Dinosaur Species Hub
Forty-plus species, male and female variants, and ecosystem roles across fifteen maps.
Dinosaur (Steam app 3294300) by Dinosaur Master launches on Steam on August 13, 2026 as an island ecosystem sim with an unrestricted editor, direct dinosaur control, and three play styles: Classic, Creative, and FPS Survival. This Species Hub is the roster entry point for every creature category you will stock across fifteen maps.
The roster promises 40+ species with roughly eighty male and female variants, covering herbivores, carnivores, aquatic dinosaurs, and pterosaurs. Sex variants are not cosmetic fluff—pairings, herd composition, and visual reads matter when you balance food pressure and nesting space. Treat the list as a living catalog: as Day One patches land, revisit rankings for diet intensity, aggression, and habitat footprint.
How to use this hub
Start with a biome goal, then pick species that share water, forage, and nesting needs instead of dumping predators into a fragile meadow. Cross-check every shortlist against ecosystem symbiosis and the practical needs tier list. When you want hands-on testing, jump into control dinosaurs and walk a single animal through its daily loop before you scale the population.
Category pages
- Herbivores — browsers and grazers that set the food floor for the island
- Carnivores — apex and mid-tier hunters that reshape herds if stocking is careless
- Aquatic and pterosaurs — coast, river, and sky niches that use vertical and wet space
- Needs tier list — ranked difficulty of keeping species healthy and symbiotic
Roster planning tips
- Open with herbivores. Establish plant coverage and water access before carnivores arrive. Creative mode is ideal for layout tests; Classic and FPS Survival punish starvation and stampedes faster.
- Separate hunting lanes. Give predators choke points and open kill zones so herds can route around danger instead of collapsing into one death spiral.
- Budget pterosaur cliffs and aquatic shelves early. Flying and swimming species fail if you only sculpt flat grasslands—see the island editor guide and the island planner.
- Watch male/female mix. Roughly eighty sexed variants across forty-plus species means you can skew herds deliberately for display herds, breeding density, or hunting pressure.
- Validate on more than one map. The fifteen maps are not identical biomes; a coastal layout that thrives on one seed may starve inland. Rotate test islands before locking a public share.
Modes and multiplayer context
Species choices change meaning by mode. Classic rewards patient ecosystem balance. Creative lets you stress-test extreme dens without early resource panic. FPS Survival puts you on the ground where a poorly stocked carnivore pack becomes a personal threat—read game modes and FPS Survival. Local split-screen co-op and Remote Play Together both benefit from clear role splits: one player sculpts terrain while another pilots a scout dinosaur. See the Multiplayer Hub for session setup.
Related wiki routes
New players should skim Getting Started, confirm there are no redeem codes, bookmark official links, and keep this Species Hub open while drafting islands. When a patch reshuffles aggression or diet tables, update your personal S–C tiers and re-link neighbors from the category pages so the roster stays internally consistent.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about Dinosaur on Steam.
How many dinosaur species are in Dinosaur?
The game features 40+ species with about eighty male and female variants spanning herbivores, carnivores, aquatic dinosaurs, and pterosaurs.
Should I unlock carnivores first?
No. Stabilize herbivore food and water first, then introduce carnivores with escape routes and hunting lanes so the ecosystem does not collapse.
Where do aquatic and flying species fit?
Plan coasts, rivers, cliffs, and open sky early. Use the Aquatic and pterosaurs page plus the island editor guide before stocking those niches.
Does mode choice change species priority?
Yes. Creative favors experimental dens, Classic favors balanced herds, and FPS Survival rewards species you can survive beside when controlling dinosaurs on foot.