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Far Cry Primal
Action 23 February 2016
A spin-off to the first person open world action game series launched by Ubisoft in 2004. Far Cry Primal strands significantly from the previous entries in the franchise, taking us back in time to the year circa 10 thousand B.C. We play as hunter named Trakkar, whose tribe has been slaughtered and who find himself in the dangerous land of Oros, where humans are nothing more than prey for prehistoric beasts.
Roots of Pacha
RPG 25 April 2023
Roots of Pacha is an RPG with strategy and life sim elements. As a caveman, the player must make sure their tribe and village grows and develops. This is done by searching for crops, domesticating animals and developing technology.
Dawn of Man
Strategy 01 March 2019
Dawn of Man is a combination of survival and city builder. The player's task is to lead a settlement settled in prehistory, from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Madruga Works studio is responsible for the production of the game.
Ancient Cities
Strategy 24 March 2023
A real-time strategy game enriched with elements of RPGs, city builders, and survival games. Ancient Cities was developed by the independent developer Uncasual Games. The player assumes the role of a tribal leader living in the Neolithic era. The tasks of the player are to provide shelter and protection against predators for the members of the tribe, as well as to obtain sufficient amounts of food.
Millennia: Ancient Worlds
Strategy 12 August 2024
The first large expansion for the 4X turn-based strategy, based on the Civilization series. Millennia: Ancient Worlds allows us to control nomads in prehistoric times. They have to deal with harsh environment and predators, as part of their nomadic lifestyle.
Astrobotanica
Adventure 2025 (early access since 2025)
An FPP survival game with an open world, similar in some ways to Subnautica. In Astrobotanica we play as a biologist from an alien planet - we arrive on ancient Earth seeking plants which will allow our species to survive. The game is heavy on exploration and crafting.
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Simulation 27 August 2019
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is an episodic third-person survival adventure game. This is the first game developed by Panache Digital Games, a studio led by Patrice Désilets who previously worked for Ubisoft and THQ. He co-created the first three Assassin's Creed games and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
The Ancients
Strategy 05 June 2024
A turn-based 4X strategy in which we take command over a prehistoric tribe and help it develop. The Ancients focuses on taking care of the needs of our community, as well as exploring lands, making technological discoveries and shaping the culture of the tribe.
Tail of the Sun
Adventure 26 April 1996
Production, which can be described in the shortest possible way as a cave simulator. The task of the players is to create a civilization of prehistoric people. To this end, as one of the first representatives of homo sapiens, they must ensure the survival and development of their tribe.
Prehistorik (2013)
Arcade 25 July 2013
A humorous 2D platformer which is a remake of a hit from 16-bit computers. The cruel giant robbed a tribe of cavemen from food supplies. A brave Grag sets off following the thief's footsteps. In a dangerous expedition he is accompanied by an unusual companion - a fly. The game was produced by the development team of Anuman Interactive.
The Way of Wrath
RPG TBA (early access since December 2024)
The Way of Wrath is a tactical RPG in which you, as the leader of a defeated tribe, prepare for a desperate defense against overwhelming enemy forces in a cold, unfriendly valley.
Durango: Wild Lands
RPG 15 May 2019
A MMORPG developed by Korean studio What!. The players, survivors of a worldwide cataclysm that destroyed the human population, enter a hostile world inhabited by prehistoric creatures such as dinosaurs or mammoths. We begin the game by creating our character – we can choose their sex, looks, and starting abilities. The action is seen from an isometric perspective.
Before
Strategy canceled
A sandbox real-time strategy game featuring survival elements. It was developed by Facepunch Studios, a team popular for Garry's Mod and Rust. The player is taken to prehistoric times in order to command a tribe of cavemen trying to survive. The gameplay consists of searching for food and basic resources, such as wood or stone, and gathering animal skins. The materials can be used to construct buildings and craft different items.
New Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja
Arcade 24 November 2022
A remake of an action platform game released in 1991. In Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja we play as two cavemen trying to rescue kidnapped girls. In comparison to the original, the game stands out not only because of the completely refreshed graphics, but also because of the new stages.
Sapiens
Strategy 26 July 2022
Sapiens is a survival RTS, in which we take care of a primitive tribe and have to develop it into a great prehistoric civilization. The special feature of the game is the large scale - the game takes place on a procedurally generated map larger than the surface of the real Earth.
Wild
Action canceled
A unique MMO game created exclusively for PlayStation 4 users. It is a debut game of the Wild Sheep team, a game developer led by the man behind the Rayman series and Beyond Good & Evil - Michel Ancel. The game takes players 10,000 years in the past, when humans and animals existed in harmony. The game invites the players into an Europe-sized open world where they have to face the danger and survive. The players can start the adventure as either a human or an animal, such as wolf, bird or fish.
Warparty
Strategy 28 March 2019
RTS is set in an alternative version of the Stone Age, in which people share the world with dinosaurs and mythical beasts, and their survival is enabled not only by natural resources, but also by the magical artifacts left by ancient civilization. In Warparty you can play alone or in multiplayer clashes over the Internet.
Cell to Singularity
Simulation 26 May 2018
Clicker game, which allows us to take control over the evolution of earth life. In Cell to Singularity we gain entropy points with every click, which we then spend on getting various improvements. Game is distributed in free-to-play model.
My Dino Friend: Virtual Pet
Simulation 09 December 2021
My Dino Friend: Virtual Pet is a mobile game developed by the Polish studio T-Bull in cooperation with Ekipa, in which the players' task is to take care of the development of a small dinosaur. The gameplay is varied by numerous mini-games.
Path of Titans
Action 13 April 2020
TPP action MMO game with survival elements, in which we play as dinosaurs. In Path of Titans we travel together with other players through vast locations, form alliances and complete tasks, gradually climbing to the top of the food chain.
Beast Wars: Transformers
Action 05 December 1997
Action game based on the motifs of a series known in Poland under the title of Cosmic Wars. Players take the side of Maximala (descendants of the Autobots) or Predacons (successors of the Decepticons), and the outcome of the conflict taking place on the surface of the prehistoric Earth depends on their choice.
Lithic
Strategy canceled
Lithic is a combination of strategy and cRPG games, set in the unusual realities of fantasy reminiscent of the Stone Age. We take on the role of a semi-divine being and take indirect control over a primitive tribe, trying to pass on to its members the knowledge of technology, culture, magic, etc. This is the debut work of the independent studio Flintlock Games.
Age of Cavemen
Strategy 18 August 2015
A strategy game focusing on the social aspects and created by Fuero Games - an independent Polish developer. The player is required to expand their settlement, provide proper technological foundation, as well as to train a powerful army. Since the game is set in an alternative, fantastic version of prehistoric times, the player encounters such creatures as, i.e. trained dinosaurs, apart from regular units.
Isle of Bxnes
RPG 10 November 2013
Isle of Bxnes is a manufactured for mobile Android RPG action embedded in prehistoric climates. We play the role of a caveman trying to ensure the survival of his tribe. The game is characterized by a procedurally generated world, arcade combat system and a very high level of difficulty.