Primal Carnage

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PRIMAL CARNAGE (Classic) Created By Ashton Anderson Primal Carnage is an online multiplayer shooter that immerses its players in skilled PVP combat, team-based strategy and savage class-oriented matches unlike any you've previously experienced... Dispatched to reclaim a remote island from a dinosaur outbreak, a team of battle-hardened mercenaries fight to take control of its abandoned facilities and secure classified objectives.

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Developer:
Lukewarm Media
Publisher:
Reverb Communications
Engine:
Unreal Engine 3
Release date:
29 October 2012
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (2525)

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Description

PRIMAL CARNAGE (Classic)

Created By Ashton Anderson

Primal Carnage is an online multiplayer shooter that immerses its players in skilled PVP combat, team-based strategy and savage class-oriented matches unlike any you've previously experienced...

Dispatched to reclaim a remote island from a dinosaur outbreak, a team of battle-hardened mercenaries fight to take control of its abandoned facilities and secure classified objectives. Play either side in the fight for survival of the fittest, taking on the role of an armed human mercenary or a cunning prehistoric predator.

It’s Man versus Dinosaur in the ultimate fight for dominance...

Key Features

  • 9 Maps with large, open environments illustrating the vastness of an overrun remote island
  • 5 playable dinosaurs, each having unique skills and abilities
  • 5 human classes, with diverse weapons and utilities
  • Asymmetrical gameplay featuring both first-person (humans) and third-person (dinosaurs) perspectives
  • "Get to the Chopper" mode - Humans fight through the dino horde to reach their only escape... the CHOPPPER!
  • Achievements, unlockables, and cosmetic DLC

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows XP, Vista, 7
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 4800+
Memory:
3 GB RAM
Graphics:
ATI 3850HD 512 MB or NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
DirectX®:
9.0c
Hard Drive:
4 GB HD space
Other Requirements:
Broadband Internet connection

recommended*

Not specified

User reviews

Bard Marley
Recommended | 07 Apr 2025
46.0h played

I liked this game a lot. I haven't played it in years, and have no clue if the servers are still populated. It is a unique as a FPS. Could have dialed up more horror elements. But this was a good time.

Helpful: 0
Sauron The Hippy
Recommended | 04 Mar 2025
7.8h played

It was fun back in it's day. Like all other games with dinosaurs you had to avoid the dino-sex servers.

Helpful: 16
No_Luck_Buck
Not recommended | 26 Jun 2025
2.1h played

This game is as dead as the dinosaurs, but i do high-key hope we get another multiplayer dinosaur game like this someday.

Helpful: 17
MorningSunMama
Recommended | 29 Oct 2025
10.6h played

I love this game! Who doesn't want to play *as* a dinosaur taking people out? Sometimes the ques can have fewer people because this is the old game, but come back at a different time and people just can't get enough of

Helpful: 0
Emily
Recommended | 25 Mar 2025
26.9h played

Last time I played (circa 2017) it was really fun, but the servers are mostly, if not fully, dead by now, so the game is rendered unplayable (unless you have the Extinction DLC). Plus, unless you farm up your friends or

Helpful: 4
GamerUnit
Not recommended | 13 Feb 2026
34.0h played

This game came out in 2012 and has pretty much ran through its lifespan. This version is essentially dead. There is a dedicated community for Primal Carnage: Extinction. Go play that game.

Helpful: 0