The Best Dinosaurs Games for Xbox Series X

Update : Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split added at rank #17.
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Jurassic World Evolution 2 (2021)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X

Jurassic World Evolution 2 is a game that will take you on a journey as you attempt to coexist with dinosaurs and keep them safe. With Jeff Goldblum, Bryce Dallas Howard, and BD Wong reprising their roles from the movies. The game features an all new Campaign Mode, Chaos Theory mode which lets you play through pivotal moments from all five of the movies and Challenge Mode. Two new enclosures - Aviary and Lagoon - for the new flying & aquatic dinosaurs.


What we like:
  • Expansion of scope compared to its predecessor
  • 75+ brand new dinosaurs
  • Beautiful landscapes
  • Quality of life improvement with Ranger Posts & natural ground cover for herbivores
  • Scientist & Paleo-Medical Facility to aid research & healing process
  • Customizable Guest Buildings with decorations & items within
  • Customizable building style (Classic Jurassic Park/Jurassic World)
  • Bonus customization options in Deluxe Edition
What could be improved:
  • Campaign Mode relatively short
  • Certain game mechanics not always obvious
  • Need for well-rounded staff in order to progress missions quickly
  • Escapees need plenty of space or they'll fly off

  • park
  • dinosaurs
  • management
  • simulation
  • sandbox

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Terror of Hemasaurus (2022)

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A retro city smash 'em up with satisfying destruction physics. Play as a Giant Monster unleashing terror upon mankind in this modern arcade experience with the action turned up to eleven.


  • local
  • dark
  • destruction
  • humor
  • dinosaurs
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • 4-player
  • cooperative
  • comedy
  • scroller
  • physics
  • retro
  • funny
  • sci-fi

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Little Orpheus (2020)

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This definitive edition of the multiple-award-winning hit by master storytellers The Chinese Room is remastered for the big screen and includes all bonus content of the original. A HERO WILL EMERGE!


  • platform
  • dinosaurs
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • story
  • narration
  • side-scrolling
  • sci-fi
  • narrative
  • walking-simulator

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Rain on Your Parade (2021)

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You are a mischievous Cloud set to rain on everyone's parade! Travel the world and cause mayhem in numerous short-and-sweet levels, each with unique objectives. The ultimate Schadenfreude Simulator!


  • protagonist
  • dinosaurs
  • funny
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • surreal
  • stealth
  • comedy
  • villain
  • puzzle
  • military
  • 3d
  • destruction
  • colourful
  • physics

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ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition (2021)

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early access Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4

The Ultimate Survivor Edition includes ARK: Survival Evolved, along with these huge Expansion Packs: Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Parts 1 & 2. All updated and optimized with every improvement made since the launch of the base game.


  • survival
  • dinosaurs
  • crafting
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • card
  • japanese

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ARK: Survival Ascended (2023)

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early access PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!


  • dinosaurs
  • survival
  • multiplayer
  • mmo
  • crafting
  • base-building
  • building
  • open-world
  • -protect
  • subdue-
  • character
  • farming
  • inventory
  • pve
  • pvp

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Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart (2023)

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Race around Cretacia as your favorite dino in a prehistoric kart championship almost as big as Gigantosaurus’s appetite!


  • dinosaurs
  • racing
  • split-screen
  • cartoony
  • action-adventure
  • sport
  • pvp
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • character
  • customization
  • adventure
  • local
  • 4-player

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Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Mac OS Playstation 4 PC Windows Linux

Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance is a dating sim about a teen girl who moves to a small secret community of cryptids. Romance a magical Fairy, a sensitive Sasquatch and a bold Velociraptor. A satirical 90's teen drama about trying to find love in your last year of high school.


  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • dinosaurs
  • lgbtq
  • romance
  • choices
  • multiple-endings
  • 1990s
  • drama
  • story
  • 2d
  • funny
  • hand-drawn

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ARK: Survival Evolved (2017)

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ARK: Survival Evolved is an action-adventure game that throws you into a mysterious world filled with dinosaurs, where you must learn to survive and craft your own weapons, clothing, and tools in order to thrive. You must explore the land, build bases and enlist the help of creatures in order to defend against predators. With beautiful water animations, lush forests and varied creatures ARK will keep you engaged and entertained for hours.


What we like:
  • Varied creatures to explore & tame
  • Combat is incredibly satisfying
  • Crafted weapons can be used to threaten or destroy enemies
  • Trading items with other players
  • Stunning visuals & water animations
What could be improved:
  • Awful character customisation
  • Long taming process can test patience

  • survival
  • dinosaurs
  • crafting
  • open-world

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Manitas Kitchen (2023)

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Nintendo Switch j Xbox Series X PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox One

Welcome to Manitas Kitchen, a casual cooking game with a dressing of arcade and mini-games, where you'll meet Trexito, a T-Rex with short arms that has one dream: to become the best pizza maker!


  • dinosaurs
  • cooking
  • time-management
  • humor
  • visual-novel
  • cute
  • dark
  • colourful
  • 3d
  • linear
  • family-friendly
  • casual
  • arcade

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