Brotato: Primal Dread

Brotato: Primal Dread is a standalone but base-game-dependent DLC expansion for the arena roguelite shooter Brotato. The potato leaves its previous locations and ends up in a dangerous prehistoric jungle. Mutated and technically enhanced dinosaurs replace part of the familiar enemy world.

The expansion adds new characters, weapons, items and pets. It is neither a full sequel nor a free update to the main game.

On Steam, Primal Dread is marked as add-on content and can only be played with the base game Brotato. The store lists minimum technical specs of a 2 GHz CPU, 4 GB RAM, a graphics solution compatible with OpenGL 3 with 128 MB memory, and around 200 MB of free storage. The Windows 7 entry that is still listed is not equivalent to the current minimum requirements of the Steam client.

If Evolution is developed toward Mecha, it reportedly strengthens your own weapons and adds extra stats. At the same time, mechanised dinosaurs appear with laser shots and oil puddles. The build benefit therefore comes with a changed threat picture in the arena.

This additional enemy variant is an announced permanent system of the DLC, not a time-limited event.

The alternative Mutation path multiplies certain item effects after the announcement by copying them. The flip side of this build is mutated dinosaurs that spread acid across the map. This means the same card can produce different threats and synergies depending on how it develops.

How both directions affect each character build cannot be fully assessed before release.