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Evolution Of The Ancients
Dinosaurs never went extinct. Now they’re taking their first steps towards civilisation. Grow from a vulnerable hatchling into a herd leader. Recruit AI dinosaurs, team up with other players and craft bone armour for your herd. Build nests and raise young in a persistent prehistoric world.

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Features
Single-player
MMO
Online PvP
Family Sharing
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Content
Includes Interactive Elements

In-game chat, Online interactivity

Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Evolution of the Ancients is being developed in Early Access to allow continuous refinement of its core survival systems, growth mechanics, crafting progression, and multiplayer ecosystem in collaboration with the community.

Early Access enables us to iterate on key systems such as nesting, armour progression, and territorial survival, while deepening the gameplay experience based on real player behaviour.Evolution of the Ancients is being developed in Early Access so its core survival systems, growth mechanics, crafting progression, and multiplayer ecosystem can be refined alongside player feedback. Early Access allows us to iterate on foundational systems such as nesting, armour progression, and territory survival while expanding depth based on real player behaviour.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We do not have a fixed end date for Early Access. Development will continue until core systems, performance, and content breadth reach the standard expected of a full release. Progress will be guided by player feedback, stability milestones, and long-term playability rather than a fixed timeline”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full release will expand dinosaur species, progression depth, world events, AI ecosystems and large-scale multiplayer systems, alongside additional polish and optimisation”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version is fully playable and multiplayer-enabled, with core survival, growth, combat, and progression systems active. Some features, content, and polish are still in development”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Pricing may change over time as development progresses and new content is added. Final pricing has not yet been determined.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Community feedback is central to development. Players are actively involved through structured playtests, Discord discussions, in-game testing builds, and regular Steam updates. Feedback is used to guide balance changes, progression tuning, AI behaviour, and feature priorities. Major systems are refined alongside the community, with updates shaped by real gameplay data and player experience rather than fixed assumptions.”
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Planned Release Date: Q1 2027

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About This Game


They never went extinct. Now, they’re learning to build a future.

Evolution of the Ancients imagines a world where dinosaurs survived and began taking their first steps towards civilisation.

Start as a vulnerable hatchling and grow into a herd leader. Recruit AI dinosaurs, play alongside other players and make bone armour for your herd. Build nests and raise young in a persistent prehistoric world.

GATHER YOUR HERD

Recruit AI dinosaurs to follow your lead, or group up with other players to hunt and protect one another.

Use your species’ strengths to take on larger prey and defend your nesting grounds. When a fight turns against you, know when to move your herd out of danger.

TURN BONES INTO ARMOUR

Gather bones, teeth, osteoderms and other materials from fallen dinosaurs to craft armour and equipment.

Armour appears on your dinosaur when equipped. Make it for yourself and your herd before heading back into danger.

BUILD A HOME FOR YOUR HERD

Gather brushwood, fibre and other natural materials, find a suitable spot and build your nest. Think carefully about where you settle you’ll need to defend it.

Find a compatible AI mate, raise offspring and continue your lineage. Having young to protect gives you a reason to keep coming back.

DEFEND WHAT YOU HAVE BUILT

Other herds share the same hunting grounds and nesting areas. Some may be willing to share. Others may drive you out.

Play in a persistent multiplayer world populated by players and roaming AI dinosaurs, where alliances and rivalries form over time. Get to know your neighbours and decide who you can trust.

SURVIVE LONG ENOUGH TO LEAD

You begin as a small, vulnerable hatchling. Hunger forces you to leave cover, injuries take time to heal, and getting caught in the open can be fatal.

Pay attention to the weather and the light. Fog or darkness might help you slip past a predator or hide one nearby.

Growing bigger lets you take more risks, but you can still lose everything. Death ends your dinosaur’s growth.

HELP SHAPE THE EVOLUTION

Evolution of the Ancients is still in development. We’ll continue expanding crafting, progression and other systems as we work towards our vision of dinosaurs developing a civilisation of their own. Player feedback will help inform that work.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
    • Processor: i5-8400 / Ryzen 5 2600
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: RTX 1060 6GB
    • Additional Notes: 1080p low . 25fps - 35fps
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
    • Processor: CPU: i7-9700K / Ryzen 5 5600X
    • Memory: 32 GB RAM
    • Graphics: RTX 3080 / 3090 or higher
    • Additional Notes: 1080p High/Epic · 55–60 FPS
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