Hi all, The Pocket Dinos demo will be taken offline in 2 days, around 30 August 2026 at 11:00 UTC (7:00 PM AWST). The current demo will be retired while I rebuild it to better match the full game. Right now, demo saves cannot be transferred into the full version, which is a major issue, and the demo is also missing a number of quality-of-life improvements and newer features such as Research and…
The save system has had a major reliability update, particularly around unexpected shutdowns, crashes and power loss. Save Improvements · Save files are now written and backed up more safely, reducing the chance of both the current save and its backup being damaged at the same time. · If damaged save data is detected, Pocket Dinos will now automatically attempt to recover it from a previous bac…
Steam Deck should now ignore Desktop Dinos and hide related buttons. This should remove the black bar visible on Steam Deck. This is just a quick fix for this issue, a further Steam Deck patch will happen next week.
Desktop Dinos is here! Now you can have your favourite dinos wandering your desktop while managing your habitats, or while using other applications. Desktop Dinos opens with Pocket Dinos and can show dinos from any of your save files at the same time. Dinos on your desktop · Add up to 10 dinos from any save to your desktop · Add up to 30 items of scenery to create a mini habitat · Show and Hide…
Recently a save was impacted due to a power outage, which had knock-on effects for the way saves were implemented. This build brings a lot more fallbacks and robust saving to the game, and also moves it off the main thread to keep the game running smoothly. You shouldn't notice any changes day to day, but if your saves are corrupted due to power outage or your computer turning off halfway, this…
Habitat Level is now properly capped at 100. This was always the intended maximum, with rewards ending at Level 100, but progression was incorrectly continuing beyond this point and granting additional Dino and Scenery Slots. If you have already received more than the intended maximum of 40 Dino Slots or 50 Scenery Slots, none of your existing dinos or scenery will be removed. You may instead s…
Hi all, Desktop Dinos Beta is here! Your feedback for a desktop pet has been heard, and expanded in a big way. Dinos on your desktop · Add up to 10 dinos from any save to your desktop · Add up to 30 items of scenery to create a mini habitat · Adjust the hover transparency so you can always see behind them · Use the taskbar as the floor or your monitor (fullscreen) Try the Beta (it's simple!) To…
Here's a few quality of life changes based on your feedback and some bug fixes. Bug Fixes · Research Potions now convert correctly when claiming the last upgrade · Windowed mode now stays windowed and recenters on load · Collections now keep their scroll position when using the scrollbar · Income per min now goes to $0 when you sell all your dinos · Food now stays within the habitat bounds so e…
The first official large update is here, Research Rework! What's New in Research? Research used to sit inside each egg, as a per-egg upgrade. This has now been removed in favour of a dedicated Research page (next to the Shop), complete with lots of great global research upgrades to help your collection grow. Also, your Research Potions are now shown underneath your income so it's easy to keep t…
We're in the final stretch now! Very soon this will go into the main build depending on a few factors. Thanks for all the help! What Changed? · Switched from Vulkan to D3D12 (This may fix some issues related to streaming with OBS) · VSync has been disabled (and removed) due to issues conflicting and contributing to crashes and other items - this game likely doesnt need VSync so this was the bet…
We're in the final stretch now! Very soon this will go into the main build depending on a few factors. Thanks for all the help! What Changed? · Switched from Vulkan to D3D12 (This may fix some issues related to streaming with OBS) · VSync has been disabled (and removed) due to issues conflicting and contributing to crashes and other items - this game likely doesnt need VSync so this was the bet…
Based on player feedback, Exit Game has now been added to the Pause/Main Menu, with Exit to Menu being renamed 'Return to Menu'. The confirmation page has also had some slight updates with wording and button colour changes to keep it simple.
Yes, it's finally time to roll out the Beta Testing! For those that are keen on testing out brand new features before they reach the main game, then this is for you! First, I'll share what's new in the Research Rework, then go through how to jump into the Beta branch. Research Rework Why was it reworked? Research has been removed from individual eggs, and into it's own dedicated page. This was…
Hi again! Just added a Window Size setting (visible when in Windowed Mode) and a fix to the size of the Window when loading on smaller screens. Have a great week!
Hi all, Just a small patch to fix some issues that have been pointed out - thanks to all whom give feedback and suggestions, it really helps! · Fixed hats not loading correctly in Collection · Fixed loading window size being forced to the wrong size Look out for the next big update on Research, coming this month!
The Pocket Dinos demo is now live! If you've been curious about the game, you can now jump in and hatch some dinos for free. Download from the store page > Just a quick note before you get started: progress made in the demo does not carry over to the full game, so you'll start fresh if you decide to continue in Early Access. 500 Wishlists & 100 Sales in the First Week! It's been great seeing Po…
Hi, Thank you so much for your great feedback and playing and sharing Pocket Dinos with your friends. It's meant a lot that others enjoy this as much as I do! In this build are some hotfixes and a small change. Hotfixes · Fixed a rare bug where some dinos showed $0 Lifetime earnings · Fixed a bug wtih the shop loading the habitat books for the first load · Removed the Feedback button (legacy) -…
I'm excited to announce Pocket Dinos is now in Early Access. Enjoy a full experience of the base game, including hatching all 240 collectible dino variants across 60 unique species, completing collections, building and decorating habitats and unlocking hats! Here's a bit more info about why Pocket Dinos is in Early Access, and what you can do to help! Why Early Access? Pocket Dinos is already a…
Here we go with another mega update that's sure to make a few people happy - it's Achievements! This build is in preparation of the upcoming playtest so I'll be looking out for extra bugs. 36 Achievements Added · 36 general gameplay Achievements have been added · Future achievements will be added based on challenges and complexity - for now, these are accessible achievements to set the foundati…
Horned dinos now wear hats correctly instead of from their horns · Various HUD settings have been updated to be simpler to understand for a casual player who doesn't even know what a HUD is · Removed money cover as it wasn't providing any real use case in a game about making money · All popups now respect auto-hide and won't show unexpectedly · Filter for stickers are now only applied on the Di…
Hey! Here comes another update to make your dino experience awesome. For the first time you can now zoom in on your dinos and follow them around! Cinematic Camera Mode · Turn on cinematic mode for a hands-off, HUD-free experience · Watch as your dinos entertain themselves while still making money · Turn off to return to normal view Follow Camera Mode · Follows the selected dino while still allo…
Hi all! I took some time to refresh the branding of Pocket Dinos to represent what it is today. I never knew hats would be so popular, but here we are! Hope you enjoy the refreshed look! New Branding · Logo Sticker has been updated and a new one added Bug Fixes · Eggs now upgrade to the next variant tier level in both the dino and the collection (Thanks Jason for the heads up) · Affinity now sh…
A small hotfix have been rolled out to cover various issues, thank you to the playtesters (especially Sean) for finding and diagnosing these various bugs, it's so helpful! · Fixed multiselect keeping dinos in memory after deleting or moving manually, causing big knock on effects · Built more safeguards into the saving and loading to prevent some issues around this · Fixed collections not refres…
Hello wonderful people! Here we go with one of the biggest updates to date. So many quality of life fixes, mixed in with some brand new stickers! It's time to..... Special Stickers · More than 20 new special stickers are ready for your habitats! Free! No unlock required! · Cute ones, fun ones and silly ones, let me know your favourites! Dino-Specific Food · The food has been upgraded to give bo…
Here we go with another big update and some tweaks under the hood. Scenery and Hat Stickers · You can now use any collected Hats and any purchased Scenery items as stickers! · Stickers amount has been doubled to 30 per Habitat cover · Cleaned up the sticker controls (left) and added better Collection navigation (top right) · A few new scenery items have been added overall Fixes and Oomf · Fixed…
Fixed Habitat Switching from breaking when changing between multi-select or single · Added HATS tab when at least one hat is unlocked · Added new Lily Pad, Lily Patch and Lily Flower
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