History VideoGame / CerealSoup

The game is listed as Early Access through Steam and is free to play for the public, but bear in mind that the game is an ObviousBeta and therefore still in the Alpha testing phase, so bugs are to be expected.

* BornAgainImmortality: Stated to be one of the main traits of Primordial's gods by one of the [[LoadingScreen loading screens]].

* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: {{Zigzagged}}. Players can have their characters be any color they want thanks to CharacterCustomization, but the character creator also offers to randomize "realistic" colors (brown, white, black, grey, etc.) to deliberately avoid this trope.

* PeekABangs: A majority of manestyles, such as the ''Left Bang'', ''Right Bang'', etc.

The game was created as a response to the lack of features that other animal [=MMORPGs=] offered, as players often wanted a larger WideOpenSandbox with multiple creatures to play as, along with a bigger incentive to explore outside of roleplay and socializing in order to avoid the QuicksandBox trap. Hence why ''Cereal Soup'' is stylized more like a WesternRPG than other games of its type, which usually have either [[VideoGame/ImpressiveTitle engine limitations]] or different goals such as [[VideoGame/WolfQuest educational simulators]], DoingItForTheArt [[Videogame/TheEndlessForest games]], or [[VideoGame/FeralHeart exclusively-roleplay games]], which therefore lack the interest in expanding themselves to fulfill the needs of traditional [=MMOs=].

* HasTwoMommies: Stated to be the norm, or at least common, for the inhabitants of Primordial to have same-sex parents according to the FlavorText of one of the random [[LoadingScreen Loading Screens]].

Released to the public in February 2015, ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/838900/Cereal_Soup/ Cereal Soup]]'' is an animal MMORPG where players can play a variety of creatures and explore the world around them, [[TheNoseKnows using their nose to sniff out artifacts and unlock new abilities/hidden features]]. Currently, players can play as ''Suricates'' (meerkats), ''Felis'', and ''Canis'', and ''Raptors'' (as in birds of prey, not dinosaurs), though other species (and subspecies such as Domestic Felis) are planned.

Released to the public in February 2015, ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/838900/Cereal_Soup/ Cereal Soup]]'' is an animal MMORPG where players can play a variety of creatures and explore the world around them, [[TheNoseKnows using their nose to sniff out artifacts and unlock new abilities/hidden features]]. Currently, players can play as ''Suricates'' (meerkats), ''Felis'', and ''Canis'', though there is a planned fourth species, ''Raptors'' (as in birds of prey, not dinosaurs), still in development but a preview of it can be seen in-game.

* MixAndMatchCritters: Players can be this thanks to CharacterCustomization, but the trope also applies to [[NonPlayableCharacter NPCs]] like the Kangadillo (half Kangaroo, half Armadillo).

* TutorialFailure: As of version 1.9.6, the ''Suricate'' tutorial has a bug that prevents players from moving their character or interacting with the tutorial at all save for talking to the NonPlayableCharacter guiding you. While there are multiple tutorials, this one appears when new players start up the game right away, so it's recommended for new players to skip it by hitting "No" when the notification comes up, and read the in-game guides on how to play the game until everything is updated.

--> '''N/A''':''"In Primordial, it's very common for a single offspring to have parents of the same sex, or to have more than two parents. Most prey species raise children in polyamorous groups."''

The game was created as a response to the lack of features that other animal [=MMORPGs=] offered, as players often wanted a larger WideOpenSandbox with multiple creatures to play as, along with a bigger incentive to explore outside of roleplay and socializing in order to avoid the QuicksandBox trap. Hence why ''Cereal Soup'' is stylized more like a WesternRPG than other games of its type, which usually have either [[VideoGame/ImpressiveTitle engine limitations]] or different goals such as [[VideoGame/WolfQuest educational simulators]], DoingItForTheArt [[Videogame/TheEndlessForest games]], or [[VideoGame/FeralHeart contrasting developer intentions]], and therefore lack the interest in expanding themselves to fulfill the needs of traditional [=MMOs=].

* TheNoseKnows: Players can use their nose to sniff out hidden treasure, which are usually arrows, the game's currency and also unlock the ''Felis'' and ''Canis'' species in CharacterCustomization menu after sniffing each of the respective species' skulls.

* TheNoseKnows: Players can use their nose to sniff out hidden treasure, which are usually arrows, the game's currency.

* EvolutionaryLevels: All characters have age cycles that allow them to "grow" in the game, which are separated into the four life stages as Baby, Teen, Adult, and Elder. These are based on the amount of time a player has spent playing as a particular character, and after a certain point, can grow into the next stage. The exact amount of time required for each level depends on the character's species and stage, but most newly-created characters take only one or two hours of gameplay to reach adulthood.

* MixAndMatchCritters: See CharacterCustomization above.

Released to the public in February 2015, ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/838900/Cereal_Soup/ Cereal Soup]]'' is an animal MMORPG where players can play a variety of creatures and explore the world around them, using their nose to sniff out artifacts and unlock new abilities/hidden features. Currently, players can play as ''Suricates'' (meerkats), ''Felis'', and ''Canis'', though there is a planned fourth species, ''Raptors'' (as in birds of prey, not dinosaurs), still in development but a preview of it can be seen in-game.

* NemeanSkinning: Both the ''Suricate'' and ''Canis'' species are stated to wear animal skins during their coming-of-age ceremonies, though Suricates tend to wear the pelts of their dead relatives in order to honor them whilst the Canis wear the skins of their first kill for RiteOfPassage ceremonies.

Once a character is created, players begin the game as baby versions of their character and grow over time. With each growth stage, they gain their stripes and spots ([[CharacterCustomization or whatever markings chosen for them]]), and if they have any, their horns grow longer as they would in real life ([[MixAndMatchCritters or at least as far as horned felines with shark tails go]]) along with gaining more health and stamina as they transverse the world of Primordial, allowing them to hunt and defend themselves against dangerous critters, and in some areas, [[PlayerVersusPlayer other players]].

The game was created as a response to the lack of features that other animal [=MMORPGs=] offered, as players often wanted a larger WideOpenSandbox with multiple creatures to play as, along with a bigger incentive to explore outside of roleplay and socializing in order to avoid the QuicksandBox trap. Hence why ''Cereal Soup'' is stylized more like a WesternRPG than other games of its type, which are usually either [[VideoGame/ImpressiveTitle have engine limitations]] or have different goals such as [[VideoGame/WolfQuest educational simulators]], DoingItForTheArt [[Videogame/TheEndlessForest games]], or [[VideoGame/FeralHeart contrasting developer intentions]], and therefore lack the interest in expanding themselves to fulfill the needs of traditional [=MMOs=].

* CharacterCustomization: One of the main selling points of the game, as players can customize their characters' sizes, body shapes, manes/hairstyles, colors, markings, and even their claws.

''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/838900/Cereal_Soup/ Cereal Soup]]'' is an animal MMORPG where players can play a variety of creatures and explore the world around them, using their nose to sniff out artifacts and unlock new abilities/hidden features. Currently, players can play as ''Suricates'' (meerkats), ''Felis'', and ''Canis'', though there is a planned fourth species, ''Raptors'' (as in birds of prey, not dinosaurs), still in development but a preview of it can still be seen in-game.