Saurian is a video game project focused on living as a dinosaur in a dynamic open world through intense, survival-based gameplay.
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[h3]A bit of (pre)history[/h3]
The Saurian project was [url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1379624404/saurian-an-open-world-dinosaur-survival-experience]crowdfunded in June 2016[/url], raising over USD 200,000 and unlocking ambitious stretch goals such as multiplayer and VR support.
It was released on Steam as an Early Access game in August 2017. The pace of updates and devblogs felt quite decent for an indie title, though it slowed down with time as these things always do.
Four years later, in May 2021, the dev team [url=https://sauriangame.squarespace.com/blog/2021/5/30/1242020-disclosure-statement]revealed on their blog[/url]that the former manager of the project had stolen around USD 75,000 from the company's bank account. He was removed from the company, but the damage had already been done and the project seriously lost momentum.
The latest (last?) patch was released in June 2023. The [url=https://sauriangame.squarespace.com/blog/2024/12/28/saurian-devlog-125]latest devlog[/url] was posted in January 2025, specifying that the dev team was down to 5 unpaid volunteers working on Saurian in their spare time. It now seems highly unlikely that the game will ever receive any further update. The Steam forum and Discord server of the game still count some die-hard fans who believe in a rebound, but 14 months of radio silence and nearly 3 years without a patch tell me that keeping hope is more of an act of faith than a reasonable expectation.
[h3]What's in this fossil bed[/h3]
So let's review the current content. There are two playable species: the dakotaraptor, available since the Early Access start, and the triceratops, added in October 2020. They play radically differently. The triceratops is a heavy weight herbivore which prefers living in a herd. This game is a simulation aiming for scientific accuracy over pure fun, so playing as a slow moving herbivore feels rarely thrilling. You eat ferns, drink freshwater (saltwater will increase your thirst), interact and mate with your fellow herd members, and learn to identify bipeds. What's moving behind these trees: an lone anatosaurus looking for a waterpoint, a grumpy pachycephalosaurus or an actual threat? Playing as a young triceratops, I once had to lead my siblings across a river despite the risk of getting caught by crocodilians as a large tyrannosaurus was hunting us. He ate my sister and let us go, satiated.
Outside of these rare situations of danger, the life of a herbivore feels pretty dull. The Dakotaraptor on the other hand is a highly mobile carnivore armed with the dromaeosaurid's signature sickle claw. Since it needs to hunt for a living it offers a much more dynamic experience than the trike. As a hatchling or a juvenile you're actually an easy target for a number of other creatures who'll eventually become your own prey if you survive, from the speedy archeroraptor to the poisonous palaeosaniwa and the various crocodilans lurking in or around rivers and swamps. Your parents will soon see you as food as well. You'd best run away from them and focus on catching orange-headed lizards called chamops and cat-sized marsupials named didelphodons, or look for dead mosasaurs beached on the coast. You can use your scent to locate most preys.
As you grow up, you may try your luck against larger game such as ostrich-like ornithomimids, young triceratops, or even an anatosaurus. You need to balance your needs between thirst, hunger and health: an excellent health is required to attract your mate as well as to resist the poisonous bites of palaeosaniwa.
[h3]Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event[/h3]
While Saurian offers some decent fun, its limited content means that you'll experience it all in a matter of hours. You'll soon be able to identify any creature from a distance since all species exist only as adults, outside of the dakotaraptor and the triceratops. You'll never get to confuse a baby anatosaurus with an archeroraptor for instance.
The game is missing half of its promised playable dinosaurs: the pachycephalosaurus and tyrannosaurus are in-game but can't be controlled. Several non-playable dinosaurs on the to-do list, such as the ankylosaurus, aren't implemented at all. Two achievements can't be unlocked since they require features that were never developed or completed.
Finally, the visuals look rather dated and the UX is poor. There is barely any feedback when you hit or get hit by another creature, which makes combat difficult to read.
I've a lot of respect for indie devs trying something new and ambitious, and I'm sure the team did as best as they could with their limited means. Unfortunately the project was robbed of its budget and the content remains incomplete 10 years after its crowdfunding. Saurian will never land, just like the quetzalcoatlus gliding forever in the sky above its game world.
This is a cool simulator. If you want to be a dinosaur, this is a great way to do it!..
ТРИЦЕРАТОПС ОФИГЕННЫЙ . ДАКОРАПТОР ГОВНО
proyecto muy lento con minimo de avances. no lo recomiendo.
why i can't play rex?
Avoid.
она конечно топ но игру забросили а динозавров новых не выпускают и трайк багнутый оч сильно я каждых дино с одного удара сношу
realistic and small timespan between updates
I just love this as a single player survival. hopefully in the future, it will eventually grow and become the amazing hell creek experience that most of Saurian's residents hope for.
I wish I could give this game a good rating but it has been so many years and it is still very buggy.
It is a really good game, but even when everything is low it is much too laggy for my device to handle. I wouldn't mind if it would be more optimized for low-end devices. a while ago it wasn't as laggy. but now it is unplayable for me due to the amount of sheer lag I get. I really like this game, but if you have a low-end device, I wouldn't recommend this unless your device can handle it.
2.6 hours of gameplay over nearly ten years of owning the game. And I cant say ive seen much in terms of reason to by it beyond the premise which was promising. However the Dev is entirely volunteer based and as of writing the last update was in 2023 with a single Devlog posted over 18 months after the previous in January of 25 and nothing since.
Abandoned. As simple as that. Go invest on Path of Titans, way better game.
ITS BORING i dont reccommend it (tho i do give credit to all the work is is great) but it feels VERY incomplete and boring i like the isle and pot better since it gives more fun and action
it pains me to say it but i cannot recommend this game. with a kickstarter that FAAAAR exceeded its goal, and ten years later we are given a game that can hardly be considered early access. while beautiful, and has the potential to be incredible, it lacks in soo many areas. the controls are buggy, the camera is awkward, attacking is literally hit or miss with no way to properly aim. for such a beautiful environment, it feels incredibly empty and lack much life.
i want to love this game, ive been following it since the beginning, and i would love to see it become the amazing love letter it was meant to be, but i fear that another ten years will pass and we still wont be any closer to that
Great artwork, beautiful landscapes. Obviously its a work in process so there is a couple of bugs. Hopefully the guys who are making this can finish it soon. Would love to play as more Dinosaurs.
One of the few games where i ask for a refund
Despite a lot of drama surrounding the game, I personally would recommend it. It is one of my go-to games when I want to relax, the graphics are beautiful, the music and environment immersive. The growth is also fairly fast, in a realistic game you can reach sub-adult on a Triceratops in just an hour. Despite the slow updates and falling out within the development team, it is a game I keep coming back to. I believe it can become much more than it already is and am glad to be here for the journey
Great game and i can't weight for the tyrannosaursus rex update.
cooles spiel aber ein trex were nicht schlecht
Игра очень крутая, жалко что продолжения нету.
this game is great! I love the take on how, instead, like the isle, path of titans, beasts of bermuda, you accutally get to imerserse your self into the hell creek formation with animals only consisting from that formation. Even though progress and updates are slow, i really see a lot of potential in this game, keep it up!
鳄鱼太概念神了 byd我TM扑上去被一个跟我爪子差不多大的细杆子鳄鱼一口秒了还行？？？三角龙的族群互动眼前一新 建议加强肉食恐龙 肉食恐龙玩家甚至刚不过比自己小的同族 【玩家削弱了多少倍啊】被肿头龙踩一下掉了半管血【666踩到甲沟炎了】 如果有无CD睡觉快速跨进度就好了 作为一款单机的感觉还可以等一等[这个赛道单机没见过几个] 长按左键可以把食物叼到嘴里 带到幼崽旁边单点右键丢 肉食的那个龙【好像是叫伶盗什么龙】幼年可以爬树但是长大之后就不行了 其实河里有鱼见过几次模型到水面的小鄂雀鳝 貌似鸟也能吃但是抓不到 在嗅闻[e]状态按左键跟右键不是攻击 但是游戏是真的精细三角龙之间的领地争端貌似还能迁徙
This game has been abandoned
Stay away from this: 9 years of barely nothing, with the exeception of this "tech-demo" and the paleoart book [i]A Field Guide to Hell Creek[/i].
Saurian is basically a never-ending dev-log simulator.
Great game, I spent just as a long time in Saurian as Ark, I can't wait to see T. Rex being playable soon
如果不是突然想起17年的记忆都找不到这游戏。优点是复原和还原习性，比如霸王龙会争夺地盘打架；缺点包括小鸟开局要解蜥蜴运动的三体问题、攻击反馈不明显、不能靠体型判断能不能打过、音乐一惊一乍、嗅觉几乎不能靠颜色判断、画面杂乱只能靠动态视力判断小龙在哪、黎明时的画面渲染得比黑夜还黑、睡觉没有度过成长时间的功能（可能只是为了存档）、攻击和交互不分开导致打鳄鱼一直喝水、嗅闻时不能攻击（推荐把嗅觉改alt，e键太反人类）、读档后尸体消失并且周围生物回满血量、没做捡拾功能、没有地图（非常生态）、ai逻辑成谜，一只霸王龙一直在尸体旁边转圈，后来还在触发赶我动作的时候傻傻地徘徊被埃德蒙顿龙群抽死，仇恨都不带变的。bug的话，有蹦得比树高的bug、有不能攻击的bug（蹲起就能解决）、有虚空骑乘的bug（常见于尸体）、有屏幕忽闪的bug、有恐龙头乱抽的bug、好在基本上是良性的，对于一款永远留在测试版的游戏已经很好了。34块当我看概念图的费用吧。游戏寿命和带来的快乐不如手机免费单机游戏迅猛龙模拟器2这是可以说的吗
абсолютная атмосфера,очень хорошо описали формацию хелл-крик
very good game
Este juego es bastante bueno, se nota que fue creado con dedicacion, actualmente no hay tantos animales con que jugar, pero cuando se lanze el t.rex (el cual llevan trabajando desde hace tiempo) sera fantastico
nice
When Saurian first appeared on Kickstarter, it promised something truly groundbreaking — a scientifically accurate dinosaur survival experience set in the Hell Creek ecosystem. Backers were captivated by the idea of living as a dinosaur in a meticulously researched world. With the campaign reaching well over 100% of its funding goal, expectations were sky-high. Unfortunately, years later, Saurian stands as a cautionary tale of wasted potential, poor management, and shattered trust.
Despite its strong start, progress on Saurian stalled almost immediately after its Early Access release. Updates became increasingly sparse, and what few changes did arrive often felt superficial or incomplete. Instead of expanding into the rich, dynamic world that was promised, the game languished in a nearly abandoned state — plagued by bugs, performance issues, and missing core features.
What makes the situation even more frustrating is the behind-the-scenes turmoil that reportedly led to Saurian’s downfall. Allegations surfaced that a team member stole a portion of the project’s funds, leaving the remaining developers unable to continue full production. While the details remain murky, the end result is clear: Saurian became another Kickstarter success story that failed to deliver on even its most basic promises.
The tragedy of Saurian lies in how much potential it had. The models were beautiful, the scientific accuracy impressive, and the concept unique. But poor leadership, communication breakdowns, and financial mismanagement turned what could have been the definitive dinosaur simulation into a fossilized reminder of how not to handle crowdfunded dreams.
Спустя каких-то жалких лет,выпустили только трицераптоса? НАЙС! Вот серьёзно,зачем делать игру,а потом ее забрасывать? Просто,молодцы,вы потеряли игру,которая могла расцвести и стать имбой,ноооо,легче же было забить болт. Да,с момента выхода игра мне безумно нравилась,а щас,я выросла,и поняла какая игруля на деле,с кучами багами,и просто,убитая наглухо игра. Я играла ради ачивок,я купила игру потому что хотела поиграть в нее,но щас поняла-что это было не лучшим решением.
Да,игруля мне нравится,но в плане оптимизации-нет,вот абсолютно нет.А что там с ачивками? Они сломаны. ВСЕ СЛОМАНО.
Не знаю как описать те чувства которые я щас испытываю к игре.. Но скажу так,одно разочарование.
ruim
The game is a single-player survival in the shell of an ancient wild world. I was familiar with the game when I was little, and only eventually decided to try it out. After playing for 15+ hours, I want to say that the project has potential, but there are problems with financing and implementation, knowing the current problems of the team
The only negative that I can put is single role play. I have nothing against single-player role-play, for a game like Saurian, multiplayer would be very suitable, looking at the concept of the game. And so for single-player survival, the game is good, for the most part it burns out with the behavior of AI, for example, with the behavior of Ornithomimids, where they can attack you indiscriminately at any moment, this stuff also applies to Pachycephalosaurs.
Currently I cannot in good faith recommend purchasing Saurian. Which is sad, because this game had so much potential and could have easily been one of, or even the top dino-survival sim game on the market.
Saurian wanted to focus on as much historical accuracy as possible, and the game is set in the Hells Creek Formation during the late Cretaceous period. To make things better, Saurian was intended to be a single-player experience. No online toxicity that is frequent in other games on the market like Path of Titans and The Isle. Honestly, the vision for this game was glorious, if you're a paleo-enthusiast.
Now this is where we get to the bad news, in the present day. I'm not completely up to date on the story of what actually happened, but the simple explanation is the team fell apart and management just cut their losses and ran off with all of the budget. Only 5 developers allegedly are currently working on Saurian, part time, and they have insisted that they are *not* recruiting new members or at the very least accepting volunteer work. The future of Saurian is very, very bleak, which is somewhat of a tragedy for something that started off brilliantly and was brimming with potential.
That being said, there is still a little bit of game left. There are 2 dinosaurs out of the 4 main + 2 kickstarter dinos that were promised before the game was released in EA back in 2017. Both of them are fun to play through the game with, but don't expect more than 10 hours of content from Saurian, and do not buy the game full price, it is much more wise to buy this game when it is on sale if you are starving for a Dino survival sim.
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pretty fun but once you reach adult it's very repetitive and the issue is only two dinosaurs are playable so if you get bored and wanna be smth new it's basically impossible
The story of Saurian is a common one, yet that doesn't downplay the tragedy of it at all. If they ever release Tyrannosaurus as a playable species, this will get a positive review considering the landscape. Until then, I can't advert for a product that will never be what it was promised.
Very Accurate Dinosaur game only issue is that after a bit its very repetative because its obvious just to see a herd spawn in the distance also if you lose youre herd as a triceratops you dont get to join another one youre just all alone
I hate to do this but I cannot recommend this game. While it is clear just by exploring the map and seeing these dinosaurs in action that an unbelievable amount of passion and effort went into recreating this ecosystem the game has been effectively abandoned for almost half a decade now. Saurian is effectively a prototype more than a finished game and will likely remain in such a state perpetually given that only five active developers are remaining on this project and haven't updated the community on their progress for almost a year now. It is possible that they may manage to continue to provide this game with significant new updates but I would not expect anything major from this game in the future.
With that said I must admit that personally I have quite a lot of fun in this game. It's surprisingly immersive and being a singleplayer game it's nice to be able to play as a dinosaur without having to worry about getting jumped by a discord PvP clan like in other games in the genre. Only actively buy this in 2025 or after if you're extremely interested in the genre and are willing to burn cash for a game that will probably run out of content for you in a few hours (or in the off chance the remaining skeleton crew somehow manages to turn things around). It's unbelievably tragic that it only took one individual to destroy such an interesting project but that does not change the fact that this game is probably not worth your money.
i like to play it its juts UPDATE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it may be slow devolpment but tis game still remains as my top played its so good realistic and its worth it but you may wait 2 year or so for a new update but its not there fault if i could i would surport em but i dont have money im not old enough but try it its a great game
super
This game has essentially been abandoned. Play The Isle or Path of Titans instead.
great game, very immersive.
vou jogar bastante esse jogo, parece muito bom!!
Skvělá hra - sice trochu drahá ale realistická, zábavná a funguje skvěle
This is my favorite of the dinosaur games and I deeply hope that the team can get back together and optimize the game more
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игра очень крутая правда обновления просто очень долго идут ну чтож тиранозавра надо ждать а игра крута большая карта много достижений и тд система общений просто класс рекомендую
O jogo é simplesmente magnífico, logo no começo mostra que é focado de entregar o jogador uma experiência imersiva, e por enquanto as duas espécies jogáveis estão muito boas, tem para os que gostam de jogar como carnívoros e igualmente para os herbívoros. Para os eventos naturais (chuva, ventanias, inundações) eles são muito bem trabalhados e entrega uma experiência imersiva para quem quer jogar com dinossauros cientificamente corretos e para os modos de jogo, não tenho nem o que falar.... que MARAVILHA de jogo!!
Análise atual: Devido ao jogo ter seus fundos roubado pelo antigo gerente financeiro, atrasou muito o desenvolvimento, porém recentemente o jogo vem mostrando sinais de vida, mostra que os Devs estão trabalhando com toda força e colocando seus esforços no jogo, e isso mostra que temos uma salvação para Saurian.
Agradeço a todos os desenvolvedores pelo ótimo esforço
I think the game has a lot of potential to be great. It reminds me a lot of WolfQuest, except with dinosaurs, which I have always wanted to play. The graphics are good and I love the dinosaur animations.
I think it would be interesting if in the future we had more objectives during the juvenile/sub-adult stages besides eating and drinking water. Still, an enjoyable experience as it is. Can't wait to see what will be added in the full game!
I only came across one bug: at some point, my Dakotaraptor could not drink water. The animation played, but the thirst bar did not fill. It worked fine until about 2 hours into the save, so I am not sure what triggered the bug.
I love this game, the animal designs are my favorites in all of paleo-media, the character movement feels heavy and satisfying (although some additions like being able to turn in place would be very much appreciated) and the soundtrack is absolutelly fantastic, the gameplay is relaxing and truly feels like what a proper dinosaur simulator should be.
Of course the game isn't perfect, with a few issues like the AI not knowing when to run away in the face of danger or having trouble travelling the map, and the combat being too simple, with the only interesting part being the dakotaraptor's RPR mechanic.
It's sad to see what happened to the game's development and how slow the progress has been in the last few years, i hope you guys can make it and push through these hard times.
I can't wait for the playable t-rex and what the future holds for this fantastic project.
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Fantastic concept and well executed in terms of paleo accuracy, but essentially abandoned and unfinished.
A fully immersive single player Maastrichtian Hell Creek experience it is not.
Don't typically leave a negative review for a game I did not give a fair shot to, but after scrolling through the other reviews and understanding better the background of the game, can't say I'm confident things will improve.
Gameplay is frustrating, game implies you'll receive tips and highlights but you're on your own, the AI is unresponsive at best, reactivity nonexistent at worst. Didn't really give me enough interest to insist to at least achievement hunt.
love this game so much thank you for making this masterpiece
While It's true the game didn't deliver as much as It promised and It has made little progress, with the recent devblog we know the game hasn't been abandoned, while I haven't played a lot of time, the time I did showed that with some time and trust the game can be fleshed out and make a come back into the dino genre, however I do think that focusing on making new content in the form of the playable rex isn't the way to go and that maybe It would be better to focus on short term qol changes, bug fixing and optimization, but who am I to judge, to sum It up, This game is still worth a shot and It's even more worth to put some trust on the dev team that is still working in the game, It hasn't been abandoned or anything close to It.
Dieses spiel ist kaputt der pflanzen fresser ist gut aber der fleisch fresser ist kaputt mit dem kann man nicht überleben macht das besser
While I hate to leave a negative review on an obviously passionate project, it feels abandoned. As one review states (and is news to me), there are only five people barely working on this game with almost no funds as the game has basically died.
I feel horrible to say it, but don't buy this for the sake of the fact that it's just not being updated anymore.
Sure, never gonna be finished but I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love dinosaurs so I still had a great time.
엄 하지마셈 ㅇㄴ ㅇㄴㄴㅇㄴㅇㄴㅇㄴ 돈날림 ㅇㄴ 제발 하지마셈 컨텐츠 없음;;
Its really exciting and it has a good animation and graphics
Mid
i heavily recommend this game cause its simple, relaxing, and can be fun in my opinion.can't wait for the Rex and Pachy to be playable :)
This has been abandoned
如果你不喜欢多人联机那种复杂的环境，这游戏挺适合你的，但是目前游戏优化很差和恐龙种类很少能玩的现在只有三角龙和达答科盗龙，希望制作组赶紧把霸王龙和其他的恐龙放出给大伙玩
bad
Been in development for almost 10 years, and still not enjoyable.
I do believe that someday, a computer will exist that is powerful enough to run this game.
But I also believe we will be too busy fighting lizard people to care.
Buy it if you hate money and want to see if the developers will indeed, one day learn to optimize or some future hardware will make it playable.
Confusing, been abandoned. Avoid at all costs.
will you guys plz finish this game
True Dinosaur Survival
I was looking for food as a Dakota raptor and I saw a herd of Struthiomimus(Ostrich like) that I followed, they stopped by at a pond to drink water but was attacked by small crocs and one died. I couldnt unfortunatly eat from it since there was three of them. Thankfully a group of Pachycephalosaurus (Herbivores) showed up and attacked the crocs while they where drinking. One of the pachys died and so did one of the crocs which meant I had both food and water :) I then left for the redwoods.
Trampling
I love this but was very chocked when I first encountered it. I went a bit too close to a pack of fullgrown Barsbaldias (giant like herbavores) and got trampled to death quite quick as a Dakota raptor. It´s not a an attack from bigger animals and instead just based on the size so if you are a small weak creature you will easily get trampled by creatures more than 3 times your size. It´s such an overlooked thing that all other games have taken away to cather towards the PVP playerbase.No other dinogame have this
Playble dinos
Only 2, Triceratops and the Dakota Raptor. But if you see the game as a lifesimulation and enjoy it for that it is enough I think. I actually hadn´t notice because I´ve been struggling to grow my Dakota raptor for such a long time and just trying to survive. I think to bring these two dinos in the game makes sense. The raptor is small fast nimble carnivore and the Trike is a big chunky slow Herbavore so the gameplay will be the complete opposite of the other.
Tasteless Saltwater
The most annoying thing. You have no clue if you drink saltwater because the game does not show any indicator and will get an unscreen message "You died"
Extreme hunger & thirst
The game does a poor job of this mainly because you will get hungry very fast and I personally feel it´s like a joke but compare it to The isle of Yore and Path of Titans.
World & atmosphere
The world feels very alive and vibrant. Dinos walk around eating and drinking. Herbivores quite often can be walking around in packs which really is enjoyable to see. Graphics is a bit saturated in the colours and it´s not possible to tune it down. The terrain feels quite flat but I haven´t really been around it all.
Music
I usually turn music down to 10% when I play dino games since it´s so very important with awareness of what is around you in survival games. I think the ambient music is very slow and gives a perfect feel and blend into the world.
Minimalist ingame HUD
Pure love. If you have seen the horrors of Path of Titans where you are forced too have full HUD or no HUD. It really makes immersion so much easier. Unfortunatly no compass so you
suddenly will notice your going the exact same way you came from after a bit of time.
Game options
No possibility to change Gamma,brightness,saturation,Quite few options to change in graphics settings but it´s lovely it has support for gamepad, as a true animalgame should. So when night comes and you can´t sleep I suggest you to change your tv or monitor settings if you want to be able to see anything. Good thing is that you can adjust the night and day cycle in the settings when you start a new game :)
Future of the game /Updates
Not dead but not very alive, The devs released an odd 2025 update that they don´t need money for the game to progress but that the unity engine stops the from developing the game since it breaks their code in some way. So it´s not dead but not really updated. I dont get what this means overall. I would recommend you to buy it if you don´t need the expectation to get future updates. I think it´s worth it.
My Toplist of dino games:
1. Path of titans: Lots of Updates each month PVE PVP,quests,Tons of dinos &mods
2. The isles of Yore: Dino lifesim with lots of dinos , Rare updates
3. Saurian: Dino lifesim with only 2 dinos playable, No updates
4. The isle: Quick PVP,Few updates per year, no flyers
5. Beasts of Bermuda: Neoncoloured dinos,Flooding,Rare updates
Don't buy, this is a scam.
Ive been playing this game for awhile and even with very slow updates the game is good. Im happy to see that the small team making this game is still updating it. Im excited for things to come!
Seit mehr als 2 Jahren ist kein weiterer Dino Spielbar. Bisher nur der Dakotah Raptor und der Triceratops... nur Grafik updates und Flora vielfalt... schade eigentlich, denn ich wollte nach nun mehr als 2 Jahren Pause auch mal einen anderen Dino als nur Triceratops spielen.
I like it, I do montch and things stop moving!
fun
This has very clearly been abandoned. Don't purchase this if you want a finished game, or ever want it to be finished. Not worth the money. Go play Path of Titans if you're craving something similar.
what a 8 years early access !!!
Good game, the environment feels realistic and if you're in hell creek but AI is very weird. My dinosaur parents just leave each other as if they don't like each other and AI just goes to the strangest places ever. The game sometimes crashes whenever I pause the game then it freezes and I don't know why and please fix this glitch as some progress may be lost.
its good!
abandonware
Don't buy it. This game is abandoned and will never be finished. A shame, because it had so much potencial.
If you're looking for a decent singleplayer dinosaur survival experience, this should do fine. Its nowhere near finished, but it has a fair amount of prehistoric creatures for you to hunt or defend yourself against, probably maybe 20, but you can only play as 4 dinosaurs, Triceratops, Dakotaraptor, Pachy, and of course, the T-Rex. The AI is good, though i feel like there could be more features like being apart of a herd for example. Like being a triceratops and fighting for alpha status.
even though this game has went down a bit theirs still a spark of hope for it and its fun and realistic overhaul it just needs more help and it be up there with the best dinosaur games like path of titans or the isle
Don't waste your hard earned cash on this abandonware that's been in early access for 8 years
$20 for a game that hasn't been updated in 2 years? For a game that has barely changed from 2017? Man, what a disappointment this was. Kickstarter seemed pretty promising, but ultimately I'm just disappointed.
under the current development circumstances i would avoid purchasing this game, sure it's the most scientifically accurate, but the AI is so bad it's borderline unplayable, if they payed some random dev on fiver, within a week this could not be a sloppy mess, but as it is now, a real meh/10
It's cool, not worth the price tag but if you want it go ahead.
abandonware
не стоит вашего времени. когда будет больше 2 играбельных персов, когда ты будешь понимать от чего ты умер когда даже анимации атаки не было, когда наконец добавят нормальный нюх, координаты, как в исле следы побоев по которым понимать сколько хп осталось у жертвы, интересный в конце концов геймплей, именно тогда игра станет нормальной, сейчас просто унылый кусок неиграбельного говна с отсутствием геймплея
большой потенциал с большим вниманием к деталям, но разрабы все это всрали из-за отсутствия обновлений. обновы реже чем в той же исле я погляжу
а ведь главный минус в том, что мне придется в это играть ради ачивок
After trying two other dinosaur games, today I played 'Saurian' again after a break of a few weeks. My Dakatoraptor juvenile (me) was shepherded to the riverside by the mother, another sibling in tow. At the river, she attacked an Ornithomimoid dinosaur, and with my help, killed and ate it. We then went to the river to drink, and as a family sat down to rest as other non-avian dinosaurs wandered and watched at a safe distance, insects hovering and sunlight dappling the forest floor. I mention this in detail only because it delighted me - I had been wandering around in the other games for long periods with nothing happening, and no other dinosaurs appearing! Saurian is far superior to these other games, and is clearly a labour of love by its creators. I'd also recommend that fellow dinosaur enthusiasts get the Saurian book, it is beautifully illustrated and informative, and a great accompaniment to this great game.
8 years now and it seems like nothing has changed.
Nothing to really do, still no feathered rex or improvements. Poorer experience than most popular dinosaur games currently and incredibly slow development vs even the smallest teams working faster on these said other dinosaur games.
I had hopes for this game... but now I just do not after 8 years of waiting.
I would recommend if it wasn't abandoned by the developers =(.
Unfinished game with incredibly slow update schedule that has been languishing in development for almost a decade. Took people's money during the Kickstarter promising a Mac version that never came. This game had a lot of interesting promise but it has left me with a sour taste after seeing how they treated Mac users and have failed to follow through on the project.
Saurian dümpelt nun schon ziemlich lange als Pre-Alpha umher und höchstwahrscheinlich wird das auch noch lange so bleiben. Maybe schreckt das viele ab, was ich verstehen kann. Immerhin kostet das Spiel fast 20 Euro! Einige schreiben, dass das Spiel von den Entwicklern nicht mehr weiter Entwickelt wird aber das stimmt nicht! Die Entwicklung von Saurian wurde 2020 durch einen ehemaligen Manager beträchtlich beeinträchtigt, der rund 75.000 US-Dollar vom Bankkonto des Unternehmens gestohlen hatte. Nun Arbeitet man mit einer neuen Führung mit einem kleinen Team weiter an Saurian. Die Entwickler machen das in ihrer Freizeit und haben nebenbei Vollzeitjobs. Zudem ist das System hinter Saurian durchaus komplex, immerhin wird hier ein ganzes Ökosystem ( Hell-Creek-Formation) simuliert und das nach bestem Wissen des Standes der Wissenschaft. Ich habe gerne die 20 Euro investiert, um den Entwicklern unter die Arme zu greifen. Das Spiel selbst macht durchaus fun und hat seinen Charme, man merkt hier und da aber die natürlich die Limitationen die eine Pre-Alpha mit sich bringt! Ich schreibe diese Rezension, weil ich finde, dass einige hier dem Entwickler mit ihren Bewertungen Unrecht tun! Für mich kann ich nur sagen: es ist eine kurzweilige Erfahrung (und durchaus entschleunigend), die sich lohnt, wenn man sich für Dinos und die Wissenschaft dahinter interessiert. Daher gibt es von mir einen Daumen Hoch! Trotzdem spreche ich eine Warnung aus, für die, die regelmäßige Updates erwarten. Ich bin aber gespannt, wie sich das Spiel die nächsten Jahre (!) Entwickelt.
And in English:
Saurian has been lingering in pre-alpha for quite a long time, and most likely, it will stay that way for a while. Maybe this puts off a lot of people, which I can understand. After all, the game costs nearly 20 euros! Some people say that the developers are no longer working on the game, but that's not true! The development of Saurian was significantly hindered in 2020 by a former manager who stole around $75,000 from the company’s bank account. Now, with new leadership, a small team is continuing to work on Saurian. The developers are doing this in their spare time, alongside full-time jobs. Additionally, the system behind Saurian is quite complex, as it simulates an entire ecosystem (the Hell Creek Formation), based on the best available scientific knowledge. I was happy to invest the 20 euros to support the developers. The game itself is fun and has its charm, but here and there, you can clearly notice the limitations that come with being in pre-alpha! I’m writing this review because I feel some people are unfairly judging the developers with their ratings! As for me, I can only say: it’s a short but enjoyable experience (and quite relaxing) that’s worth it if you're interested in dinosaurs and the science behind them. Therefore, I give it a thumbs up! However, I do want to issue a warning for those expecting regular updates. I’m curious to see how the game develops in the coming years!
이 개좆같은게임 렉은 뒤지게 걸리고 공룡은 현실마냥 다 멸종을 처 했네 좆만한 몸집으로 이길수있는 몹을 하나도없고 그냥 개좆망겜 절대로 하지마셈 시간이 존나 아깝네 ㅇㅇ;;
langweiliger geht es kaum...
