Have you ever welded barbed wire to a metal rod, rubbed it in poison oak, and then preceeded to place it into your butt. No, no worries buy this game and in twenty minutes you will know the feeling.

Jokes aside:

Pros:
Dinosaurs

Cons:
Very terribly made dinosaurs
Very bad AI (Cannibals teleport, and can hit you from 30 feet away without even swinging at you)
Only 3 dinosaurs
By far worst control scheme i have ever seen
Very Highly over priced
Completely unclear gameplay (Crafting makes zero sense and at one point i got lost while trying to smelt an iron ingot)


Overall:
Totally not worth it, overpriced for what it is and the developers took about 6 months to add a single new dinosaur instead of fixing the countless problems with this game. I couldnt look you in the face and say that this game was worth it and still live with myself.

Beasts of Prey used to be one of my favorite survival games, until the update. I cannot play the game now. It is to laggy and there is too many dinosaurs, and sometimes the game never loads. It is a bad game, but it used to be good.

the price matches the content you obtain. this game has had much work done upon initial release and it has features that remind me of games like Landmark, Unturned, The Stomping Land, and a few others, it lacks very little and just need continuous work in the next year or so, this game is already entertaining and it will only become more so.

my overall score would be a 80/100 (8/10 because most dont like the wider scaling)

just lacks a bit more finesse on certain aspects however it is a great game none the less and i cant wait to see the finished product.

When your getting this game your investing in an idea a concept.This game isn't done and and its far from it.But what i can tell you are the positives and negatives.


+The game has lush scenery
+The building mechanical system is great
+The de community is very nice
+The dinsaurs skin texture is very good


-The dinosuars only spawn in certain places
-The main server is very laggy
-Some people on the game spam bad music through there mics,you can't mute them
-The game gets very dark at night,Hope they add a flash light

I recommend this game as it is still being made.Just note you are investing in an idea.You are not buying a complete game,you are buying a work in progress

Amazing game, truely good fun for anyone who would enjoy walking with dinosours.

The good: Dinos! Variety of Dinos, crafting from primal upwards to current tech is very welcome. Lighting and day night cylce is very very nice. I am a big fan of the moonlight shimmer of the t-rex skin as you see him walking in the valley below you or in the jungle. Very nice.

The bad: Dinos need some work yet.
1. Pathing is broken badly, all you have to do is go up a hill and you safe and sound from all dinos and cavemen.
2. Get in a building and your safe, NPC's cant get you and wont damage the building
3. Weather doesnt exist
4. Few obvious items don't exist/work in game yet like armor or food.
5. Ragdoll, rather funny to watch
6. Cavemen spawn points seem to ensure dinos are always dead when a dino gets too near to the spawn.

What's left: The game is alpha so naturally their are pollish problems, half implemented features, bugs bugs bugs and the usual which you expect from an alpha.

So far, one of the best games I've ever got! Ive seen videos on when it first came out i thought it looked horrible. But ever since that, this game made so much progress that i had to buy it! It has made so much progress and way more to come too! The developer works very hard running the whole game by himself along with model makers and such, it just has so much hard work put into it. The forum is the friendliest community i had ever been to online and they answer all your questions in a nice manner no matter how simple they are. Back to the game though, people give this game bad reviews even though it is just perfect!

"We recently patched the game so Dino's will no longer walk through walls or act all derpy"

Since this patch every Dinosaur in a five mile radius knows where i am as soon as i spawn and proceed to congregate around me like im ♥♥♥♥ing Dr. Dolittle. Great AI too, most of the creatures run in circles around me failing to attack because they have stiff neck syndrome and cant quite get the right angle.

I should have spent the money on crack

UPDATE 20/12/2014:
I recently re-entered the island to see if my dino friends were still behaving in strange ways. However thanks to a recent update i now spawn under the map with no weapons making it impossible for me to do the one fun thing left in the game...... blow my own brains out.

UPDATE 16/01/2015:
It would seem that all the money they have recieved from early access buyers has been spent on making a new main menu/intro to the game (and probably a vast amount of heroin). I still spawn under the map, dinosaur's still act like they are your best friend and online games are near impossible due to the sheer amount of auto-turret emplacments.

In my country we have a saying that fits this game perfectly "Buying beasts of prey is like paying a hooker to step on your balls..... but she steps on everything but your balls"

*More updates on this epic saga as it continues*

As of update 20:

Well guys you can imagine the pure excitement when I heard that the dinosaurs in the game were getting redone, as previously in the game... they sucked. The latest update made it so the dinosaurs patrol around the island instead of just clumped up in one area, which is nice but the dinosaur walking often looks clunky and unpolished, sometimes even skating rather than walking.

The dinosaurs also run faster now which is nice but also burdensome as some of them have yet to be able to handle their new speed and what I mean by that is the dinosaurs have a tendeicy to move to an area to attack a person IF you have moved from that area they will sit there for a bit before trying to attack you... this makes it MASSIVLEY easy to avoid their attacks as you can merely walk left/right and they won't even hit you.

Health now does not regenerate and requires you to use bandages to replenish it, which is good and adds somewhat of a survival element to the game. The patrolling dinos are a nice addition as well, as there is now an actual sense of danger of running into something unfriendly when out and about; even though you can simply jump into some water/ zig zag and kill whatever dino with your crossbow.

There is crafting and building in the game but it is all very shallow and basic, and even though there are dinos wandering about it is still very easy to gather materials, as most of the dinos you can avoid easily. The environment is the same old same old and will get boring quickly.

I would be giving this game a thumbs up right now if it wasn't for one thing: glitches.

The "health gain" system is glitchy as many items that are supposed to restore your health, do not always do so, while sometimes they do. Some of the newer food item do not cook (which is required for consumption), even though they are supposed to.

The tribal system (a sort of "guild" system, were you can team up with your friends) requires you to make a Steam Group in able to use....a Steam Group guys....really?

Big dinos (when shot at least with a sniper gun) will twerk spaz out into oblivion and become unlootable when shot with a gun-based weapon which can be VERY frustrating. Also T-Rex do not drop T-Rex teeth (which is used to make specific clothes), which is annoying.

Also if you're playing on a private server (which you likely will as the only two dedicated servers will probably be packed with abandoned/unused/half finished buildings) there's a HUGE chance that the server will crash and often time reset your data which is probably one of the most annoying things to ever happen period.

The developers...well... to describe the developers they are TOUCHY as Hell. Updates are often choppy as Hell, making playing the game afterword’s a struggle as lag, graphic and even SOUND issues are always present (which also means that your data will be erased AGAIN due to the developers having to fix the patch they just released). Also forget about posting on the forums, because unless your question is praise or about gameplay, the developers will often delete it (why I have no clue, but it is extremely sketchy).

Is there a game here? YES there is, but all the content feels more of a game that was JUST released to Steam Early Access, rather than a game that has been out for almost a year. It also has that "Stomping Lands" vibe...y'know... the feeling that the developers are going to quit on the game project and you'll be out of your promised game/money? Yah It's got that vibe.

I must admit that the game is going in a better direction than before, with dinosaurs roaming around the island and not having your health regenerate.

On a scale of 1 to 10 I rate this game a 4 out of 10. basic gameplay features, touchy/sloppy developers make this game in it's current state "meh" at best.

Bought the game last night and started on the official PvE server to get used to the controls. Walked around the island and collected materials for about 2 hours, seems mediocre, nothing exciting, very few dinosaurs, came across a house someone was building jumped into window to look around, apparently if you hold down "e" key next to someones flag it allows you to capture it. Looked around the house further more and saw 2 beds and I was able to pick them up with no problem. Not thinking anything of it, left and started collecting some more materials. Got kind of bored and ended the night. This morning thinking I'll start off where I left off, logged in, bottom of screen reads " You have been banned" started searching forums why, apparently you aren't allowed to capture other peoples flags or take their beds. Had no clue!!! If I can do it then thats not my fault, if I used an exploit or third party software then I could understand. Think the ban was a little over the top and pretty much inexcusable. Don't waste money on this.

It has sooo much potential to be great but there are a ton of issues. Dinosaurs still walk through my house sometimes and dmg me while doing so. Guns do virtually no damage to dinosaurs, a heasshot should do something extra ....... But I still find myself playing just because I can build a castle of wood and stone and stare at dinosaurs while doing so . If the developers do not get lazy It wil be amazing.

This game has come a longgg way from when i first got this. the gameplay is very fun,graphics are excellent, and since theres been updates,patches,it keeps me wanting to come back for more to see what else i can build and explore.The developer DOES listen to peoples request and fixes things as he gets reports of problems existing ingame and community.So far ive built many big fortresses and many other things available in the working tables to craft . Now that theres a newer Unity build coming with a newer map...i cant wait to get into rebuilding and exploring everything once again. Love this game soo addicting!!!! Great work Burnz and all who appreciate his work, to the trolls who got banned and are writing bad reviews beacuase of it..its your loss cause its only words in my book, bad reviews from people who got caught and banned shouldnt even have the right to leave a review.

To start: Bought this game for me and three of my gaming clan buddies.

Likes:

1. Dinosaur models are great, can't wait to see more variety show up and see the new AI that they'll be implementing
   
2. Beautiful map and flora. Wondering if we'll see procedural mapping later on.
   
3. Great concept and hopefully better execution than stomping land had.
   
4. Great crafting system, would like to see some expansion in regards to food and drink systems. (berries, fruit, vegetables etc)

Dislikes:

1. The introduction should only happen on first play through or major changes to map or such. Seeing it both on start of game and everytime you connect to a server gets tedious.
   
2. Servers are too few, would like to see either more official servers, maybe one in the western hemisphere, as well as more regular server wipes on the private servers. Too many times have I spawned and seen like fourty bases around me, and turrets left and right. Makes me not want to play a PvP server because you can't really leave spawn grounds.
   
3. On topic of spawning, there should be dynamic spawn as long as you don't spawn right in the middle of a dino nest. Makes it more interesting to try and find each other, but also prevents the spawn boxing that happens with bases just outside of spawn area.

Suggestions:

• make there more middle ground tech. So far it seems like you get base resources and can tech up pretty quickly to having a gun. Maybe start off with a sling, or a spear, then a bow, then a cross bow, etc etc.
  
• more advance skillsets. I've seen the concept ideas of friendly and hostile skill trees. Would work great with karma system. Only issue is that would carry out onto the PvE servers. Can't be friendly or hostile really. Recommend just being able to level up into which ever one. Creates a cool dynamic amongst tribes, and allows for specialization. For instance, explosives expert. That way you don't have five guys with all the same skills who can all just wreak havoc. Means you have to wait for your tribe to get on to pull off a raid. Would be cool
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All in all I do enjoy the game. Just cause have a long list of dislikes and suggestions doesn't mean it isn't good. Definitely grab the game, or grab on sale, and try it out. With a strong community we could see a game with the enjoyment factor of Rust, but with that unique Dinosaur element! Heck they can even make it so you start off as a caveman and get smarter as you go along each day based on food and training. That'd be cool!

FIRST this game is god awful i mean horrible...i have invested in this i would say a year ago if not early this year and i have to say improvements feel like there hasnt been any other than the enviroment looks a bit better BUT the ♥♥♥♥ing game quickly becomes a dayz running sim to even spot a dino....DINO AI IS A JOKE they are braindead ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ with stiff necks they run circles around you thats all.......controls for this game is god awful i went prone and couldnt get out of it for ♥♥♥♥......the interface is ugly and to small to even read the game feels like it has no hope at this point i have uninstalled this garbage and the devs banned me for giving my honest opinion ont he game forums so gg

Well the videos are very misleading.

1. good luck placing a table that easy (more like hunt for a spot that will let you place one)
2. The through walls and flying glitch (funny they said it was fixed months ago and now since they cant seem to get it right
anyone using either one is banned from the game until they can figure it out if ever)
3. inventory glitches all the time.
4. rocks disapear before you are done mining.
5. advanced table glitches all the time and you have to relog half the time to fix it.
6. bullets disapear on relog so dont bother making any (unless you plan on using all of them before you log off)
7. dinosaurs walk through walls and into bases.
8. updates are much further apart now as if the dev team has fallen apart (dont let these fake forum mods tell you that
good things take time all some of us wanted was a few glicthes fixed and they have had MONTHS for some of the simple things that they continue to fail fix)


This isnt even all the problems and some of these problems have been going on for many months.
They have attemped to fix many of these in several patches and failed. If you look at the past patch notes etc you will see what i mean.

I could go on for days with all the problems in this game including how you have to actually hunt to find another person playing this. The game used to have very positive reviews and i played over 100 hours of it and lovced it. They have ruined this game and everything that was ever good about it.

I don't know why this game got such a bad reputation. Yeah, there is a few bugs, but come on it's Early Access! There is no game breaking bug. This game is exactly what I expected. It's a fun, time-wasting game. I know only about 60% of the people gave a good review about this, but you should definitly get this.

Pros
- Easy to understand and get the hang of.
- Fun and easy.
- Great models.
- Above average animations. (This could use some work, but still good)
- Barely ever have ping problems

Cons
- To play singleplayer you have to make your own server. (Since update 19 you just have to play original version)
- Hard to find out where sounds are coming from.
- Optimization. (It's good, but could be more customizable)
- Low amount of servers. (I know more will be added when more people get this game)

These cons are not finale. Anyday the creators could fix them and add more pros. That is what Early Access is. It's a time when the community could help out the makers and help make the game better.

I give this game 8/10. I plan on it getting better than that in a few months. Can't wait to see the finale product of this game.

---Review Update: Dec, 2nd 2014:
Hacker encounters in 2 hours of play: 0. Maybe they did something, maybe they didnt... But I'm happy to update this to say it looks promising.

4/10 with hax gone.

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Initial Review:

Got knifed to death by a dude hacking god mode after farming for an hour.

Hey, developers, #1 priority in MMO game development is preventing hackers/glitching. You've obviously not done this.

If it wasn't for the hacking the game would be *barely* playable. I was actually enjoying myself until the hacker came along.

If it's that effing easy, the game is broken. If they're tweaking features and adding new stuff when it's THAT easy to hack the game, the game is broken.

DO NOT PURCHASE.

I will write a full and detailed review when this game becomes hack-free (otherwise, playable.) and it will probably be a positive review. For now, two thumbs down and 0/10.

I didn't know what to write about in my review, so here's a recipe for pancakes instead:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted

1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth.

2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

From seeing how this game has progressed its going well. though there are still issues. the devs are always very good with the community And always update.These devs talk to you and listen to community input and feed back from there fans and Customers. As this is Early Access I do not believe in giving soemthing indepth. I Recommend it fdrom soemone who loves Dinosaurs hunting them etc. From a Game i picked up for 35 dollers I have gotten my moneys worth as far as I view it.

The game is still in development, so I'll hold off on an actual review of the game until its finished.

What I can review is the process.
If you're really interested in watching a game develop, provide input to the developer that actually gets read and responded to, or are just interested in exploring a world populated with dinosaurs and cannibals, you should check it out.

Stop by the forum and see whats going on.
http://steamcommunity.com/app/299860/discussions/

Or Check out one of the 1,000 odd posts from the developer.

Personally I am fascinated by the process and have acted as volunteer forum moderator for the last six months to help keep the conversations civil and on track. I have faith in the developer and really look forward to seeing where this project goes.

Really enjoying it so far. We have just lost our base to raiders but it was a legit raid will be fun trying to get it back.

As long as you keep in mind its a early access game i think you guys will enjoy it, there is plenty to do and its not overrun with hackers like some games.

Not really sure why there are so many poor reviews, maybe its because i got it just after the release of Patch 17 and maybe that improved it big time?

I have over 800 hours on Rust and can see myself pumping a fair few hours into this game.

Overall i recommend it but just remember its a unfinished game and there will be bugs/wipes but it is very playable in its current state.