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Redstart Interactive · Published by Redstart Interactive · Official site ↗
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Something’s rotten in New Dino City, and it’s up to you to solve the mystery in GNAW. In this metroidvania, explore a pre-apocalyptic saurian civilization hurtling toward self-annihilation. Meet strange characters, fight off twisted critters, and rescue your beloved city from extinction.
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Embark on a mysterious journey through New Dino City’s decaying streets in GNAW, an action-adventure game from Redstart Interactive. Solve puzzles and battle strange dino-monsters to save your city from self-destruction.
About this game
Meet Mack Ripley! He’s got short arms, a big heart, and dreams of being something… more.
New Dino City is the heart of saurian civilization; a bustling metropolis filled with dinosaurs large and small. Creatures of all species live together in peace… or they did until something began upsetting the natural order. Now, thrown into a strange situation filled with weird science and even stranger events, it’s up to Mack Ripley to unravel the mystery and save the world from extinction.
Not Your Average ‘Saur Anymore
Mack Ripley was just a guy living his life, wishing he could be something special. Thanks to a freak encounter of the science kind, Mack has been transformed. If you’ve never seen a dinosaur with otherworldly powers, get ready to be amazed as Mack chomps, spits, and devours his foes.
Strange Powers: You Can Gnaw Your Own Way
With each new skill, you’ll be able to unlock new ways to customize your playstyle. Whether you prefer to get up close and personal with those nasty critters, hang back and deal with them at a distance, or mix it up, you can make Mack your very own.
New Dino City: Enjoy the Bright Lights and Dangerous Underbelly
New Dino City has as many stories as it does dinos. Meet strange allies, twisted villains, and altered creatures as you uncover a diabolical mystery. How are all of the strange happenings connected? That’s for you to discover, but move quickly or else it may be lights out for the big city.
It’s Not Parkour, It’s ParkSaur: Getting Around New Dino City
Tall buildings, dark alleys, and some water that looks a little… off. New Dino City has it all!
Traverse a world of densely interconnected skyscrapers, darkened alleys, and strange locales as you dive deeper into the weird happenings in the City. But be careful, there are threats around every corner just waiting to be discovered.
Myth or Fact? New Dino City has Alligators in the Sewers
What’s caused the peaceful critters of New Dino City to begin terrorizing the population? You’ll need to use all of Mack’s abilities, create clever combinations, and push yourself to the limit to overcome challenging foes and terrifying bosses.
Game Features
Chomp through a prehistoric metroidvania 200 million years in the making
Experiment with an arsenal of 16 combat and traversal abilities
Weave your way through dozens of regions as new abilities open new areas
Look more than 150 snarling creatures right in the eye… then beat them up
Meet interesting denizens of New Dino City. And Gus. He’s… you’ll see.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
- Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, Arm64
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 or Vulkan capable GPUs
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Big Booms
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Jurassic
- Processor: Protein+
- Memory: 65000000 MB RAM
- Graphics: A Bigger Rock
- Sound Card: More Bass
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Release
This patch includes a critical crash bug fix for Simplified Chinese, as well as number of quality of life improvements. Thank you for playing GNAW! If you have any issues to report you can email support@redstart.io, join our discord or leave us a message on the GNAW community forums.Fixed crash bug when playing the game in Simplified Chinese and speaking to a merchant.Improved scene loading times and transitionsFixed movement when using keyboard and pressing up and forward simultaneouslyFixed small timing issue in dialog bubblesNPCs respond to more variety of attacksPrevent Lewis’ attack from being interrupted.Read full article on Community Announcements (Redstart)Patch NotesOfficial
Happy Halloween Demo Update!
Happy Halloween!A new update for the GNAW demo was just released thanks to your feedback. Play the demo on Halloween for a small easter egg (Halloween… egg?).We’ve also made a number of adjustments and fixes generally focused around combat and QoL. The full list is below. Thank you to everyone who has been playing the demo, and providing feedback!Added I-Frames to ScootFlying enemies will now fall when stunnedRat attacks can be interruptedImprove accuracy of enemy hitboxes and hurtboxesReduce Chomp warmup timing and increase hitbox size, improved vfxAdjust hit pause and recoil timing and spacingAdjust cloud save configurationRemove mouse locked to center of screenFix custom control binding not overriding defaultsControls rebinding for Spit Shot is now correctly unlocked after gaining the ability.Added ammo count to HUD.Indicate dialog options that were already visitedImproved map to reveal explored areas in smaller chunks.Added map icons for shops, doors and save points.Added cooldown for one-liners so Ripley is a little less chatty.Language menu now appears in the selected language.Fixed multiple localization issues in all languages.Numerous other small fixes and changesAdded Halloween easter eggRead full article on Community Announcements (Redstart)Press Coverage
Dino society is about to fall apart in the pre-apocalyptic action adventure GNAW
Dinosaurs were able to suppress their cannibalistic urges and build a society, where of course it all goes to hell in GNAW. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/dino-society-is-about-to-fall-apart-in-the-pre-apocalyptic-action-adventure-gnaw/Read full article on GamingOnLinux






