Choose Primal Carnage: Onslaught
Choose Primal Carnage: Onslaught if you want an Early Access experience. Primal Carnage: Onslaught launched in 2016.
Primal Carnage: Onslaught vs Raptor: Cretaceous Island
Primal Carnage: Onslaught and Raptor: Cretaceous Island both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Primal Carnage: Onslaught (2016) is 2 years older than Raptor: Cretaceous Island (2018). Raptor: Cretaceous Island is currently ~47% cheaper on Steam than Primal Carnage: Onslaught (7.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Raptor: Cretaceous Island
Choose Raptor: Cretaceous Island if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 47% cheaper on the Steam Store. Raptor: Cretaceous Island launched in 2018.
Both Primal Carnage: Onslaught and Raptor: Cretaceous Island sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Primal Carnage: Onslaught |  Raptor: Cretaceous Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive (15 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Pub Games | AVB VR Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Primal Carnage: Onslaught (2016) is 2 years older than Raptor: Cretaceous Island (2018).
- Raptor: Cretaceous Island is currently ~47% cheaper on Steam than Primal Carnage: Onslaught (7.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
Primal Carnage: Onslaught vs Raptor: Cretaceous Island — FAQ
- Should I play Primal Carnage: Onslaught or Raptor: Cretaceous Island first?
- If you want chronology, Primal Carnage: Onslaught (2016) came out before Raptor: Cretaceous Island (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Primal Carnage: Onslaught and Raptor: Cretaceous Island similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.