An Exoprimal Review: A Promising Hero Shooter with Room for Improvement
At an Exoprimal review, we’re going to be upfront about the game’s flaws. There’s no denying this Hero Shooter is a bit of a mess at the moment, with some clear areas for improvement. However, with the right future development and content updates, we could easily see this joining the ranks of the best Steam games. This initial offering, however, feels more like an early access phase than a finished game.
Despite this, Capcom’s foray into hero shooters is still delivering big dumb fun, with a unique concept that sees dinosaurs raining from the sky. The setup involves space-time rifts, a team of gun-toting characters stranded on a Bikitoa Island ravaged by dinosaur apocalypse, and an evil corporation called Aibius developing exosuits to help fight against the dinosaur hordes.
On the surface, its hybrid of co-op horde survival and payload maps from Overwatch and TF2 is great, but it feels like it could be so much more. The map designs feel lacking and uninspired, with little in the way of memorable landmarks or interesting layouts. The characters are enjoyable but, again, feel like they have so much more potential. The same could be said for most of the abilities as well.
What Exoprimal lacks in depth in tactics and character specialization it makes up for in keeping the action readable. Whether you’re playing as Buff, the tank character who can use a proximity-based Forcefield to protect his teammates, or Erika, who can throw exploding eggs that bounce around the map and fry dinos with a Flame Egg, you’ll always know what’s happening with your abilities thanks to unique voice lines and visual effects.
Even with its flaws, there’s a lot to like about Exoprimal, especially if you’re coming from Overwatch. While it lacks a solo mode and has performance issues on the Steam Deck, it keeps the multiplayer fun and addictive, and the battle pass model avoids pay-to-win mechanics or excessive microtransactions. There’s a lot of potential here, and the review acknowledges this – especially given the massive investment the plot and progression system generates.
You can check out Exoprimal for £50 / $60 on Steam and play it on the Steam Deck. Check out our Exoprimal tier list to find the best dinosaurs to suit your playstyle, or take a look at the best Steam games currently available to get your fix of multiplayer shenanigans.
