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Fossil Hunters

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App ID 690150
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Reptoid Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28977029
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 08:57:39 UTC ()
Release Date 13 February 2018 – 17:11:24 UTC ()
❓ 75.18%
72 reviews
1
In-Game

A casual action-adventure game about digging for fossils and building your own dinosaurs.

Additional Information

Developer Reptoid Games
metacritic_name Fossil Hunters
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Reptoid Games
Store Release Date 13 February 2018 – 17:11:37 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 13 February 2018 – 17:11:24 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 10 January 2020 – 21:13:35 UTC () (1578690815)
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osextended macos64
review_score 8
review_percentage 84
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 29 March 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5661610
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-4RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
First seen on SteamDB 31 July 2017 – 16:37:52 UTC (), in changelist #3244002

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 💥 Action 🌱 Indie 🦖 Dinosaurs 🗺 Exploration ⛏️ Mining 🤝 Co-op 👪 Family Friendly 📺 Local Multiplayer 👥 Local Co-Op 🌫 Atmospheric 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🧩 Puzzle 🎮 Controller 🕳️ Underground 🏠 Building 🎨 Stylized 🔋 Physics 💰 Kickstarter

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen PvP Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Stats Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Shared/Split Screen PvP

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp10 January 2020 – 21:15:03 UTC
Trailers
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
690151 Windows Fossil Hunters Content (Win) 678.26 MiB 219.71 MiB
690152 macOS Fossil Hunters Depot (OSX) 692.11 MiB 226.18 MiB
806390 Fossil Hunters - Soundtrack (806390) Depot 131.31 MiB 82.90 MiB

Total size on disk is 1.47 GiB and total download size is 528.80 MiB.

Total size on disk is 809.57 MiB and total download size is 302.62 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 5661610 12 October 2020 – 14:24:37 UTC
bugfix 5661610 9 October 2020 – 15:46:57 UTC
developer 2944135 13 July 2018 – 16:36:45 UTC

Other

Name Value
baselanguages English
hasdepotsindlc 0
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