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.
PC
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 a commitment to improving the overall experience.
- The game is currently very buggy and crashes frequently, making it frustrating 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 new players confused about how to navigate the game.
- graphics276 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 49 % neutral mentions
- 1 % 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 mixed experiences among users.
“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.”
“This game has incredibly optimizable building, brilliant graphics, dinosaurs, and of course the legendary Nigel Marvin!”
“I looked forward to this game so much; however, even with over a TB of free space and a fairly new graphics card, this game constantly crashes and has extreme FPS drops that I have tried to fix.”
“The main downside is that the graphics can be somewhat difficult for an average computer to process.”
“Because regardless if I run the graphics on ultra or low, I get choppy low frame rates, and my PC is brand new.”
- gameplay246 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 66 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
The gameplay of Prehistoric Kingdom shows promise with its innovative building mechanics and stunning graphics, but it currently suffers from a lack of depth, numerous bugs, and an absence of essential features like tutorials and staff management. Many players find the mechanics frustrating and unpolished, leading to a gameplay experience that feels incomplete and often tedious. While the foundation is solid and future updates are anticipated, the game remains in an early access state, requiring significant improvements to fully engage players.
“Prehistoric Kingdom has garnered very positive feedback for its engaging gameplay and innovative features.”
“While it is still in its early days, the mechanics that are in place are the best I've ever seen, just simply allowing you to change the size of objects you can place gives you so much more freedom in how you build your park, and the dinosaur and prehistoric mammal designs in this game are the best in the industry, truly breathtaking how beautiful these animals are.”
“The building mechanics, however, make this game so replayable, allowing you to easily customize and make complex enclosures and buildings.”
“At the current state it is basically not a game - most of the core mechanics are not implemented.”
“Nothing is explained, can be frustrating at times trying to figure out mechanics.”
“A significant portion of key mechanics (such as staff and research) are currently disabled, dinosaur needs are extremely easy to meet, and guests don't actually do anything.”
- optimization222 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 24 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is a significant concern among players, with many reporting poor performance, especially on lower-end systems. While some users note that updates have improved performance over time, the consensus is that the game requires substantial optimization to run smoothly, particularly for those without high-end 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.”
“On the positive side: the game lacked a lot of optimization at the beginning but got fixed a lot.”
“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.”
“For now this game cannot run on my PC and is very poorly optimized.”
- stability132 mentions
- 5 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 95 % negative mentions
The game currently suffers from numerous bugs and visual glitches, making it a frustrating experience for many players. While it shows great potential and is being updated regularly, 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 (though some quality of life features, especially for changing feeder types, are needed) and has a lot of potential. It's maybe worth keeping an eye on for now instead of buying right off the bat unless you are really into these sorts of things and/or want to support the devs.”
“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.”
“It's buggy, it's nearly nonfunctional, and even high-end computers are going to experience major FPS issues and constant crashing.”
“There are many glitches I have experienced, making the game pretty much unplayable.”
- story64 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 narrative mode or engaging missions. While some appreciate the customization options and potential for future development, the overall consensus is that the game feels incomplete and more like a construction tool than a cohesive park-building experience. Players express a desire for improved tutorials and a more structured gameplay approach to enhance their experience.
“The game has a few issues and bugs here and there, but as it stands, it already has 10 times 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.”
- grinding26 mentions
- 4 % positive mentions
- 27 % neutral mentions
- 69 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and slow, often requiring significant time investment to progress. The building mechanics, while flexible, can be frustrating due to issues like asymmetrical placements and a lack of essential features to streamline park development. Overall, the game feels grindy, with many users expressing a need for a more efficient system to enhance the gameplay experience.
“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 stars not go up?”
“But without features to help you build up your park, it's quite tedious to do anything, in my opinion.”
- music26 mentions
- 62 % positive mentions
- 35 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, described as calming and creating an exciting, dream-like atmosphere, though some find it somewhat generic. Many reviewers appreciate the soundtrack more than that of similar games, noting its quality and ability to enhance the overall vibe of the game. However, it lacks a cinematic feel, which some players feel detracts from the immersive experience.
“The music creates a very exciting and dream-like atmosphere.”
“Prehistoric Kingdom has a nice vibe and its graphics and music are great.”
“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.”
“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).”
- humor18 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is largely derived from amusing bugs and quirky dinosaur behaviors, such as a brontosaurus walking on water and a parasaur resembling a hat-wearing creature. Players find joy in sharing these funny moments with friends, highlighting the game's potential for laughter despite its early release status. Overall, the lighthearted and whimsical elements contribute positively to the gaming experience.
“The game is pretty good, but a bit too early released (has potential). I found this really funny but strange bug: has it happened to anyone else when a dino escapes at night, they turn pitch black?”
“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 (and other creatures) have had fun sharing parks with friends and laughing at current not-game-breaking bugs (dino fidget spinners).”
- replayability16 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The game offers high replayability primarily due to its robust building mechanics, which allow for extensive customization of enclosures and structures. However, the limited variety of animal species may lead to a quicker decline in interest over time. Overall, while the game is deemed infinitely replayable, the diversity of animals is a noted drawback.
“The building mechanics, however, make this game so replayable, allowing you to easily customize and create complex enclosures and buildings.”
“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 make complex enclosures and buildings.”
- atmosphere8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is consistently praised for its chill and cozy vibe, enhanced by dream-like music that creates an exciting yet serene experience. While the map is noted to be somewhat limited, it complements the overall jubilant ambiance, making for an enjoyable and immersive environment.
“The music creates a very exciting and dream-like atmosphere.”
“Very enjoyable game, chill and cozy atmosphere.”
“The map accompanied by the atmosphere is great as well, although limited.”
