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Paleo Pines

Italic Pig · Maximum Entertainment · 2023-09-26

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AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 26, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 26, 2023 (Linux), Sep 26, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 26, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Sep 26, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Sep 26, 2023 (Xbox One)

Welcome to Paleo Pines, a charming island known for its friendly dinosaurs, quirky townsfolk, and mysterious past. Befriend dinos and enlist their help to fix up your ranch and farm crops to create your cozy dino sanctuary! Then set out with your companion, Lucky, to uncover the island’s secrets.

59
playing now
83%
positive of 2.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
43h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

59 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Paleo Pines, also known as Paleo Pines: The Dino Valley, is an independent life simulation game developed by Italic Pig and published by Modus Games. It was released for Linux, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on 26 September 2023. Players take the role of a rancher working in a dinosaur sanctuary while befriending townsfolk and the creatures they care for.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 59 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 219 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~27/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 53k–120k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,664 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$4.80-84%
IndieGala$5.08-83%
Gamesplanet$5.16-83%
GOG$7.49-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.73 at GameBillet (2026-08-07) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 149 of 196 observed days · $0.07 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
27527520232026Week of 2023-09-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

105382026-08-11 19:00 — 105 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 47 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 68 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 81 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 48 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 78 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 85 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 58 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 86 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 98 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 38 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 67 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 82 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 42 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 80 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 55 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 43 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 102 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 67 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 63 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 79 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 43 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 45 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 76 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 41 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 42 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 63 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 51 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 59 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$4.802023-09-262026-08-302023-09-26 — best price $26.992024-01-26 — best price $29.992024-03-23 — best price $20.692024-06-13 — best price $14.992024-07-15 — best price $17.992024-08-10 — best price $29.992024-09-07 — best price $29.992024-10-08 — best price $29.992024-11-09 — best price $29.992024-12-01 — best price $13.192024-12-22 — best price $13.342025-01-05 — best price $24.892025-01-20 — best price $10.592025-02-17 — best price $13.492025-03-23 — best price $10.772025-04-17 — best price $7.862025-05-16 — best price $29.992025-06-09 — best price $20.692025-07-11 — best price $23.892025-07-30 — best price $29.992025-08-22 — best price $9.602025-09-19 — best price $9.002025-10-09 — best price $20.692025-10-26 — best price $29.992025-11-12 — best price $10.502025-11-29 — best price $29.992025-12-17 — best price $29.992026-01-19 — best price $7.492026-02-25 — best price $29.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-04-22 — best price $29.992026-05-11 — best price $7.492026-05-30 — best price $7.502026-06-14 — best price $29.992026-07-06 — best price $7.492026-07-28 — best price $29.992026-08-14 — best price $6.002026-08-30 — best price $4.80
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3762026-05-31 — 21 pageviews2026-06-03 — 11 pageviews2026-06-06 — 27 pageviews2026-06-09 — 16 pageviews2026-06-12 — 8 pageviews2026-06-15 — 14 pageviews2026-06-18 — 14 pageviews2026-06-21 — 16 pageviews2026-06-24 — 10 pageviews2026-06-27 — 12 pageviews2026-06-30 — 17 pageviews2026-07-03 — 13 pageviews2026-07-06 — 19 pageviews2026-07-09 — 11 pageviews2026-07-12 — 23 pageviews2026-07-15 — 16 pageviews2026-07-18 — 18 pageviews2026-07-21 — 12 pageviews2026-07-24 — 11 pageviews2026-07-27 — 10 pageviews2026-07-30 — 10 pageviews2026-08-02 — 11 pageviews2026-08-05 — 8 pageviews2026-08-08 — 9 pageviews2026-08-11 — 14 pageviews2026-08-14 — 14 pageviews2026-08-17 — 12 pageviews2026-08-20 — 19 pageviews2026-08-23 — 9 pageviews2026-08-26 — 10 pageviews2026-08-28 — 13 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
60.7%
earned "They Won't Bite"
7.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9792%46
PS5 (PlayStation)3148%47
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)2435%46
PS4 (PlayStation)738%47
Switch (Nintendo)490%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DCuteIndieCasualColorfulLife SimRelaxingDinosaursOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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