Games like Primordialis

Steam reviews

What players say

Mostly positive: players love the open creature building and roguelike challenge, but early access bugs, harsh early game and a few unfair enemies frustrate many.

Many players enjoy building creatures from a large catalogue of cells and discovering unexpected combinations, such as lasers, homing missiles, acid sprayers and even absurd constructions. Players compare it to Spore's cell stage and Noita, and they like that the rules are learned through experimentation rather than tutorials. The roguelike loop, where each death restarts a run, is described as punishing but rewarding once a working build is found. Some players complain about the difficult early game, unclear cell tooltips, bugs such as objects flying off into the void, controller and key binding problems, and the second area, where certain enemies, especially a jellyfish, are considered too strong. Some reviewers would like co-op and more enemy variety. Recent reviews are similarly divided, with praise for creativity and complaints about balance and performance.

Who it suits

Players who enjoy tinkering with mechanics, sandbox creativity and hard roguelikes that reward experimentation.

Who should skip it

Players who want something relaxed or casual, or who dislike mechanical building and punishing early game.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with hundreds of hours mostly praise the endless build variety, while newcomers more often mention the difficult start and unclear tooltips.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.