▁and ▁potentially ▁host ile ▁human ▁players . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁played ▁from ▁either ▁a ▁third - person ▁or ▁first - person ▁perspective ▁and ▁its ▁open ▁world ▁is ▁navig ated ▁on ▁foot ▁or ▁by ▁r iding ▁a ▁pre histor ic ▁animal . ▁Play ers ▁can ▁use ▁fire ar ms ▁and ▁impro vised ▁weapons ▁to ▁defend ▁against ▁host ile ▁humans ▁and ▁cre atures , ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁build ▁bases ▁as ▁defense ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁on ▁some ▁cre atures . ▁The ▁game ▁has ▁both ▁single - player ▁and ▁multi player ▁options . ▁Multi player ▁allows ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁form ▁tribes ▁of ▁members ▁in ▁a ▁server . ▁The ▁max ▁number ▁of ▁tribe ▁m ates ▁var ies ▁from ▁each ▁server . ▁In ▁this ▁mode ▁all ▁t amed ▁din osa urs ▁and ▁building ▁structures ▁are ▁usually ▁shared ▁between ▁the ▁members . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁P v E ▁mode ▁where ▁players ▁cannot ▁fight ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Development ▁began ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁on ▁PC ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁access ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁development ▁team ▁conducted ▁research ▁into ▁the ▁physical ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁animals , ▁but ▁took ▁cre ative ▁license ▁for ▁game play ▁purposes . ▁Egypt - based ▁developer ▁Inst inct ▁Games ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁game ' s ▁development . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁for ▁Play Station ▁ 4 , ▁X box ▁One , ▁Microsoft ▁Windows , ▁OS ▁X