Dinocide
Skip · RPG · 2016
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 0, under the fair line, at $7.99.
- Length
- 1.7h 2.6h to 100%
- Value
- $4.70/hr
- Reviews
- 52% of 234 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 5 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 111 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Dinocide is a classic NES inspired old-school single-player platformer in a prehistoric fantasy world. Dinocide tries to capture the drive and fun of that era and recreate it in a modern way!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 297 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
58 discounts in the 11 years on record, a median of 80 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 16 weeks ago.
It is less well reviewed than 97 percent of its genre. On the same math Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition ($14.99, scores 79) and Outcore: Desktop Adventure (free, scores 93) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.
What players say
Dinocide, developed and published by AtomicTorch Studio, is a side-scrolling action-platformer that proudly embraces the visual and mechanical spirit of the 8-bit era. It immediately evokes memories of classic titles like Adventure Island and Wonder Boy, offering a mix of retro challenge, simple storytelling, and old-fashioned platforming structure. The game's premise is straightforward: you play as a primitive hero...
2 more reviews
The game isn't as bad as I expected, I found myself wanting to go back and play it when I'd put it down, so I figure that is a good sign. The platforming is okay, and as you progress you can use points to upgrade your weapons or add dinosaurs to ride, which is cool. Some of the enemies will come out of nowhere, which means you might have to play a level a few times to memorize their cheap surprise attacks. There is...
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Cite this score
Dinocide scores 0/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/423900/dinocideReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.