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PC Gamer
Shaun Prescott

Primal Planet is my favorite new metroidvania because it has friendly dinosaurs, gorgeous pixel art, and you can hug your wife

A screenshot from Primal Planet showing three cave people in an encounter with a giant alien vessel.

In Primal Planet I'm a cheerful ol' brute living in a lush jungle with my wife, daughter, and pet dinosaur Sino. As a confident guy of the Mesozoic era, I'm not too worried about all the dinosaurs and insect life. I can use fruit to distract some enemies, I can stealth crabwalk past sleeping T-rexes, and I can even use my spears to reach otherwise inaccessible heights. It's a pretty nice life, though sometimes dinosaurs try to eat me and my family. Also, giant mechanical monstrosities have started appearing: What the hell are they?

It's all very cute. Whenever I stand next to my wife we automatically hug (sometimes even in combat!). If I press the down button near my daughter she hops onto my back. The dinosaur Sino attacks on my behalf, and as a result dies a lot, but it doesn't matter: Sino respawns super quickly. It's all chill and tranquil for a while, until the inevitable complication arises. My wife and daughter get abducted, and the village I usually call home is decimated.

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