Prehistoric Kingdom
Take control of limitless power to build, manage and grow the ultimate zoo for extinct animals in Prehistoric Kingdom.
Design and decorate beautiful habitats using an array of powerful creative tools. Grow jungles, carve rivers and raise mountains across the enormous playable area to create the perfect park for your specimens.
Unlock your creativity with robust modular building tools to construct housing and shelters by hand.
Take up the role of park manager by developing the infrastructure to care for guests, animals and staff alike. Ensure resources and safety is kept in-order to delay the inevitable!
From the majestic Woolly Mammoth to the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, undo the rules of extinction by breeding a diverse selection of prehistoric wildlife.
Find new creatures and genetic skins by discovering genetic material from all over the world, unleashing unseen levels of customization and choice.
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Jurassic World Evolution 2
I was going to wait till after christmas to see if this was going to get better, but with down right frustrating stuff going on here, nah this needs to be done now. This is abysmally annoying compared to the first.
I’ll start off with the pros:
Paleobotany is now a part of paddock building itself, very welcome very nice. Good step up.
Automation on the park vehicles is a lot better now… for the most part.
Slightly bigger maps, though it may not seem like it where 1’s were stretched out into long thin lines, these are all most compact and lumpy.
– Real player with 188.1 hrs in game
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Overall I recommend this game with an asterisk which I will go into a bit.
Mechanically, the game is an overall improvement on a base level from the previous game, at least as far as the core functions of the dinosaurs, park building, and pinning down what your guests need to get a five star park is. Makes it a lot more engaging then simply plopping down a hotel, arcade, clothes shop and restuarant near every viewing gallery. Guests wants are communicated slightly better and paths, shelters, etc. make even a bare bones five star challenge park look like a beautiful well done theme park in contrast to previous games where its a mess of buildings and hotels huddled in one place to artificially inflate a rating with a big multisectioned square of fences with nothing but diplos and dilophos in them.
– Real player with 125.2 hrs in game
Jurassic World Evolution
Jurassic World: Evolution is a game that is stilted, sterile and constrictive in its park building gameplay, level design and soundtrack. Being a spiritual successor to 2003’s Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis, it somehow manages to come short of doing certain things better than its predecessor even with the impressive and amazing visuals, increased dinosaur roster and DLCs.
Its park building management is incredibly shallow and the game feels largely incomplete despite the current dinosaur roster size and especially without the DLC packs.
– Real player with 128.9 hrs in game
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5 hours in and I love it. Been awhile since a game made me stay up to 3AM
– Real player with 87.8 hrs in game
Parkasaurus
Okay, so I’m a huge fan of zoo-based park management games, right? I’ve spent a good portion of my childhood pretty much wasting away on them. Zoo Tycoon, Wildlife Park, Jurassic World Genesis, Zoo Empire, you name it. But I’ll be honest, when I first saw Parkasaurus, I really did not think I would enjoy this game all that much. Probably because it’s been so long since we’ve had a really good zoo management game (ZT2 Ultimate Collection is still considered the best by many zoo management fans, myself included, and that was released in ’08, so 10-11 years ago now), coupled with my own initial dislike for the ridiculously huge-eyed goofy art style and the fact that it’s solely focused on dinosaurs. Personally, I just didn’t have high expectations here.
– Real player with 319.3 hrs in game
☆The Old(est) Fashioned ‘Zoo Tycoon'☆
Parkasaurus has been on my wishlist for I dont know how long.
Right now, it’s the steam summer sale and I’ve been looking at games to distract me during the long heated summer hours.
I’ve been interested but I never really wanted to put £20 on it, like, it looked fun, but it’s…isometric? …Ehhh….
What I hadn’t realised was that the game is actually full on, low-poly style 3D! It’s not completely isometric art, and I appreciate that so much for a reason I’ll explain down below. I have played 4.5 hours so far, definitely going back for more, and this has let me play through two campaign levels (there’s loads left to do!) and the tutorial level.
– Real player with 25.6 hrs in game
Dino Nest
Hi I quickly fell in love with this game. It has a mostly smooth interface, and with some practice, one can find a nice rhythm to the game play. I love the genetics aspect, especially the pack genetics area, though I hope they expand it to include more options to improve genetic traits and abilities, or focus on certain ones? I would recommend enhancing the “Circle” colors on dinos of the specific rarities EPIC and RARE. They are easily merged into the common category to me due to the color of their circles. I currently have 40 points to spend on pack genetics and nothing to spend them on! ;( That being said, I feel the normal difficulty is fine, and there is a “hump” that definitely can be difficult; namely getting your pack of dinos to a solid six in numbers. In all game play for me, I have found that if I don’t get the good luck to develop a solid three, then four pack of dinos, the game ends up killing me. Once I get to four, I feel bad luck or bad choices will get you killed, but otherwise you can be safe. My current goal is to have a full set of 15 legendary dinos. I have gotten there once but lost two babies quickly so back to trying to get there again! I like the color variations. I feel something like nest expansions can be added to other parts of the map to further enhance specific gameplay or nest challenges. Nest expansion area suggestions: add a “MAXIMUM” option to the menu that adds or removes meat or leaves to the expansion. I found it challenging to add one at a time a lot. The nest expansion is a little confusing to me in regards to adding the dinos to them. They are an extra storage area for leaves and meat when no dinos are present. But when you add dinos they deplete the meat and leaves, and seem to do things, but I am not clear on what, or how beneficial it is to me to add dinos to expansions or simply sacrificing them in the “Pack” menu? I’d like more interaction and a better understanding of the nest expansion areas. Love the game and will keep on playing, looking forward to what else you have in future updates! Thanks for making a great game!
– Real player with 34.2 hrs in game
Cool game so far. I have some tips to make the game even better! But you don’t have to follow my tips in the game.
1. The battle is not bad, but it can be better, when the fight is with the statistics, like in Boxing school. With life points and the damage that your pack make or the each Dinosaur and other things that you can decide. The battle shoud be a bit slower for me. One other thing is, when a other Carnivor has a Cadaver and you attack the Carnivor, you shoud get the meat from the cadaver and from the Carnivor (when you killed the Carnivor).
– Real player with 19.1 hrs in game
Dinogotchi
Dinogotchi reminds me of all the tamagotchis I had as a child, they’re all dead… But Dinogotchi is different, the game has a nice and cute art, the music and sound effects are nice but I feel like the game in general could have a extra polish.
I recommend the game, especially for those who already had tamagotchis in their childhood or for those interested in the genre.
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
I am editing my review to update my opinions on the game, I will keep the original at the bottom of this for context, my biggest issues with parts of the game being unplayable is fixed so I think it’s fair and time to change this. :)
The developer of this game has done a good job at making a cute game and being open to criticism and fixing the problems. All the issues I reported were fixed really fast and it gives me a lot of hope for future updates.
The pixel art in the game is really well done, all the dinosaurs look cute and recognisable and overall really pleasant to look at. The UI is really nice and was updated recently to make the happiness, hunger and energy icons more clean which wasn’t necessary but a really nice change. The music is also very nice and cute, I enjoy it a lot, more songs would be nice but this is still good.
– Real player with 3.6 hrs in game
Desktop Dinosaurs
Enjoy watching cute hand animated dinosaurs inspired by 90’s Tamagotchi live directly on your desktop. Manage your environment, resources to raise and evolve your dinosaurs during their entire life. But don’t forget to show them love! Dinosaurs need love!
Features 🦕
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See your dinosaurs live (eat, sleep, die…) directly inside your windows desktop
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2 species of dinosaur currently available (more to come)
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Your progression is saved
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You can name your dinosaurs
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Randomly generated dinosaur colors sets inspired by NES console color palette
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A shop where you can buy new dinosaurs eggs, plants and decorations
Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
Play a free prologue version now:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1339460/Dinosaur_Fossil_Hunter_Prologue
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:
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Drive off-road vehicles in locations inspired by U.S. landscapes
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Use various exploration and excavation tools to search through deformable terrain
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Prepare fossils to showcase in your own museum
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Learn about numerous dinosaur species while studying their detailed skeletons
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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!
Mesozoica
Settle in folks for a review of the best upkept games on early access!
A broken 33.99 tech demo, that is praised by its fanbase with rabid fanaticism. Mesozoica has done nothing but impress! The dev’s and mods deal with trolls (And people that aren’t a fan of how the’ve taken their money and done essentially nothing with it thus far) to keep a clean happy forum. They are also fans of giving updates on their updates for a game that should have obviously stayed in development for another 4 months. But if you’re willing to look passed the negatives, here are some positives.
– Real player with 19.9 hrs in game
EDIT: PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, IT IS VERY LIKELY ABANDONED AND A SCAM. From another poster (Devs Update on April 1st: Progression of and managing your park):
“From Hawk-@Forever_Lona:
This will quickly get deleted and I will be banned, so I hope someone gets to see this.
I have been part of the new Discord for bug testers.
The only thing that is being “tested” at the moment is terraforming. Theres nothing else. No UI update. Terraforming is still broken. Pretty much all the bugs are still there. The last bug report on the Github page was 10 days ago. Devs are not responding to bugs or closing reports. Reports are still coming through from issues that have persisted since 0.1. No one is interested.
– Real player with 18.7 hrs in game
Wildlife Park Gold Reloaded
It’s not a patch on the original Zoo Tycoon. None of the scenarios seem to be winnable after the intitial introduction ones and it’s plagued with problems, such as vets not treating animals, animals not eating food, etc… The free form games are probably OK, but come on, when will Steam have the original Zoo Tycoon? The only reason I bought this was because I miss the game as my pc will no longer play the CD ROM of the original (and you can’t seem to get computers with disc drives now.) The graphics aren’t as nice either, nor is the section of animals in the game is as extensive, though I could have put that aside if there weren’t so many bugs in the game.
– Real player with 11.8 hrs in game
An oversimplified version of the original game made to be played on mobile devices. The menus don’t give you even half of the details you actually need to know to keep your animals happy. Would recommend just buying the original version of the base game and wild creatures
– Real player with 1.8 hrs in game