosaurs are to kill and control. 7/10 still better then the new Jurassic park sequels Insert weird al Yaanko song: Jurassic Park…”
“[h3][b] One Sentence Reviewer [/b][/h3] Not worth the time to give it a try.”
“Not fun.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Just a warning, if you want to play this with friends get ready to do "Port forwarding" I dont believe this is mentioned on the steam page anywhere which sucks cause i bought this game for me and my friend, the devs…”
“Spent longer in queue than I did alive as a human, but when I finally got to be a T-Rex and ate some poor sod, all the jank melted away. Peak dino-on-human violence, 10/10.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game contains an overwhelming amount of potential, if you don't know already; this game is coming out with a playstation version with improved graphics and linked with the PC version. This game clearly has an…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Spent longer in queue than I did alive as a human, but when I finally got to be a T-Rex and ate some poor sod, all the jank melted away. Peak dino-on-human violence, 10/10.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“used to be popular so i watched it on the gaming beaver, it's so fun and i wish the community came back”
— a player, Steam review · 50 hrs played“This game is fun with its small community, very underrated. Just DONT play freeroam!!!!! thats where the toxic wierdos reside.... Stick to competitive.”
— a player, Steam review · 1,333 hrs played“would rather have my nuts crushed by a high heel”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Dinosaurs · Multiplayer · PvP · FPS · Character Customization · Class-Based · Team-Based · Arcade · Action · Shooter · Combat · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 61 |
| Official site | http://primalcarnage.com/extinction |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.0GHz+ Single-Core CPU Memory: 5 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated graphics card with 1GB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 12 GB available space