Primal Pressure

A prehistoric strategy MOBA where pressure is the ultimate resource.

Control ancient creatures, capture pressure plates, clear jungle camps, and time your pressure release to break open the enemy base.

Playtest Build v0.1

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Everything your first-time playtesters need should live here: build download, controls, objective, HUD guide, Mac launch steps, and feedback form.

Download Playtest Build
Mac and Windows builds available. Download opens in Google Drive.
View HUD Guide Open Feedback Form

Before You Play

  1. Download the build.
  2. Review the HUD Guide before your first match.
  3. Launch the game and read the in-game pre-match explanation screen.
  4. Press SPACE to begin the match.
  5. Please try to play at least two full matches before submitting feedback.

Controls

RMB
Move / Attack
P
Release Pressure
Q
Potion
B
Recall
C
Toggle Camera
SPACE
Begin match from the opening explanation screen

Objective

  1. Capture jungle camps and pressure plates to build Pressure.
  2. When your team reaches 12 Pressure, press P to Release Pressure.
  3. Releasing Pressure unlocks the enemy base.
  4. Attack and destroy enemy base segments.
  5. Destroy all enemy base segments to win the match.

Mac Users

  1. Right-click the app.
  2. Click Open.
  3. Click Open again in the macOS security window.

You should only need to do this once.

Playtest Focus

This first test should answer whether the game is readable, understandable, and worth pushing further.

  • Is the core objective clear?
  • Do you understand how Pressure works?
  • Is the HUD easy to read during a match?
  • Do you know what to do without outside explanation?
  • Does the match flow feel fun?
  • Would this feel even better as multiplayer?

HUD Guide

Review this before your first match so the HUD makes sense as soon as the game starts.

Primal Pressure HUD Guide

If the image does not appear, make sure hud-guide.png is uploaded in the same folder as this HTML file.

Primal Pressure Playtest Portal