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DINOSAURS. PIXELS. PYROCLASTIC DOOM WALLS. MASSIVE INDIE CROSSOVERS. Dino Run DX has all of that and more. Come rediscover the original runner and escape extinction all over again.
Dino Run DX is a dinosaurs, pixel graphics and indie game
developed and published by Pixeljam.
Released on September 29th 2015 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.
It has received 1,511 reviews of which 1,418 were positive and 93 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 5.89€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.48€ on Gamivo.
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System requirements
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP
- Processor: 1 Ghz CPU
- Memory: 500 MB RAM
- Storage: 45 MB available space
MacOS
- OS: 10.6
- Processor: 1 Ghz CPU
- Storage: 500 MB available space
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Dino Run DX is an indie classic that takes the simple concept of running from extinction and turns it into an exhilarating, fast-paced experience. This game puts you in control of a tiny raptor racing against the inevitable doom of an incoming asteroid impact. The pixel art is charming, the music is catchy, and the sense of urgency keeps every run thrilling. The controls are tight, allowing for smooth jumping, sprinting, through the rugged, prehistoric landscape. This game could never get old until you max out your dino’s stats and have no one to play with anymore. Speaking of which multiplayer adds another layer of chaos, making it even more fun to see who can truly survive the longest. But let’s talk about what really stands out... the dinosaurs themselves. Their movements, their animations… and most importantly, their feet. Have you noticed how perfect they are? The way they plant down on the ground with every stride, gripping the terrain with prehistoric precision? The raw, clawed elegance of those raptor toes? It’s mesmerizing. I mean, just look at the pixel feet- all powerful, built for gripping and slashing, for survival. Every sprint forward, every leap through the air, you can feel the primal strength in those clawed beauties. The way they dig into the dirt, leaving perfect little imprints in the soft, pixelated soil. It’s almost poetic. It’s ART. Honestly, why aren’t we talking more about dino feet? Scientists have spent years studying fossils, but do they truly appreciate the majesty of a three-toed footprint pressed into the earth? A raptor’s toes aren’t just for running... no, they are a symbol, a work of prehistoric perfection. The curves, the pads, the talon placement AUUUGGHHH it all makes sense, it all feels right. When Pixeljam releases the sequel, they NEED to add more foot customization. Different talon shapes, foot textures, scale patterns, maybe even a zoom feature to get a proper look at those glorious dino digits. I need it. The world needs it. 10/10 game. Would run, jump, and admire those perfect prehistoric feet again. Also dinosaur!!! :D buy the game NOOWWWWW. <3333
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trigger warndng before reading: dinosours are extinct already. Soo dinosaurs in this game run from the metor and it is dangerous. i would streer clear of this meteors storm because its dangerous and kills you. But dont worry because you can save you kids in this game and raise a family.
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It's cool it's on Steam but let's all agree Miniclip was a better game distributor than Epic
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In my [url=https://www.jannekeparrish.com/game/audiosurf/] Audiosurf review, I wrote about nostalgia and the lens through which certain games inevitably have to be viewed. In that review, I talked about the memories the game evoked, the sensation of sitting in a too small, too expensive flat, curled around the one game I had that wasn't pirated, making a date night out of what I had, and loving every minute of it. It's impossible for me to disentangle the memories of playing the game from the game itself, and my review reflected that. I'm in a similar position with Dino Run. Though its Steam release date is 2015, Dino Run was originally one of the many, many flash games that populated the internet in the early 2000s. Released in 2008, I first started playing it when I found it via Stumbleupon shortly after its release. It became one of the games that defined my high school experience. Loading it up immediately conjures up memories of lingering in dim school corridors with my (then) boyfriend, giggling and passing a laptop back and forth, playing the game less to play it, and more to quietly exchange forbidden kisses, keeping an ever-watchful eye out for the chaperones who were meant to be preventing us from doing exactly what we were doing. Look, I was seventeen. We're all dramatic at seventeen. Playing Dino Run, then, is less the experience of playing this game, and more the experience of looking back almost twenty years at who I was, who I've been, and what a game like this can even mean any more. It's the process of contextualising memories and sifting through what's real and what's created, and being left with the question of whether it even matters. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3354440598 Dino Run is a side-scrolling, arcade-style game. You play as a dinosaur fleeing the coming apocalypse, trying to find shelter in some promised, far-off cave. Along the way, there are obstacles to leap over, eggs to collect, snacks to enjoy, and other, generally larger, dinosaurs to harass. Dino Run is not a particularly complex game. While it does have systems to upgrade the dinosaur and the potential to gather special power-ups and do little tricks here and there, these aren't strictly necessary to achieve the end goal. The player can make it to the end of the level - and survival - through their tenacity and ability to jump at appropriate times alone. As a game, Dino Run does fine. It is neither the most complex or engaging game ever, nor does it have anything particularly off-putting. Its music is fun and matches the silly, pixelated art. The levels repeat in the same, memorisable patterns, but there are a variety of modes and enough randomness to ensure it never gets strictly boring. Having an upgrade system and hidden bonuses throughout the levels gives an incentive for the player to try different approaches, but making them optional also means there is no obligation to do anything but just run forward towards safety. Indeed, when I play this game, that's all I ever really do. I charge my little dinosaur forward, jumping over rocks and flinging myself at pterodactyls, ignoring most bonuses and power-ups, and instead just seeing how quickly I can make it to the sanctuary at the end of the level. I think how I play this game is a reflection of the game and the narrative surrounding it. It's also a reflection of what I actually want out of it, and the story it's trapped in. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3354441061 I rarely play Dino Run anymore, not because it isn't fun - it is, albeit in short bursts and when I'm looking to kill a few minutes - but because it's reminiscent of a time and a place I'm no longer in. This is a game that belongs to seventeen year old me, discovering the wonders of the world for the first time, not the me currently sitting on my couch, sipping at tea and struggling to articulate why the nostalgia this game evokes is simultaneous the best thing for it and the worst. Throughout Dino Run, the player plays as a dinosaur, fleeing for a sanctuary that looks like the world they're leaving behind. It's replete with snacks and bonus points and everything the dinosaur has been forced to skip in its mad dash to get to the end, but above all else, is a place that lies beyond the havoc occurring just outside the rock door. If they were to step outside, the dinosaur would be confronted with the devastation of the world it came from and would be forced to recognise that there is no going back. It can either be crushed beneath a new reality, or it can stay in its tiny, perfectly preserved bubble. It, of course, chooses to stay. I don't blame it. I do the same thing. As do, I suspect, most of the people playing this game in 2024. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3354441508 I have been receiving e-mails from the developers of this game, Pixeljam, since 2013. Scanning through my inbox, the earliest e-mail I have from them is from November 2013. The most recent is from September. For eleven years, I have been receiving e-mails with updates about Dino Run 2. For eleven years, I've gotten ideas of what it could be, concept art, design updates, and promises of multiplayer, slurping animations, and trees. For my entire adult life, this dev team has been working on some kind of continuation of this game, and they have yet to bring it to fruition. I don't think this is a failure on the part of the devs. The nature of creative industries is to be fickle, and which games get made and which don't feels less like the product of whether something is a good idea, and more on random chance. Some get funded, some get their big, lucky break, and most do not. And some have their break, but at a point where all the good it does them is to contain them in a particular bubble. They race forward, escaping the doom of never being seen only to find that what awaits them at the other end is an artificial bubble, sealing them into a particular time and place that can never be recaptured. If you browse the comments on this game on Steam, you'll see that the vast majority of them are about playing this game as a kid, or about how much joy they get from the act of being nostalgic. There are none about the game itself or about how it plays as a game because, for its audience, it has ceased to be a game. It is a memory of a time that can't be recaptured, where nothing of any greater substance is wanted or required. I'm no different. This game is my memories of a secluded corridor, of first loves, of furtive glances searching for the ever-looming authority figure. But when I want to get lost in those memories again, it's Dino Run I turn to. I return to that tiny bubble and let the doom lash the outside of my door, safe in this bubble I've created. Developer: Pixeljam Genre: Arcade Year: 2015 Country: United States Language: English Play Time: 5-10 minutes/run Playthrough: https://youtu.be/cfOtL_5rQMM If you enjoyed this review, please check out [url=https://www.jannekeparrish.com/game] my other reviews and [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44626948-Loons/] my curator page. Thanks for reading!
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Oh, god, they're all going to die... and no matter how fast I run, I can't save them all... A very nostalgic and fun game! I'm gonna need to play it more for sure. It's fast-paced and fun and kind of bleak but in a low-stakes sort of way! It's very funny seeing Wilson Don't Starve and Freddy Fazbear Five Night's on dinosaur bodies. This game gets a dragon rating of 7/10 because dinosaurs are not dragons, but boy, are they close.
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Dino Run DX is currently priced at 5.89€ on Steam.
Dino Run DX is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 5.89€ on Steam.
Dino Run DX received 1,418 positive votes out of a total of 1,511 achieving a rating of 8.90.
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Dino Run DX was developed and published by Pixeljam.
Dino Run DX is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Dino Run DX is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Dino Run DX is not playable on Linux.
Dino Run DX is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for Dino Run DX. Explore additional content available for Dino Run DX on Steam.
Dino Run DX does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Dino Run DX does not support Steam Remote Play.
Dino Run DX is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Pixeljam
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Release
29 Sep 2015
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