The Mammoth: A Cave Painting

Indie· Adventure· Casual· Free to Play

Released Nov 2017

Tell the 5 million year story of the mammoth in 5 minutes.

92% positive · 1,181 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

The Mammoth: A Cave Painting is a short narrative game (~5 minutes) that originated as a 2015 Ludum Dare game jam entry and was released on Steam on November 22, 2017 as a free title. The Steam launch added controller support and translations, and that appears to be the full scope of the release. There has been no post-launch content, no DLC, no roadmap, and no developer communications beyond the launch post itself. The game was clearly designed and shipped as a self-contained, finished experience — a brief, complete story with no post-launch content cycle of any kind. The store description and game concept (telling the mammoth's story "in 5 minutes") reinforce that this is an intentionally compact, complete work.

Evidence

Game launched on Steam on November 22, 2017 as a free release, ported from a 2015 Ludum Dare jam game with added controller support and translations. This is the only developer communication on record.

news post · Nov 22, 2017 source content shipped

high

Store description presents the game as a self-contained 5-minute narrative experience with no mention of additional content, DLC, or updates.

description source development ending

medium

Media

Details

Developer

inbetweengames

Publisher

inbetweengames

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Indie Adventure Free to Play Casual Action Philosophical Dynamic Narration Atmospheric Story Rich Short

About this game

The Mammoth: A Cave Painting tells the 5 million year story of the mammoth in 5 minutes. At its very core it is a story about the inescapability of loss.

Inspired by prehistoric cave-paintings, act out a story written on the wall of a cave.
Search for your lost herd on the wide plain.
Gather and protect your children.
Struggle with human hunters.
Experience the dynamic narration unfold as you tell your story.