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Paleo Pines
Welcome to Paleo Pines, a charming island known for its friendly dinosaurs, quirky townsfolk, and mysterious past. Befriend dinos and enlist their help to fix up your ranch and farm crops to create your cozy dino sanctuary! Then set out with your companion, Lucky, to uncover the island’s secrets.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
62 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I would only buy this game on sale. It’s very open and feels like it needs MORE to be a fully flushed out game. That being said, I loved befriending dinosaurs because I love dinosaurs. That was the main appeal otherwise…”
“I absolutely love this game!! It's definitely more of a creature collector than anything else, but it is an AWESOME creature collector. All the dinos are so cute and there's so many patterns and colors to get. It's fun…”
“(40F) Super cute. I played the demo for a couple of days and decided to support through purchasing the full version and extras. Very cute game. I find myself in awe with each new dinosaur discovery. I haven't seen such…”
31 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is really adorable and plenty of fun! I love the dinosaur designs so much and it doesn't get boring for me quickly which is a great plus. I say this with all of the love in my heart, one of it's few and most…”
“I absolutely love this game!! It's definitely more of a creature collector than anything else, but it is an AWESOME creature collector. All the dinos are so cute and there's so many patterns and colors to get. It's fun…”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is really adorable and plenty of fun! I love the dinosaur designs so much and it doesn't get boring for me quickly which is a great plus. I say this with all of the love in my heart, one of it's few and most…”
“I absolutely love this game!! It's definitely more of a creature collector than anything else, but it is an AWESOME creature collector. All the dinos are so cute and there's so many patterns and colors to get. It's fun…”
“Personally speaking I don't usually play chill farm games. This one is a good one, but my personal enjoyment of it is/was very, [i]very[/i] dependent on how much I personally like dinosaurs. I [b]adore[/b] them . So…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“(40F) Super cute. I played the demo for a couple of days and decided to support through purchasing the full version and extras. Very cute game. I find myself in awe with each new dinosaur discovery. I haven't seen such…”
“the dinos are really cute and the game is easy and simple to play”
“Oh... damn okay, I just played this for 8 hours straight... man if you like dinosaurs and stardew valley, you'll REALLY like this. It's very cute/charming, no rush to fill orders or complete quests, easy controls and…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I'll preface this by saying this game will not be for everyone. There's a lot of micromanaging that needs to be done every in-game day to keep your dinosaurs happy, especially if you have a lot of them on your ranch.…”
“If you like farming simulators and cute dinosaurs, this game is for you. It has actual storytelling to it, unique npc conflicts, and even if the designs for the dinosaurs is simplistic, it's very accurate! I love…”
“A relaxed ranching game about dinosaurs with a nice cartoony art style and a good story. 10/10 One feature request ; Multiplayer,i need to play this with my mates.”
21 of the 104 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Thirty Euro is too much for a game that feels unfinished. + cute dinosaurs + farming + dino colour rarity What I wish worked better: - add a cue for cooking - make the notebook actually useful and list dino colours,…”
“I would only buy this game on sale. It’s very open and feels like it needs MORE to be a fully flushed out game. That being said, I loved befriending dinosaurs because I love dinosaurs. That was the main appeal otherwise…”
“This game looked fun and was on a good discount but every new mechanic the game showed me made me want to play less and less. It's like they took the worst parts of Stardew Valley and Ark Survival Evolved and made those…”
19 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Thirty Euro is too much for a game that feels unfinished. + cute dinosaurs + farming + dino colour rarity What I wish worked better: - add a cue for cooking - make the notebook actually useful and list dino colours,…”
“This game looked fun and was on a good discount but every new mechanic the game showed me made me want to play less and less. It's like they took the worst parts of Stardew Valley and Ark Survival Evolved and made those…”
“This is a very hesitant recommend for me. The concept is really cute, the character designs too, but it just feels incredibly unfinished. Many things aren't optimised well either. Take the map for example, with a game…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Thirty Euro is too much for a game that feels unfinished. + cute dinosaurs + farming + dino colour rarity What I wish worked better: - add a cue for cooking - make the notebook actually useful and list dino colours,…”
“This is a very hesitant recommend for me. The concept is really cute, the character designs too, but it just feels incredibly unfinished. Many things aren't optimised well either. Take the map for example, with a game…”
“I really have wanted this game for quite a long time, and when I saw it was on a pretty steep discount while I had the ability to pick it up, I jumped on it. Half hour in and the magic is already gone. * The controls…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Thirty Euro is too much for a game that feels unfinished. + cute dinosaurs + farming + dino colour rarity What I wish worked better: - add a cue for cooking - make the notebook actually useful and list dino colours,…”
“I would only buy this game on sale. It’s very open and feels like it needs MORE to be a fully flushed out game. That being said, I loved befriending dinosaurs because I love dinosaurs. That was the main appeal otherwise…”
“For the price, this game is NOT worth it. I found myself bored, and extremely underwhelmed. It's cool in concept but starts to fall apart as it goes on. The graphics aren't the best, and honestly just go play modded…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“i really really want to love this game, but its physically painful to play. Movement is buggy, items are equipt in a novel way and its just not an enjoyable experience. I may revisit this at some point on the steam deck…”
“I really have wanted this game for quite a long time, and when I saw it was on a pretty steep discount while I had the ability to pick it up, I jumped on it. Half hour in and the magic is already gone. * The controls…”
“Yeah, this is a cute game with a lot of cute dinos and it can be pretty relaxing. But it doesn't feel truly finished as it is. There are some really weird balancing issues that break immersion and seem intentionally…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I launched this game out of curiosity at first because the concept sounded fun… and it honestly ended up being one of those games I keep coming back to just to relax for a while. It’s not trying to be stressful or competitive, instead, everything is designed so you can take your…”
— a player, Steam review · 144 hrs played“[h1] Why you should or should not play Paleo Pines [/h1] [b] What is Paleo Pines? [/b] Paleo pines is an adorable third person dino farming game! All your dinos have a special place and job on your farm to help with crops, expansion and learning about other dinos! [b] Quick Pros…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I don't normally leave reviews, but this game I feel is a must. Do I like this game? Yes, the graphics are cute, the dinosaurs are adorable, and the gameplay isn't as janky as I thought it would be. Would I recommend this game? Not without specific instructions to have GOOGLE or…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Dinosaurs · Farming Sim · Exploration · Relaxing · Indie · Casual · Simulation · Cute · Singleplayer · Colorful · Creature Collector · Open World (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Korean, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 46 |
| Official site | https://www.paleopines.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-2300 or AMD Phenom II 830 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or AMD Radeon RX 460 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space