Dinosaur Fossil Hunter

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 1,014 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 13.2h for positive, 3.5h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (93.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (83)

• Daddy, I drew a dino! Draw a dino in the flashback sequence. 100%
• Truly passionate Complete tutorial minigames. 98%
• Searching like a boss Inspect rocks with fossils. 74%
• Bird mimic Discover remnants of Ornithomimus. 70%
• True predator Complete T-Rex skeleton. 63%
• Pimp my ride Change the color of 1 car. 58%
• I know how to use it Use every table in the garage. 58%
• Bronze Shovel Use a digging tool 250 times. 49%
• Swift running lizard Discover remnants of Dromaeosaurus. 48%
• Let the adventure begin Finish Prologue part of the game. 46%
• Trust me, I’m interior decorator Change floor, wall and ceiling material. 40%
• Rockbreaker bronze Destroy 100 rocks. 39%
• Silver Shovel Use a digging tool 500 times. 37%
• The cutest one Assemble Dromaeosaurus skeleton 34%
• Golden Shovel Use a digging tool 1000 times. 31%
• Rockbreaker silver Destroy 200 rocks. 28%
• Is it a bird? Is it a lizard? No, it's an ornithomimus! Assemble Ornithomimus skeleton 27%
• Three-horned face Discover remnants of Triceratops. 25%
• King of the tyrant lizards Discover remnants of T-Rex. 25%
• Sophisticated dinosaur Unlock the State Museum. 23%
• Patience you must have Clean all fossils manually. 23%
• It's a good start Clean 25 bone sets manually. 23%
• Pimp my tool Change the color of 1 tool. 20%
• Long headed Discover remnants of Edmontonia. 20%
• I can go anywhere Unlock access to all the locations. 20%
• The One True King Assemble T-Rex skeleton. 20%
• Lazy bones Have an employee clean all the fossils in the Prologue for you. 17%
• Woodwork addicted Assemble all wooden dino figurines for a second time. 17%
• Landscape Hunter Take a photo with a flying drone in one of available locations. 17%
• Lizard from Edmonton Discover remnants of Edmontosaurus. 17%
• Rockbreaker gold Destroy 500 rocks. 16%
• It can't get any better! Get all your tools to the max level. 16%
• Dino with a long skull Assemble Edmontonia skeleton 15%
• My best friend brush Clean 50 bone sets manually. 14%
• T-rex's lunch Assemble Edmontosaurus skeleton 13%
• The famous one Assemble Triceratops skeleton 12%
• Great Explorer - Quarry Set up all possible excavation sites in Quarry. 12%
• Never ending exploration Drive until the fuel runs out. 11%
• Perfect management Unlock the National Museum. 11%
• Get your hands dirty Clean 75 bone sets manually. 9.9%
• Looks like we got a connection! Get close to the antenna in Dinosaur Canyon. 9.7%
• Spiked lizard Discover remnants of Styracosaurus. 7.6%
• Near crested lizard Discover remnants of Parasaurolophus. 7.4%
• Great Explorer - Dinosaur Canyon Set up all possible excavation sites in Dinosaur Canyon. 7.1%
• Horned roof Discover remnants of Stegoceras. 7.1%
• Dreadful lizard Discover remnants of Gorgosaurus. 6.8%
• As seen on TV Assemble Styracosaurus skeleton 6.0%
• #whataview Visit a viewpoint #2 in Dinosaur Canyon. 6.0%
• The rare one Assemble Parasaurolophus skeleton 5.8%
• Short paws, but not t-rex Assemble Stegoceras skeleton 5.7%
• Count my teeth… Assemble Gorgosaurus skeleton 5.4%
• Toothless wing Discover remnants of Pteranodon 5.4%
• Excavation at Night Arrive at the excavation site in the night. 5.2%
• I work with the best Max out the Employees Tree level. 4.8%
• Paleo Soul Assemble all the skeletons available in the game. 4.7%
• Fly high! Assemble Pteranodon skeleton 4.4%
• What a wonderful world! Visit a viewpoint #1 in Dinosaur Canyon. 4.3%
• #MuseumSelfie Take a photo with a flying drone in the museum. 4.2%
• How much is it?! Enter each petrol station in the Grizzlies East Mountains. 4.2%
• Look at these beauties! Showcase 50% of available dinosaur skeletons at museum exhibition. 3.3%
• Helmeted lizard Discover remnants of Corythosaurus 3.2%
• Honey, I'm home Enter all the houses in Dinosaur Canyon. 3.2%
• There's plenty of them! Find and excavate 1 skeleton of each dinosaur species. 3.0%
• I'm proud of my work Share your museum to Steam Workshop. 3.0%
• Just relax Enter the bower on an island in the Grizzlies East Mountains. 2.8%
• Heavyweight Assemble Corythosaurus skeleton 2.6%
• Everything is soaking wet. Go under the waterfall in Dinosaur Canyon. 1.9%
• Great Explorer - Grizzlies East Mountains Set up all possible excavation sites in the Grizzlies East Mountains. 1.8%
• Bookworm Unlock and read all the newspapers. 1.8%
• Almost like on Mars Find the Mars rover 1.8%
• Botanical discoveries Find all unique plants 1.5%
• It's getting crowded! Showcase 75% of available dinosaur skeletons at museum exhibition. 1.4%
• Have you checked fuel prices? Fill 25 fuel canisters. 1.3%
• Master Fossil Hunter Find and excavate all dinosaur skeletons available in the game. 1.2%
• All by myself! Perform manual cleaning of all bone sets of every dinosaur skeleton at least once. 1.2%
• Eagle Eye Find all the small fossils. 1.1%
• Show your story Place all small fossils in glass cases in the museum. 1.0%
• New life Place all dinosaur eggs on exposition 1.0%
• I found all the antennas! Get close to all the antennas in the Grizzlies East Mountains. 1.0%
• You really outdid yourself! Showcase 100% of available dinosaur skeletons at museum exhibition. 0.9%
• Museum of the Year I Gain 3 visitors via Steam Workshop 0.7%
• Museum of the Year II Gain 6 visitors via Steam Workshop 0.6%
• Museum of the Year III Gain 10 visitors via Steam Workshop 0.6%