Prehistoric Kingdom
- April 8, 2021
- Blue Meridian
- 8h median play time
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Get on Epic Games Store"Prehistoric Kingdom" is a zoo management simulation game where players build and manage a park for extinct animals. Utilize creative tools to design habitats and infrastructure, and breed over 20 species of prehistoric wildlife. Discover new creatures and genetic skins while ensuring the safety and resources for guests, animals, and staff.
Windows
Reviews
- The game features stunning and scientifically accurate dinosaur models, making it visually impressive.
- The modular building system allows for extensive customization, giving players the freedom to create unique parks.
- The developers are actively updating the game and engaging with the community, showing commitment to improving the overall experience.
- The game is currently very buggy, with frequent crashes and performance issues, making it difficult to play.
- There is a lack of management features, such as staff and guest interactions, which limits gameplay depth.
- The tutorial is poorly designed, leaving players confused about basic mechanics and controls.
- graphics138 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 48 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are widely praised for their stunning visuals and realistic dinosaur models, showcasing impressive detail and creativity. However, many players report significant performance issues, including frequent crashes, low frame rates, and graphical glitches, particularly on mid-range or lower-end PCs. While the aesthetics are a highlight, the game's optimization remains a concern, leading to a mixed reception regarding the overall graphical experience.
“The graphics are stunning even though they can be a bit janky at times.”
“Absolutely stunning visuals - hands down the best looking dinosaurs I've ever seen in a game.”
“The graphics are beautiful, dinosaurs and mammals are accurate and pleasant to the eye.”
“Although I am impressed with the game's graphics, it's not enough to cover the bad experience that I may have been through while playing this game.”
“Game seems good but I'm having extreme FPS issues even with most of the lower graphics.”
“Because regardless if I run the graphics on ultra or low, I get choppy low frame rates, and my PC is brand new.”
- gameplay123 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 66 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game is currently a mixed bag, with many players noting its potential but also highlighting significant issues such as bugs, lack of tutorials, and limited mechanics. While the building mechanics and graphics are praised, the overall gameplay experience feels frustrating and incomplete, especially in its early access state. Players express hope for future updates to enhance gameplay depth and functionality, as the core mechanics show promise but are not fully realized yet.
“Prehistoric Kingdom has garnered very positive feedback for its engaging gameplay and innovative features.”
“The building mechanics and modular system are fantastic, one of the best I've ever seen.”
“The game has minimal features and content, but it's built on a solid base and gameplay, and is incredibly beautiful even on low graphics.”
“It has potential, but the gameplay mechanics and the bugs (and dear god is it in need of a proper tutorial and some proper challenges!!!) either make it too frustrating to play, unplayable, or just...boring.”
“At the current state it is basically not a game - most of the core mechanics are not implemented.”
“The gameplay is similar to Planet Coaster and Planet Zoo which I enjoy, but there is no tutorial to learn how to go about doing things aside from massive pages of text.”
- optimization111 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 24 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is widely criticized, with many players reporting severe performance issues, particularly on lower-end systems. While some users note improvements with updates, the consensus is that the game currently requires significant optimization to run smoothly, especially for those with mid-range or older hardware. Overall, players recommend waiting for further updates before committing to serious gameplay.
“Incredible potential, but terribly optimized right now.”
“The game simply needs to be optimized significantly before it will work on more modest hardware.”
“However, after playing heavily around with the settings, setting my pc's RAM's priority for the game to high, and installing Razer Cortex, I can say that the game runs smoothly between 30-60 fps with minimal dips, with medium, high, and some low settings turned on.”
“I purchased the game earlier this year to support the developers, but I wouldn't recommend trying to seriously play this right now unless you can deal with the frustrating lack of technical polish and performance.”
“The optimization is borderline non-existent; I manage to still get stuttering and lag on the lowest of visual settings that I never get when playing similar zoo management games like Planet Zoo or Jurassic World Evolution 1 & 2 on higher settings.”
“I played through the tutorial and attempted sandbox and I have some complaints already; I know it's early access so I know these things will happen but in my opinion, in its current state, it is simply unplayable and the performance is quite frankly, absurd.”
- stability66 mentions
- 5 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 95 % negative mentions
The game is currently plagued by numerous bugs and visual glitches, making it a frustrating experience for many players. While it shows great potential and is being actively updated, the instability and frequent crashes hinder gameplay significantly. Players are advised to wait for further development before fully engaging, as the game is still in early access and not yet in a polished state.
“At least for me, the game runs great.”
“This recommendation I should stress is more about what's here being relatively bug-free and has a lot of potential.”
“Address and fix one of the most game-destroying glitches and the constant crashing. This has made it completely impossible for me and a lot of others to play the game. When I mean impossible, I don't mean I can play for 10 minutes and it crashes; I mean when I try to make a game, it crashes every time. I've tried everything and concluded it to just the game, so please fix this bug because I really want to play the game and put my creativity into it.”
“The game is obviously made with love for any hardcore dinosaur fan, but it can be quite buggy at times. There are many glitches I have experienced, making the game pretty much unplayable.”
“It's buggy, it's nearly nonfunctional, and even high-end computers are going to experience major FPS issues and constant crashing. I know it's an early access game, but there is a difference between early access and 'incredibly buggy mess that would serve better as a beta test.'”
- story32 mentions
- 16 % positive mentions
- 66 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The game currently lacks a substantial story, with many users noting the absence of a campaign or mission structure, which detracts from the overall experience. While some appreciate the customization options and visual appeal, the vague user interface and numerous bugs hinder gameplay, leaving players feeling disconnected from any narrative. Overall, the consensus is that the game needs significant improvements in storytelling and tutorial guidance to enhance player engagement.
“The game has a few issues and bugs here and there but the game as it stands already has 10x better customization than Jurassic World or any other park building game I've played. It will be amazing once it's finished and they add interactions to the dinosaurs and missions.”
“This may not be the game for those who are looking for a lot of challenges, missions, and micro-management, but for someone like me, building enclosures and watching the animals lead their lives is all I need.”
“It would also be nice to have a mission or campaign option because there are a lot of things you can do, but it isn't really explained well in my opinion.”
“It wasn't as good as I thought, and it wasn't fun. Plus, it didn't have a story mode. 1/10.”
“There are no story quests outside the short tutorial, and the unlocking for dinosaurs isn't rewarding as I unlocked a few and they haven't even been put into the game.”
“The animals don't have many animations outside of walking, running, eating, etc., and the guests just walk around as is, and there isn't much to use to decorate your park outside of what you got in so far, and there isn't a story... just yet.”
- grinding13 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 31 % neutral mentions
- 69 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and time-consuming, often requiring significant effort to progress and build their parks effectively. While some appreciate the flexibility of the building system compared to other games, the overall experience is marred by a slow progression and frustrating mechanics, leading to a sentiment that extensive grinding is necessary to achieve desired results.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“I will say the game progression is very slow and tedious.”
“It is so tedious and grindy feeling; if the guests are happy, the dinos are happy, why would the stars not go up?”
- music13 mentions
- 62 % positive mentions
- 23 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, with many players appreciating its calming and dream-like atmosphere, which enhances the overall experience. While some describe the soundtrack as somewhat generic, it is still considered well-made and preferable to other titles like Planet Zoo. Overall, the audio complements the game's visuals and mechanics, contributing positively to the immersive environment.
“The soundtrack is great too, and I like it much better than Planet Zoo's, which I always thought was lackluster although I love that game as well.”
“Prehistoric Kingdom has a nice vibe and its graphics and music are great.”
“The music creates a very exciting and dream-like atmosphere.”
“This is an issue because the animals would either be out of the cage for no reason (this is a single Argentinosaurus we're talking about) or they're spinning endlessly (insert 'You Spin Me Round' song here).”
- humor9 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is largely derived from amusing bugs and quirky animations, such as dinosaurs exhibiting comical behaviors and unexpected visual glitches, like a brontosaurus walking on water or a parasaur resembling a hat-wearing creature. Players find joy in these lighthearted moments, enhancing their overall experience despite some early release issues. The game's cute dinosaur designs and the ability to share funny moments with friends contribute to its charm.
“The funny thing is nobody called him out on it.”
“A bronto walking on water (okay, that was funny) and a parasaur that looked like it had a hat on its head rather than a crest.”
“Otherwise good game so far, cute dinos (& other creatures) have had fun sharing parks with friends & laughing at current not-game breaking bugs (dino fidget spinners).”
- replayability8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game offers high replayability due to its customizable building mechanics, allowing players to create complex enclosures. However, the limited variety of animal species may lead to a quicker decline in interest over time. Overall, while the building aspect enhances replayability, the primal form's species variety is a drawback.
“Infinitely replayable.”
“Infinitely replayable.”
“A variety of animals you can use, though in this primal form it's quick to run out of species to keep the game interesting and is the lowest factor toward replayability at current.”
“The building mechanics, however, make this game so replayable, allowing you to easily customize and create complex enclosures and buildings.”
- atmosphere4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its chill and cozy vibe, enhanced by exciting, dream-like music. Players appreciate the serene and jubilant ambiance, although some note that the map feels somewhat limited. Overall, the atmosphere contributes significantly to the game's enjoyable experience.
“Very enjoyable game, with a chill and cozy atmosphere.”
“The music creates a very exciting and dream-like atmosphere.”
“The map, accompanied by the atmosphere, is great as well, although limited.”
