16 Best Upcoming Dinosaur Games of 2025: Action, Horror & City Building Adventures

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Lists / 31 Dec 2024

In 2025, the gaming world is bringing these ancient giants back to life in ways you have never seen or experienced. But let us get one thing out of the way: no Jurassic Park games here. Why? Well, because you know those already, and quite frankly, it’s time for some fresh meat—sorry, pun intended.

Below is the wrap-up of the most thrilling new dino games, from all-singing, all-dancing indie darlings to big-budget blockbusters.

Genre: Everything from crazy top-down shooters to inventive town builders.

Roaring Action: Dinosaur Shooters

Well, adrenaline junkies, these games will let you cut loose with your arsenal against rampaging dinosaurs. These shooters are full-on action, from razing raptors to taking down that one colossal T. rex. Expect explosions, intensive firefights, and lots of roaring—probably yours and theirs. Ferocious and Deathground come across as high-budget entries compared to other games on our list; delivering thrilling gameplay and polished designs that truly stand out.

Mesozoic Building: City Builders with Dinosaurs

Ever wondered what it’d be like to manage a city while dinosaurs run free? These city builders challenge you to balance progress with survival in constructing thriving communities that live alongside—or desperately avoid—prehistoric beasts. It’s SimCity meets Jurassic chaos. Games like ARK 2 and Shipwrecked: Lost Colony put you right in the middle of it; where building a city means dealing with dino threats and trying to stay alive…

Nostalgic Appeal: 2D Platformers and Puzzle Games

Not all dinosaur games are about destruction—some of them offer refreshing twists with colorful 2D platforming and brilliantly designed puzzles that are perfect for gamers who love adorable visuals and a break from all the carnage. That said, Time Breaking Dino Breach on our list is a puzzle-action game inspired by Dino Crisis; so while it has puzzles, there’s still plenty of destruction to enjoy!!

Thrilling Terror: Survival Horror

What’s scarier than being alone in the dark? Add dinosaurs to it. These survival horror games bring spine-chilling tension while making your way through hazardous environments and trying to outsmart a predator on the hunt.

Pro tip: Don’t look back. And Tempus Triad? It’s shaping up to be a mind-bending dino horror experience-definitely one to keep an eye on…

All Good Things in One Prehistoric Package

All good things are found herein, from dino-packed action to creative strategy. Be it blasting your way through a dino apocalypse or building a prehistoric utopia, you can be certain there’s something here that will catch your fancy.

Links to Steam for Easy Access

Other than the video above, we’ve compiled a list of all of them here, with direct links to their Steam store pages. Don’t bother digging, because we have done it all for you—no archaeologist puns here. Take a look at the full list below and let us know what you’re most excited to dive into!

Ferocious

Time Breaking Dino Breach

The Lost Wild

ARK 2

Pteranodon 2: Primal Island

Compound Fracture

Primal Planet

Turok Origins

Shipwrecked: Lost Colony

Tempus Triad

Primal Omen

Scourge of the Reptiles

Deathground

Theropods

Kyoryu

Time Traveling Raptors

Fernando Diaz

Fernando is doing what he always did, sharing his honest opinions about games whenever he can. The difference is now he is writing and not talking about it.
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