Primal: The Awakening seemed like a risky crowdfunding campaign to back. It was only Reggie Games second game. It was heavy on plastic, expensive, and scheduled to be delivered in the middle of a pandemic.
The game, although two years late, was delivered to its backers. It was received well, earning a BGG ranking 8.6. of It is also now available from their webstore.
Should you jump online and purchase this behemoth to celebrate the start of 2025? Or should you save you money for the next expensive crowdfunded campaign?
Primal: The Awakening is a card-driven, cooperative boss battler for one to four hunters. There are two ways to play the game.
You can play campaign mode, made up of 12 battles against huge creatures, with both the monsters and the players getting more powerful as you play more.