Primal Planet

PRIMAL PLANET UPDATE #4 – Optimisation

Seethingswarm

Hey everyone!

Today I’m bringing you an update that’s been the most requested lately: optimisation.

Tested on Lower-End Machines

Thanks to this update, Primal Planet should now run better on lower-end machines — slightly older laptops and PCs should be able to handle the game much more smoothly.

I tested the new build on an older laptop, and it ran surprisingly well:

OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 620 (Integrated) DirectX: Version 11

Note: The game was tested on integrated graphics. Performance may vary depending on your setup.

What’s more:

Visual Lighting

Primal Planet features a Visual Lighting system that kicks in during sunrise, sunset, and nighttime — casting the world into darkness, while things like fire, glowing objects, and the player light up their surroundings.

This adds a lot of atmosphere, but it can also impact performance.

To help with that, there’s now an option to disable Visual Lighting in the PC version: Settings → Accessibility → Visual Lighting (OFF)

If you’re on a lower-end machine and still having performance issues, try turning Visual Lighting off to boost your framerate.

Previous updates:

Since the release of Primal Planet , I’ve published three major updates: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2350270/view/518594755730343201 https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2350270/view/496078025817851671 https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2350270/view/518597293118587345

Thanks for playing and supporting Primal Planet

– Albert van Zyl aka Seethingswarm

Developer of Primal Planet

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2350270/Primal_Planet/

This announcement was originally published by Seethingswarm on Steam on Sep 18, 2025.

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