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The Odyssey of the Mammoth

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

Through lavish but perilous landscapes, assist a mammoth mother and her child escape from their extinction. Discover breathtaking views from 12,000 years ago. Beware of the increasingly hostile environment. Protect your offspring from the hunters tracking you and send them flying!

What works

  • Beautiful graphics and environments
  • Engaging and humorous narration
  • Short and accessible gameplay
  • Educational mammoth facts
  • Free to play

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some bugs and glitches
  • Limited combat variety
  • Linear and scripted gameplay
  • Annoying narrator for some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hitler is my crush

  • Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)

  • It Comes In Waves

  • Outcast - Second Contact

  • Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU

  • Dust: An Elysian Tail

More expressive

Games that feels like The Odyssey of the Mammoth but with more self-expression and customization

  • Strange Seed

  • The Bloodline

  • Voidling Bound

  • Visions of Mana

  • Gedonia

  • SurrounDead

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The Odyssey of the Mammoth: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026