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Why is there a lack of dinosaur video games?
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Sunshine piefed.ca Sunshine@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-06-07
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There’s so much gameplay potential from the pre-historic creatures.
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Björn swg-empire.de bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de
Joined: 2023-07-08
#2 · Quote Reply

Be the change you want to see in the world.
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Onomatopoeia lemmy.cafe Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
Joined: 2025-01-02
#3 · Quote Reply
Björn wrote:
Be the change you want to see in the world.

Agreed (and always my first thought with such questions) though I'll add this is actually a new question to me.
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lIlIlIlIlIlIl lemmy.world lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-31
#4 · Quote Reply

If I search “dinosaur” on Steam it brings back the first 1000 games about dinosaurs.

Maybe try looking for them?
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min lemmy.sdf.org min@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2023-08-17
#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

There are a fair number of dinosaur games

  • Ark
  • Jurassic World Evolution
  • Paleo Pines
  • Turok

https://store.steampowered.com/search?tags=5160&supportedlang=english&ndl=1
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ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 slrpnk.net Nemo@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-07-01
#6 · Quote Reply

Dino Run 2 is nearing the end of development right now, if that helps.
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SeductiveTortoise piefed.social SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-16
#7 · Quote Reply
min wrote:
There are a fair number of dinosaur games Ark Jurassic World Evolution Paleo Pines Turok https://store.steampowered.com/search?tags=5160&supportedlang=english&ndl=1

I am Turok!
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noughtnaut lemmy.world noughtnaut@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
#8 · Quote Reply

Here's another one. You might find it.... frustrating.

https://chickentuna.itch.io/adhdinosaur
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DarkSirrush piefed.ca DarkSirrush@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-06-07
#9 · Quote Reply
min wrote:
There are a fair number of dinosaur games Ark Jurassic World Evolution Paleo Pines Turok https://store.steampowered.com/search?tags=5160&supportedlang=english&ndl=1

Didn't tomb raider also have dinosaurs in a few games?
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mintiefresh piefed.ca mintiefresh@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-06-08
#10 · Quote Reply

I played Parkasaurus with my daughter a few years ago.

That's was pretty fun :)
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TheLeadenSea sh.itjust.works TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-04
#11 · Quote Reply

This makes me think of the chrome dino no internet game :p
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Uruanna lemmy.world Uruanna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
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min wrote:
There are a fair number of dinosaur games Ark Jurassic World Evolution Paleo Pines Turok https://store.steampowered.com/search?tags=5160&supportedlang=english&ndl=1

When Horizon Zero Dawn was first revealed, it played really hard on that Turok appeal of hunting giant "dinosaurs" with a bow, even if they were metal.
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