Dinosaur Fossil Hunter

About this game

Dinosaur Fossil Hunter is a storytelling simulator where you live a real paleontologist's life. Explore different lands, search, uncover and study uncovered fossils, and prepare the skeletons to build your own museum. You will learn many interesting facts about these extinct creatures that walked the Earth millions of years ago.

Game features:

• Drive off-road vehicles in locations inspired by U.S. landscapes
  
• Use various exploration and excavation tools to search through deformable terrain
  
• Prepare fossils to showcase in your own museum
  
• Learn about numerous dinosaur species while studying their detailed skeletons
  
• Follow an intriguing storyline

TRAVEL THE UNKNOWN

Hit the road to search for fossils of extinct species that once ruled the Earth. Enjoy diverse landscapes across the United States, where you'll force your way through mud, water, and various environmental hazards. Destroy rocks, drain bodies of water, and search for your prize in a vast terrain.

EXPLORE EXCAVATION AREAS

Collecting fossils is not that easy, especially if you have to dig by yourself. Use your georadar to search for clues and discover the remains of extinct species, adding to your insight of the Earth's distant past. If you think all you have to do is find the right area, you’re wrong. It's just the beginning! Use multiple tools, such as a chainsaw, shovel, or pickaxe, to achieve your goal. But, be careful! These bones can be very fragile.

PREPARE DELICATE FOSSILS

Precious fossils are very delicate, so you need to carefully clean the bones to ensure that nothing gets damaged before assembling a complete prehistoric skeleton. Manage your know-how using the portable in-game tablet and become a world-renowned paleontologist.

DESIGN YOUR OWN MUSEUM

After your dinosaur skeletons are complete, it's time to customize your museum. Arrange the interior, grow plants, and decorate the building with various displays. Design your own prehistoric diorama. Choose all the elements for the set, from small plants to rocks and even types of soil. Arrange dinosaurs to create thrilling, dynamic settings and give them life to stoke the imagination of your visitors. Become a truly brilliant curator of your own private museum!

Latest news

• Announcements·10 Dec 2025Official

  Biggest Discount Ever and other news!

  Hello, Fossil Hunters! 🦖 We have some massive news for you today! Whether you are just discovering our game, or you are a veteran paleontologist looking for a Christmas gift for a fellow dino enthusiast, today is the perfect day to grab a copy! ⛏️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/864700/Dinosaur_Fossil_Hunter/ 💥 Biggest Discount in History: -70%! For the first time since the release of Dinosaur Fossil Hunter, we are offering a -70% discount as part of the Steam Daily Deal! If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to start your adventure—this is it. We want to thank our community for the years of support, feedback, and all the amazing museum exhibits you’ve created since our launch: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32825646/2b74378f7401f94687fd035d624318e56d20c3c6.jpg 🦕 New Bundle with Parkasaurus Do you love dinosaurs? (We know you do! 😉) We’ve teamed up with the developers of Parkasaurus to create a new bundle. Now you can hunt for fossils in our game and manage your own colorful dino theme park in theirs! Check out the Parkasaurus + Fossil Hunter Bundle here: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/64949/Parkasaurus_Fossil_Hunter/ 👕 Official Merch – You asked, we delivered! We are also happy to share a cool little milestone for our studio. For a long time, we wanted to bring the art from our games into the real world, and thanks to our cooperation with Tilt, it’s finally possible! It’s really exciting for us to see our graphics on physical items. Right now, we have high-quality Mouse Pads and Floor Mats available, and we hope to add T-shirts and Hoodies soon. If you want to support us and grab some loot, check out the links below: Dinosaur Fossil Hunter Collection: Browse here Occupy Mars Collection: Browse here {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32825646/ab902f7e2bafaf2929facc2b1ca041ae76ecfa0a.jpg 🚀 What’s next for Pyramid Games? Many of you have been asking about the future of Dinosaur Fossil Hunter and our team's current focus. As you know, after releasing many updates for DFH (culminat...
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• Announcements·22 Sept 2025Official

  Dinosaur Bundle with Aquarist

  Dear Paleontologists!🐟Walking into the aquarium is like exploring a different world.🐟Our friends from FreeMind have prepared Publisher's sale and you can grab Aquarist in a bundle together with Dinosaur Fossil Hunter - cheaper than ever! Aquarist is a relaxing sandbox casual simulation game where you create and manage a home for fish🐟, sea turtles🐢, sharks🦈, octopuses🐙, and more🐬 To 🎉 celebrate with them, we have a bundle to give you a chance to buy it cheaper. All of their titles are available ➡️HERE⬅️ Enjoy and let your friends know about it too! Yours Dinosaur Fossil Hunter team
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• Announcements·4 Oct 2024Official

  Steam Animal Week is live and we're happy to participate in it!

  https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/91f3a34156d093b6bf3cf365dcaa294e9aff9a56.png We are super excited to announce that Dinosaur Fossil Hunter takes part in Animal Week, organized by Games Incubator in cooperation with WWF Polska 😻 During this event, you can get Dinosaur Fossil Hunter and its DLCs at a discounted price of -50%! ✨🦖 https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/612a979d1d68560d93e080adeaba0ca95fee77d5.png This special event is organized to celebrate World Animal Day and aims to raise awareness about animal welfare and conservation. We are proud to support efforts to protect wildlife and their habitats by participating in this event. This initiative promises to provide an educational and entertaining experience for all players. 🤝 Let’s make a difference together through the power of gaming! 🎮 Don't forget to check our social media! https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/0647773c091c187f2adeb9d164aedbe4731053fc.png https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/0b65b63c7a1ef621175ae33c3e162b2809376988.png https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/9c0a456d9e8d251924a3b50915224f8dfeb4b824.png https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/f644a27bbf281536bade4a62d7ff37eb3c0c24c7.png Take care, Dinosaur Fossil Hunter team
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• Announcements·14 Aug 2024Official

  Our Paleontology Adventure is now also on Xbox platform!

  Fossil Hunters! Big news – Dinosaur Fossil Hunter is now available on Xbox One X/S and Xbox Series X/S! If you’ve ever dreamed of stepping into the muddy boots of a real-life paleontologist and you are a console player - this is your golden ticket to a thrilling prehistoric journey! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32825646/0b55ea2edde7faa5cd28d5d0d6ecb808f407eddb.jpg Many of you have asked about this so we are happy to announce that the Xbox version is finally ready! This is our first 100% self-made Xbox game. Porting it from Steam was a very long process and took us over a year! The road to this Xbox port wasn't easy as we had to learn a lot in the process but the final effect is worth it! 🫡 We wish you all a wonderful rest of August! 🦖 Don't forget to check our social media! https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/0647773c091c187f2adeb9d164aedbe4731053fc.png https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/0b65b63c7a1ef621175ae33c3e162b2809376988.png https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/9c0a456d9e8d251924a3b50915224f8dfeb4b824.png https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/f644a27bbf281536bade4a62d7ff37eb3c0c24c7.png Take care, Dinosaur Fossil Hunter team
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• Announcements·2 Apr 2024Official

  Bundle with Aquarist and 2.5.11 on default!

  Dear Paleontologists! Given the fact that no major issues were reported to us during your testing of the 2.5.11 version on the public_testing branch, and the tests of our QA team were successful, we’re happy to announce that we’re ready to move the patch to the default branch! ✅ 🦖 v2.5.11 (public_testing) -> v.2.5.11 (default) ⬇️ If you missed the previous devlog with complete changelog, you’re welcomed to read it below ⬇️ https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/864700/view/4137192029933971004?l=english We’re still watching our social media and community channels, and waiting for your feedback 💭 - feel free to share your opinion, ideas for future works and bug reports as it helps us develop Dinosaur Fossil Hunter for you. All links can be found below. We’re creating it together! 🙌 🐟Walking into the aquarium is like exploring a different world.🐟 We prepared more news for you! Our friends from FreeMind release today Aquarist - a relaxing sandbox casual simulation game where you create and manage a home for amazing fish🐟, sea turtles🐢, sharks🦈, octopuses🐙, and more🐬 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1430760/Aquarist/ Watch the launch trailer and create your amazing aquarium❗📺 To 🎉 celebrate with them, we have a bundle to give you a chance to buy it cheaper. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/25775/Dinosaur_and_Aquarist/ Enjoy and let your friends know about it too! And that’s finally all for today! Have a ☀️ beautiful day or evening and see you later in the next devlogs! Check our social media! https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/0647773c091c187f2adeb9d164aedbe4731053fc.png https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/0b65b63c7a1ef621175ae33c3e162b2809376988.png https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/9c0a456d9e8d251924a3b50915224f8dfeb4b824.png https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/32825646/f644a27bbf281536bade4a62d7ff37eb3c0c24c7.png Yours, Dinosaur Fossil Hunter team
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