A cataclysmic expedition awaits in Primal Reign
The Games Shed has unveiled a new public demo of Primal Reign: The Age of New Kings for SteamVR. The game is a cinematic VR action adventure that combines the chaos of World War II with ancient Egyptian horror. The demo puts players in the middle of a brutal firefight in the desert, then plunges them into a buried world where history and something prehistoric collide.
The story takes place during a failed expedition to Egypt during World War II. The action begins at the entrance to a desert tomb as enemy forces attack from all sides. Artillery fire tears up the sand, bullets fly overhead, and survival depends on whether you can escape the battlefield. Players retreat into the tomb, leaving behind open warfare and entering narrow corridors filled with darkness, dust and an unsettling sense of awakening danger.
As players dive deeper, the demo shifts the focus from military conflict to supernatural horror. Ancient symbols carved into the stone suggest forbidden knowledge, and the air grows heavier with every step. The dead rise as mummified guards, forcing players to fight for survival in cramped, oppressive spaces. The exploration becomes intense and focused, with every move carrying risk as a powerful force stirs beneath the ruins.
Graham Jones, director of The Games Shed, explains that Primal Reign deliberately subverts expectations. The demo lures players in with familiar war imagery, then strips it away to reveal a much darker reality based on ancient myths and living tombs.
The demo ends with a main sequence called “The Source of Energy.” Deep within the chambers, Von Stahl pursues the player as chaos breaks out. A tank is pulled into a rising chamber filled with acid, ancient guardians encounter alien technology, and a mysterious portal system begins to activate, hinting at forces humanity was never meant to control.
