Independent developer Circle 5 Studios is proud to announce the launch of Primal Carnage: Extinction EVOLVED EDITION on Steam today. This is a major free update for all players.
The update is a major milestone for our independent studio, representing the culmination of more than five years of work meticulously overhauling the entire game and a celebration of over 12 years of Primal Carnage: Extinction.
Some background: this summer Circle 5 released a new PlayStation version of the cult dino vs. human game that we developed in-house, called Primal Carnage: Evolution. It was the franchise’s big return to console after the better part of a decade and a first foray into self-publishing on PlayStation. For a team of five people, it was also a colossal undertaking.
While creating Evolution, a massive amount of new content and new game mechanics were produced. today’s update brings all of those juicy new features to Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam, alongside bespoke PC-specific additions and improvements. Rather than release a separate title on the platform, this is a free overhaul to the existing Primal Carnage: Extinction PC game, as a thank you to our most dedicated fans.
Among the new features is an expanded Sandbox Mode, which brings five bonus playable dinosaurs: Compsognathus, Brachiosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Stegosaurus, and Iguanodon.
Players can also look forward to new gameplay elements such as dinosaur drinking, a combo meter to manage, skillshot bonus points, a gameplay announcer, new dynamic HUD, expanded soundtrack, dual repeater rifles for the Trapper class, and over 200 pieces of collectible intel that dive into the backstory of the Primal Carnage world!
Availability
The Evolved Edition releases October 22, 2026 on Steam as a free update to Primal Carnage: Extinction.
About Primal Carnage: Extinction
Hunt humans, slay dinosaurs. Primal Carnage: Extinction is a fast-paced asymmetrical multiplayer game in which players battle as either human mercenaries or the deadly dinos hunting them.