Relaxing, cozy atmosphere and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“This is such a cozy game, from the play as you want method, the soothing jazz music, to the beautiful graphics, this game has it all!”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
DinoBones: Tidy Up the Museum
Worth buying? What 195 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 195 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%Indie Souls Studio2026Casual · Simulation · Puzzle
$5.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A cozy, short dinosaur-skeleton assembly game with relaxing music, secrets and a cat. Skip it if you want a challenging, long tidy-up game or object to any generative AI art.
Great for
Dino fans and cozy tidy-up players wanting a calm few hours of assembling skeletons
Main risk
Very short (about 4-5 hours, 9 dinos) and too hand-held, plus disputed AI-generated art
What players love
Fun secrets, easter eggs and the cat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Love all the secrets to find.”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Educational for dino fans
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The models are beautiful, and you learn a thing or two about bones and their names. Educational and very chill.”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗
Good value and runs smoothly
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I didn't encounter a single bug or glitch. The game looks good graphically, is very polished, and runs well.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Satisfying bone assembly with great detail
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The click of the bones as they are put into place is absolute heaven to me”
Steam review · 12.5 h played ↗
Fresh take on tidy-up with per-skeleton progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The abilities scale to each dino vs the whole museum, so it keeps being fun.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Undisclosed generative AI art
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 negative reviews
“there is an AWFUL lot of generative AI used for assets like the theropod skull banners on the walls”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Inaccurate skeletons and repetitive gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the dinosaur skeletons are not realistic and have lots of mistakes”
Steam review · translated · 1.6 h played ↗
Too hand-holding, no challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“There's also no settings to turn off these hand holding hints either, this is the intended experience.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Too short, little content
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“It's just the 9 dinosaurs, and the one museum.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Janky physics, bones fly everywhere
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I can't stand how bad the physics are for the bones and crates.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Tiny teeth and bones are tedious to place
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“At least 75% of each skeleton was made up of such tiny teeth or tailbones it was downright annoying to place.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Since the last analysis (Oct 9)
- New complaintTiny teeth and bones are tedious to place (#6)
- Complaint goneInaccurate skeletons
- Complaint movedInaccurate skeletons and repetitive gameplay: #3 → #2
- Complaint movedToo hand-holding, no challenge: #2 → #3
- Praise movedEducational for dino fans: #4 → #3
- Praise movedSatisfying bone assembly with great detail: #3 → #5
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support4 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-4790K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB / AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i7-8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Storage4 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-4790K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB / AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Storage4 GB available space
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