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Dinosaur Fossil Hunter

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App ID 864700
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher ▲ Pyramid Games, PlayWay S.A.
Franchise Pyramid Games S.A., PlayWay S.A.
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 29126239
Last Record Update 22 May 2025 – 12:27:58 UTC ()
Release Date 4 May 2022 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😏 73.37%
902 reviews
7
In-Game
🖥️ Simulation ⛏️ Mining 🦖 Dinosaurs 🏠 Building 🧱 Sandbox

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.

Additional Information

Developer ▲ Pyramid Games
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher ▲ Pyramid Games
Store Release Date 4 May 2022 – 17:00:29 UTC ()
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Social Media https://discord.gg/sv9UWeh
https://www.facebook.com/PyramidGamesLab/
https://www.tiktok.com/@pyramid.games
https://www.twitch.tv/pyramid_games
https://x.com/PyramidLab
https://www.youtube.com/ThePyramidLab/
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 4 May 2022 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 22 May 2025 – 12:27:41 UTC () (1747916861)
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schinese恐龙化石猎人 古生物学家模拟器 (Dinosaur Fossil Hunter)
polishDinosaur Fossil Hunter - Symulator Paleontologa
frenchDinosaur Fossil Hunter - Simulateur de paléontologie
germanDinosaur Fossil Hunter - Paläontologie-Simulator
italianDinosaur Fossil Hunter - Simulatore di paleontologia
russianDinosaur Fossil Hunter - симулятор палеонтологии
spanishDinosaur Fossil Hunter - Simulador de paleontología
ukrainianDinosaur Fossil Hunter - Симулятор палеонтології
turkishDinosaur Fossil Hunter - Paleontoloji Simülatör
review_score 6
review_percentage 76
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Discord SDK, EpicOnlineServices SDK, UnityBurst SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 20 March 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 13524077
  • configuration:
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First seen on SteamDB 14 May 2018 – 15:28:50 UTC (), in changelist #4435681

Supported Languages

15 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🖥️ Simulation ⛏️ Mining 🦖 Dinosaurs 🏠 Building 🧱 Sandbox 🌍 Open World 🙌 First-Person 💼 Management 🗺 Exploration 🌱 Realistic 🧘 Relaxing 🚶 Walking Simulator 👤 Singleplayer 🌿 Nature 📊 Resource Management 👪 Family Friendly 🌎 Immersive Sim 🗺️ Adventure 🔄 Replay Value 🌫 Atmospheric

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Includes level editor Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/PyramidGames/Dinosaur Fossil Hunter/GameSaves *
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