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Dinosaur Fossil Hunter

▲ Pyramid Games · 2022-05-04

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ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 04, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 14, 2024 (Xbox One), Aug 14, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Dec 05, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Become a real paleontologist, explore various environments and search for dinosaur fossils. Dig for and study the remnants of these majestic creatures to learn about their evolution. Build your own museum and experience an immersive background story.

Dinosaur Fossil Hunter is an Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation game released in 2022, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and Mostly Positive (76% of 994 reviews) sentiment.

14
playing now
76%
positive of 1.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
3.52★
PlayStation Store rating (79 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 80 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 57% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (344 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 20k–45k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,001 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$22.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2026-08-27) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $22.99 · on sale 15 of 32 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23923920222026Week of 2022-05-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1942026-09-15 03:00 — 10 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 12 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 12 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 14 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 8 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 14 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 19 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 11 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 16 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 10 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 11 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 16 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 15 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2059May 2022Aug 2026May 2022 — avg 205 · peak 855Jul 2022 — avg 26 · peak 69Sep 2022 — avg 28 · peak 70Nov 2022 — avg 22 · peak 67Jan 2023 — avg 17 · peak 49Mar 2023 — avg 12 · peak 34May 2023 — avg 15 · peak 42Jul 2023 — avg 16 · peak 49Sep 2023 — avg 22 · peak 185Nov 2023 — avg 14 · peak 39Jan 2024 — avg 14 · peak 35Mar 2024 — avg 28 · peak 76May 2024 — avg 28 · peak 118Jul 2024 — avg 14 · peak 33Sep 2024 — avg 10 · peak 27Nov 2024 — avg 10 · peak 23Jan 2025 — avg 16 · peak 39Mar 2025 — avg 11 · peak 35May 2025 — avg 11 · peak 32Jul 2025 — avg 16 · peak 50Sep 2025 — avg 13 · peak 38Nov 2025 — avg 9 · peak 30Jan 2026 — avg 15 · peak 44Mar 2026 — avg 14 · peak 40May 2026 — avg 9 · peak 28Jul 2026 — avg 10 · peak 29Aug 2026 — avg 12 · peak 41
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$22.99$5.992022-05-042026-10-082022-05-04 — best price $17.992022-07-11 — best price $17.992022-08-22 — best price $19.992022-11-18 — best price $15.592022-12-22 — best price $14.992023-02-13 — best price $15.992023-05-07 — best price $12.992023-07-14 — best price $12.992023-09-23 — best price $10.992023-11-21 — best price $10.992023-12-21 — best price $9.992024-02-26 — best price $9.992024-03-28 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-08-05 — best price $19.992024-09-12 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-10 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-05-08 — best price $19.992025-08-07 — best price $19.992025-09-22 — best price $19.992025-11-05 — best price $19.992026-01-22 — best price $6.992026-03-18 — best price $19.992026-05-04 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $8.992026-07-27 — best price $19.992026-09-05 — best price $5.992026-09-24 — best price $22.992026-10-08 — best price $22.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
93.5%
earned "Daddy, I drew a dino!"
15.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing2 DLC

14 supported languages: English, Polish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2022-11-16, latest 2022-12-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,4331%83

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

MiningNatureSandboxBuildingRelaxingDinosaursRealisticManagementOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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