Lost Eden

Cryo Interactive

Rank: #6 / 7
Released: 1995
Studio: Cryo Interactive
Genre: adventure video game

At a glance

Lost Eden is an adventure-strategy game from Cryo Interactive, set in an alternative prehistoric world where humans and dinosaurs live together. The player travels across four continents, meets more than twelve dinosaur species with distinct personalities and tries to restore the peace that once joined people and beasts. Progress involves enlisting the dinosaurs’ help and rebuilding lost citadels. The game presents seven types of 3D terrain, cinematic sequences and texture-mapped journeys that offer a pterodactyl’s-eye view. Full speech and an original musical score are also listed. Released in 1995 and published by Interplay Entertainment Corp., Lost Eden is listed across a broad range of platforms, including DOS, Amiga CD32, 3DO, Philips CD-i, Classic Mac OS, Windows, macOS and Linux. The Steam listing supports single-player, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing, with Windows, macOS and Linux listed as Steam platforms. Its adventure focus combines exploration of the setting with strategy around seeking allies and restoring the citadels.

Who it is for

Lost Eden may suit players drawn to adventure games with a prehistoric setting and strategy elements. Its listed exploration spans several continents and includes encounters with talking dinosaurs.

What is good

Four continents to travel across.
More than twelve dinosaur species appear.
Seven types of 3D terrain are listed.
Full speech and original music are included.

What to know first

The listed focus is single-player.
No multiplayer mode is listed.

Verdict

Lost Eden pairs a human-and-dinosaur setting with a goal of rebuilding citadels and restoring peace. Its exploration and strategy elements are presented as a single-player adventure.