Prehistoric Hunt
Playing now
26−9 vs. yesterday
27%of peak
All-time peak
96Jul 2025
Playing now
26−9 vs. yesterday
All-time peak
96Jul 2025
| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam news | Open testing for upcoming gameplay update! Greetings dinosaur hunters! Open testing of the upcoming gameplay update is now available! If you want to help us locate possible issues and give feedback before release, you can now try out the latest test build. This testing phase focuses especially on the introduction of the first vehicle system alongside upcoming weapon and dinosaur balance changes. Your feedback will help us fine-tune game… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix 0.128.07 Greetings dinosaur hunters! A new hotfix has been deployed focusing mainly on map editor. Thank you for your continued feedback! Fixes & Improvements · Added ability to remove nearest special location in map editor. · Added visual guides to special locations when creating them in map editor. · Fix for in development dinosaurs appearing in some lists. Thank you for reading and we look forward to… | 23196303 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 0.128.06 – Multiplayer hit registration fixes Greetings dinosaur hunters! A new hotfix has been deployed focusing mainly on multiplayer synchronization and hit registration improvements. Thank you for your continued feedback! Fixes & Improvements · Fixed an issue in server rewind that could cause hitbox inconsistencies in multiplayer · Fixed animation-related differences between hosts and clients that could lead to incorrect dinosaur hit r… | 23185439 | |
| In-game event | Game Update 0.128 – Improved multiplayer synchronization Greetings dinosaur hunters! This update focuses heavily on improving multiplayer synchronization and overall online stability, especially in sessions with multiple players and under higher latency conditions. Alongside the networking improvements, the update also introduces performance optimizations, trophy lodge improvements, cave and lighting fixes, and new quality-of-life features for the ma… | 23133852 | |
| In-game event | Game Update 0.127 - Network Rework Greetings dinosaur hunters! This update focuses on rework of the multiplayer net code in the game. Whether you now play with low or high ping with other players, the client players should now experience smooth gameplay too. Old multiplayer system was trying to predict the future too much, which caused more glitches than any good. Previous 0,125 update improved stability and network logic, so th… | 22999667 | |
| In-game event | Game Update 0.126 – Legendaries, Massive Trophy Hall, localization & audio fix Greetings dinosaur hunters! This update focuses on improving overall usability and player experience across the game. Most notably, it includes a fix for a long-standing audio distortion issue that has been present since early versions of Prehistoric Hunt. In addition, a brand new Massive Trophy Hall has been added, along with a full set of Steam achievements. UI scaling has been improved acros… | 22947451 | |
| Community | Dev Blog #36 – Vehicles and new species Greetings dinosaur hunters! Work is progressing on several features and additions that will shape both near-term updates and longer-term development of Prehistoric Hunt. In this blog, we’re taking a look at vehicles and a set of new species planned for the new map. Thanks again everyone for your continued support! And check out the dev blog video below! Vehicles Work is ongoing on vehicles, whi… | — | |
| In-game event | Game Update 0.125 – Major multiplayer improvements Greetings dinosaur hunters! Today’s update focuses on improving the multiplayer experience across the game, especially in sessions with several players. We’ve worked on online stability, dinosaur synchronization and movement handling to make multiplayer hunts feel smoother and more reliable. Thank you for all the feedback! Multiplayer improvements · Fixed issues when the host switches to anothe… | 22572560 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 0.124.36 – Controller fixes & performance improvements Greetings dinosaur hunters! This hotfix improves controller usability, overall stability, and performance - especially on Tenebris. Thank you for your continued feedback! Controller & UI · Fixed back button on controller when viewing notes found in the world · Fixed issue where exiting menus with controller could cause unintended crouching · Improved controller navigation in interaction menus B… | 22522392 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 0.124.26 – Controller fixes & multiplayer improvements Greetings dinosaur hunters! This hotfix focuses on improving controller usability, resolving multiplayer sound inconsistencies, enhancing backend stability and fixing a variety of gameplay and UI issues reported by the community. Thank you for your continued feedback and support - it helps us improve the experience with every update. Controller & UI · Fixed controller RB and LB not working corr… | 22422516 | |
| In-game event | Update 0.124 – Skills, Scope Zeroing and Prone Position Greetings dinosaur hunters! This update introduces several gameplay and interface improvements, including skills, scope zeroing, the long-requested prone position, HUD refinements, subtitle improvements, and support for several new languages. Backend systems were also improved to better handle queued requests. Scope Zeroing Scopes can now be zeroed for different distances, allowing players to b… | 22284826 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 0.123.18 – Custom Map Editor Improvements Greetings dinosaur hunters! This hotfix focuses on custom map editor improvements, balancing adjustments, and various fixes to object handling and visuals. Thanks again for your continued feedback! Dino Rarity Balancing Dino rarity is now properly affected by selected difficulty: · On Easy: Rare variations are 10% less likely to spawn · On Hard: Rare variations are 10% more likely to spawn Cust… | 22166761 | |
| Game update | Hotfix Update 0.123.15 - Item Transaction Stability Improvements Greetings dinosaur hunters! This hotfix improves item transaction stability and fixes issues related to buying, selling and picking up items in rapid succession. Fixes · Fixed an issue where failed Buy Item attempts could incorrectly remove the item from the server. · Improved stability when repeatedly picking up, selling and buying items in quick succession. · Reduced inconsistencies caused by… | 22062063 | |
| Game update | Hotfix Update 0.123.14 - Lighting & Visual Fixes Greetings dinosaur hunters! In this hotfix we’ve addressed several visual inconsistencies and lighting-related issues reported by the community. Thanks again for your continued support! UI & Visual improvements · Fixed visible names of HeadArmor and Hands in dinosaur hits. · Fixed incorrect sun direction (now properly moves east to west). Lighting Improvements · Improved ambient lighting during… | 21984908 | |
| Game update | Hotfix Update 0.123.06 - Profile Reset, Online/Offline Switch & Fixes Greetings dinosaur hunters! This hotfix focuses on stability and profile management improvements based on player feedback. Offline Mode Improvements · Added ability to switch between Online and Offline mode directly in Settings · Offline mode saves inventory data more often · Offline mode gives intro rewards Reset Player Profile Added option to Reset Player Profile (Warning: This permanently re… | 21936095 | |
| Game update | Hotfix Update 0.123.04 Greetings dinosaur hunters! In this hotfix we address player feedback regarding spawn locations, controller inputs, and difficulty settings. Thank you for the valuable feedback - it helps us refine the experience. New difficulty – Easy We’ve introduced a new Easy difficulty option for players who prefer a more relaxed hunting experience. Easy Difficulty · No bonus to Trophy & Contract Rewards ·… | 21890065 | |
| In-game event | Atmosphere Update 0.123 – New lighting system Greetings dinosaur hunters! This update focuses on improving the game’s core systems like the lighting and weather systems while also providing other important updates and bug fixes. Thanks again for your continued support! New lighting & sky system The old lighting system has been replaced with a brand-new lighting and sky solution. This gives us much more control over how the world is lit and… | 21872730 | |
| Game update | Hotfix Update 0.122.03 Greetings dinosaur hunters! As we approach the end of 2025, we’re rolling out one more hotfix update. This patch focuses on addressing issues introduced in the recent 0.122 Aquatic Update. Thank you for all the reports and feedback - they were invaluable in helping us track these problems down. SUP board improvements · Fixed an issue where the SUP board could clip through the ground when deploy… | 21338739 | |
| In-game event | Aquatic Update 0.122 - Mosasaurus Now Huntable Greetings dinosaur hunters! A new update is released just in time for the holidays! The update introduces aquatic hunting with Mosasaurus now available as a huntable species. To support this, a new harpoon rifle, a SUP board for water traversal, and improvements to water behavior have been added. Thanks again for your continued support and happy holidays! Hunting Mosasaurus Players are now able… | 21283201 | |
| Community | Nominate Prehistoric Hunt for the "Labor of Love" Award Greetings dinosaur hunters! It's time for the yearly Steam Awards and Prehistoric Hunt has the chance to be nominated for the “Labor of Love” category. Prehistoric Hunt has evolved a lot over the past five years - shaped largely by your feedback. Through updates like the Tenebris map last year, we’ve continued improving and expanding the game. And we’re far from done - many new updates are alre… | — | |
| Community | Dev Blog #35 – Third official map, hunting Mosasaurus and Styracosaurus! Greetings dinosaur hunters! Work is progressing on Prehistoric Hunt’s third official map - a new desert region featuring cacti, dunes, oases, and rocky canyons. Alongside the new environment, players will soon be able to hunt the Mosasaurus using an inflatable SUP board, sonar, and a new harpoon gun. Two new species are also in development: the horned Styracosaurus, with its model now complete,… | — | |
| In-game event | Game Update 0.121 Greetings dinosaur hunters! A recently identified security vulnerability within Unity has been spotted, and while there is currently no evidence of any impact on players, we’ve taken all relevant steps to ensure you’re running the latest and safest version of the game. To keep you protected, we’ve released a new patch that updates Unity to include the official exploit fix. Alongside this, we’ve… | 20343108 | |
| In-game event | Game Update 0.120 Greetings dinosaur hunters! The update brings various improvements to dinosaur animations and pterosaur behavior. Find out more details on the patch notes. Thanks again for your continued support! Animation & Physics Improvements · Quetzalcoatlus and Thalassodromeus animation director improved · Updated Thalassodromeus and Pteranodon animators to match Quetz · Flying dinosaurs can now land to i… | — | |
| Game update | 0.119.08 Hotfix Greetings dinosaur hunters! A hotfix has been published with various improvements. Thanks again for your feedback and continued support! · Fix for physics engine issue when dinosaur corpse is frozen far away from players. It could cause fps loss. · Fix for multiplayer where other players gun could be created before their body and it caused an issue · Automated player data server reconnection if… | 19947267 | |
| Game update | Hotfix Update 0.119.06 Greetings dinosaur hunters! A hotfix has been published with various improvements. Thanks again for your feedback and continued support! · Erythristic and xanthochromistic skins give better xp and credit rewards like other rarer skins · Minor improvements to player 3rd person animations · Tenebris island dinosaur navigation data has been updated · Trophies that have no trophy shot no longer get… | 19901848 | |
| In-game event | Erythristic Update is here! Greetings dinosaur hunters! Two new dinosaur skin types and a pair of lever-action rifles join the hunt. The trophy lodge now lets you display trophy shots, while new story notes deepen Tenebris lore. Fresh callers expand your hunting options - and the game is now fully Steam Deck Verified! Thank you to our great community for your continued support! ːsteamhappyː Check out the patch video for m… | 19861715 | |
| Game update | Hotfix Update 0.118.02 Greetings dinosaur hunters! We've just rolled out a new hotfix with several adjustments and improvements. Steam Deck UI scaling has been improved, controller navigation is more responsive with better button prompts, and intro flow issues have been addressed. We've also made performance tweaks to the culling system and fixed various text and UI issues. Thanks as always for your valuable feedback… | 19533836 | |
| Game update | Hotfix Update 0.117.14 Greetings dinosaur hunters! We've just rolled out a new hotfix with various controller and offline improvements. Thanks as always for your valuable feedback and ongoing support! Offline mode · Game can now be played in offline without playing first in online. · Offline mode can be activated with controller. · Improved offline data management. Controller · Lists can be navigated better with cont… | 19343393 | |
| Game update | Hotfix Update 0.117.13 Greetings dinosaur hunters! We've just rolled out a new hotfix with several adjustments and improvements. Thanks as always for your valuable feedback and ongoing support! Dinosaur ragdolls · Fixed Gallimimus ragdoll · Fixed Quetzalcoatlus ragdoll eyes Other dinosaur improvements · Added water movement points for Sarcosuchus · Improved Tenebris island dino spawn areas Other improvements · Fixes… | 19304542 | |
| Game update | Hotfix Update 0.117.07 Greetings dinosaur hunters! We’ve released another hotfix containing various improvements. Read on to find out more. Thank you everyone for your feedback and continued support! Dinosaur ragdolls · Fixed floating eyes on Allosaurus ragdoll · Fixed floating eyes on Sarcosuchus ragdoll · Fixed floating eyes on Tyrannosaurus Rex ragdoll Dinosaur animations · Added smoothness to flying dino when cha… | 19250245 |
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