Dino Run

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Dino Run
Dino Run title screen.webp
Developer(s) PixelJAM Games
ReleaseApril 30, 2008
Genre(s) Side-scroller
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Dino Run is a Flash game created by PixelJAM and XGen Studios, released on April 30, 2008. The player steers a Velociraptor through increasingly dangerous side-scrolling landscapes to escape an impending "wall of doom". The game uses simple pixel art and 8-bit sound to replicate the style of 1980s arcade games. [1] [2] Dino Run was conceived by PixelJAM co-founder Richard Grillotti while he was sketching dinosaurs. [3]

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Expanded and improved versions of the game were later released for Macintosh, PC, and Linux under the titles Dino Run SE (2011) [4] [5] and Dino Run DX (2015). [6] [7]

Reception

Legacy

Two additional games, Dino Run: Marathon of Doom (2011) [8] and Dino Run: Enter Planet D (2013), [9] were released as stand-alone titles.

In November 2013, PixelJam launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to finance development of Dino Run 2. The game would introduce new dinosaurs, [10] [11] including Triceratops, Parasaurolophus, Pachycephalosaurus, and Archaeopteryx. [12] The fundraiser sought $175,000, [13] [14] but ended a month later, raising only $83,476. [15] [16] Another Kickstarter campaign succeeded in being funded in 2018, with a projected release date in November 2019. [17] [18] As of August 2025, the sequel remains unreleased. In September 2025 PixelJam launched their final Kickstarter campaign for Dino Run pertaining to its early access launch and reached their funding goal of $10,000 in under 7 hours. [19] [20]

References

  1. ↑ Walker, John (May 22, 2008). "Dino Run, Or How Space Rocks > Giant Lizards". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ Smith, Graham (August 3, 2017). "Have You Played... Dino Run?". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ Faylor, Chris (November 12, 2007). "Indie Adventures: PixelJAM and Dino Run". Shacknews. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ Lufkin, Bryan (August 25, 2011). "Dino Run SE Review". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ Smith, Adam (October 7, 2011). "Freehistoric: Dino Run SE". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ Priestman, Chris (January 28, 2016). "Dino Run DX's New Freerun Mode Lets You Chill With Dinos". Siliconera. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  7. ↑ Cunningham, James (February 14, 2018). "Dino Run DX Pay-What-You-Want in Support of Dino Run 2 on Kickstarter". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ Medina, Jennifer (June 8, 2011). "Geek-Offs: Lasers, Dinos and Muffin Quests To Click Your Mind Off Not Being at E3". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ Sanchez, David (November 23, 2013). "Dr. David's Indie Roundup: Contrast, Girl and the Robot, Resogun, and more". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ Sanchez, David (November 7, 2013). "Dr. David's Indie Roundup: Dino Run 2, Elliot Quest, Final Exam, and Jazzpunk". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ Smith, Adam (November 22, 2013). "Indiesaurus: Dino Run 2's Indie Guests". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ Smith, Adam (November 7, 2013). "The Veloci-Rapture: Dino Run 2". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  13. ↑ Cowan, Danny (November 6, 2013). "Extinction escape sim Dino Run 2 announced for PC, mobile". Engadget. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  14. ↑ Tach, Dave (November 6, 2013). "Pixeljam takes to Kickstarter to fund Dino Run 2". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  15. ↑ Conditt, Jess (December 6, 2013). "Dino Run 2 Kickstarter couldn't outrun extinction". Engadget. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  16. ↑ Farokhmanesh, Megan (December 7, 2013). "Dino Run 2 misses Kickstarter goal". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  17. ↑ Cunningham, James (January 24, 2018). "Dino Run 2 Stampedes Onto Kickstarter". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  18. ↑ Wood, Austin (February 20, 2018). "Dino Run 2 is a procedurally generated 2D runner with plenty of dinosaurs". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  19. ↑ Pixeljam Games (2025-09-02). The Dino Run 2 Early Access Kickstarter! . Retrieved 2025-09-09– via YouTube.
  20. ↑ "Pixeljam have launched a new Kickstarter to get Dino Run 2 ready for Early Access". GamingOnLinux. 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
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