Ludography
60/100
Players11 ratings
74/100
Critics6 reviews
More scores
Metacritic27 critic reviews
68/100
Metacritic usersuser score
54/100
GameFAQsJust Right
2.14/5
Player reviews
76% positive2,585 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$9.59

Where to get it

Exoprimal cover

2023 · Capcom · Action · Beat 'em up

Exoprimal

Exoprimal is a co-op action game with a competitive edge.

Released
13 July 2023
Platforms
PlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
ActionBeat 'em upScienceShooterThird-person shooter
Developers
Capcom
Publishers
Capcom
Modes
Co-opMultiplayer
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Country
Japan
Age ratings
CLASS_IND 14ACB MPEGI 16ESRB MUSK 12CERO DGRAC 15+
Languages
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Mexico) and 1 more
Time to beat
24hmain story104hcompletionist

About

Exoprimal is a 2023 multiplayer third-person shooter game developed and published by Capcom. In the game, the player controls an "exofighter", an exosuit-equipped soldier, who must complete objectives while fighting hordes of dinosaurs with the goal of defeating the sinister artificial intelligence Leviathan. In gameplay, players are grouped into two teams of five, and must compete with each other to defeat waves of dinosaurs and complete objectives before the opposing team can.

Exoprimal was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on July 14, 2023. The game received mixed reviews from critics and had sold under 940,000 units by September 2023. Capcom announced in July 2024 it would no longer receive new content.

›Story

The year is 2040...

Sudden dinosaur outbreaks have engulfed the globe in a crisis that threatens humanity's very existence.​​

Yet all hope is not lost. The corporation Aibius has developed a hyper-advanced AI called Leviathan that can predict the location of future outbreaks. This technology, along with Aibius's revolutionary powered suits, or exosuits, gives humanity a fighting chance to stem the tide of the saurian swarms. Exosuit pilots, otherwise known as exofighters, are in high demand. Take the exofighter aptitude test and join the ranks of Aibius's heroic pilots in their fight to stave off the extinction of the human race.

Players say

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Exoprimal is a "player-versus-player-versus-environment" video game where players, controlling exofighters, are divided into two teams and compete to complete objectives first. The game features multiple exosuits, each with their own weapons and abilities, categorized into three character classes: Assault, Tank, and Support. For instance, Roadblock is a tank character who is equipped with a shield, the Witchdoctor is a supporting character who can heal other players, and Barrage is an explosive expert. Players can change their classes during gameplay, or apply "rigs" to their characters, which grant them abilities from other classes. Players can also progress through the game's Survival Pass to unlock new skins and cosmetic items for their exosuits and weapons.

The main mode in the game is "Dino Survival". Two teams of five players must race against each other to complete the objectives set by Leviathan. The main opponents in the game are dinosaurs unleashed from mysterious vortexes, including Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Pachycephalosaurus, Pteranodon, and massive hordes of raptors, as well as mutated prehistoric creatures named "neosaurs" which have special combat abilities. The objectives and combat challenges players must complete include Dinosaur Cull, VTOL Defense, Data Key Security, Omega Charge, and Energy Taker.

Story

In the near future of 2040, interdimensional time-travelling portals known as "vortexes" begin to appear on Earth. The only thing that comes out of them are massive hordes of hostile dinosaurs and "neosaurs", genetically-modified dinosaurs mutated by the chemicals Hi-Xol and its more unstable form of Lo-Xol, causing global chaos and destruction. Humanity fights back by fielding "exofighters", soldiers equipped with specialized exosuits manufactured by the Aibius Corporation. Aibius also develops "Leviathan", an advanced artificial intelligence designed to assist the exofighters by developing new exosuits, augmenting their operations and predicting where the next vortex will open.

In 2043, Patrol Squad #52585 "Hammerheads"—consisting of Ace, a rookie exofighter and the fully-customizable player character; Lorenzo, the squad leader and mechanic; Alders, an engineer; Majesty, a skilled but serious exofighter; and Sandy, the squad's android assistant—are caught in a vortex during a mission and find themselves on Bikitoa Island which has been sealed off by Leviathan since 2040. Ace meets veteran exofighter Magnum, who assists him and the Hammerheads, as well as Leviathan, who has seemingly gone rogue and is now hosting "wargames". These consist of various "combat tests" that send the participants, back in time to a specific date in 2040 where they must fight waves of dinosaurs and neosaurs appearing through vortexes opened by Leviathan itself. Ace, supported by Magnum and the Hammerheads, takes part in the wargames while attempting to uncover Leviathan's secrets.

Development

Exoprimal was developed by Capcom. The team's goal was to design an action game that was distinct from Capcom's previous titles, and they envisioned a game in which players are required to overcome and eliminate hordes of enemies, unlike Monster Hunter in which players only take on one single enemy at a time. Dinosaurs were chosen as the game's main enemy type because Hiraoka and the team believed that "it would be fun to experience the threat of history's most fearsome predators", especially if they attack players in a massive horde. The game is not related to the Dino Crisis series, though the producer of that series, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, was involved in the development and production of Exoprimal.

Reception

Exoprimal received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. OpenCritic determined that 31% of critics recommend the game.

In two weeks, Exoprimal had reached over one million players.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows14 July 2023Worldwide
Xbox One14 July 2023Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S14 July 2023Worldwide
PlayStation 414 July 2023Worldwide
PlayStation 514 July 2023Worldwide

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
PlayStation 4CUSA23830Europe01.43
CUSA23831Japan01.43
CUSA23819North America01.43

Games like this

Collections5 collections

Description adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.