Dinosaur Fossil Hunter

Paleontology has been a small part of some open-world games, mainly as side quests and minor missions. But we've never seen the idea so focused as Dinosaur Fossil Hunter. The game transforms the concept of hunting for dinosaur bones and supercharges it into a mechanically-varied, epic simulation game. Suddenly, the life of a paleontologist looks exciting.

And suppose players have ever fantasized about spending their days searching for the mysteries of the dinosaurs. In that case, this game will probably blow your mind before you've even clicked a button. The visuals look phenomenal, the massive gameplay, and the challenges entertaining. But what about those who are Blaise about spending their time searching for bones? Will Dinosaur Fossil Hunter appeal to them?

It's a Paleontologist's Life for Me

Anybody that's got an itch for some challenging, varied gameplay could immediately realize there's a lot to enjoy with Dinosaur Fossil Hunter. The game leaves a liberal approach for players to accomplish hunting objectives and tell a more personal story. You'll enter the game as an aspiring paleontologist, searching the lands far and wide for dinosaur bones to create the world's most incredible museum.

So how will you accomplish your journey? Players will traverse open worlds, drive off-road in a car, and use their leading-edge search tools to locate potential dinosaur bones. Then you'll dig and acquire the bones, placing them in your museum to analyze. But there's more! Not every dinosaur comes complete, where you'll need to search for all the right bones in various locations to piece together the entire skeleton.

So suddenly, we have exploration, driving, puzzler, creation, and management sim crossed together in one concept. What's admirable about Dinosaur Fossil Hunter and its cross-genre gameplay is that the dinosaur hunting concept ties everything together so neatly. It's surprising how quickly you can get immersed in the game, where playing is relaxed yet fiercely challenging to curate the best possible museum.

The gameplay of Dinosaur Fossil Hunter may wear a bit thin for those seeking more stimulating challenges. There isn't much intensity to gameplay, and it eventually will feel like a grind. However, if you enjoy casually roaming the earth, building skeletons, and creating environments for your museum, you will love this game.

Roll them Bones

Out of all the bizarre simulators, I don't recall concepts like Dinosaur Fossil Hunter being quite engaging. The variations in gameplay, the beautiful visuals, and the creation mechanics all feel wonderfully rewarding. Some players would probably lose interest in the repetitiveness. Still, ultimately, the game is simply one of the more immersive management sims.

Round-Up - Pros & Cons

Pros:

• Beautiful environments to search and build
• Seamless, cross-genre mechanics
• Creating your museum is a holistic and engaging feature

Cons:

• The game gets repetitive after a few hours
• Finding and preparing all the right bones can get frustrating