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Games like Dino Trauma

If Dino Trauma is your kind of game, the closest matches are Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered, BRUTAL JOHN 2 and Turok — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and retro. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Dino Trauma: Dino Trauma introduces you to a secret laboratory somewhere in eastern Europe where gore and dinosaurs aren't unusual things. Retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

2023ActionIndieEarly Access12.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Phobia Interactive
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Easter eggs and references to other dinosaur gamesLevel design takes a nice step upPacing and retro graphics tickle inner childAtmosphericImmersiveRetro

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Steam players who put hours into Dino Trauma also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Top pick for Dino Trauma fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    Finish the hunt in this epic finale to the Turok Trilogy. Pick up immediately after the events of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, with dual protagonists Joseph and Danielle Fireseed, of the Turok family tree, as they battle the titular antagonist Oblivion and its followers, the Flesh Eaters.

    2023ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. BRUTAL JOHN 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares secret hunting and a retro mood with Dino Trauma.

    Second-strongest match for Dino Trauma fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Turok

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Dino Trauma.

    Third-strongest match for Dino Trauma fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Supplice

    WHY THIS

    Shares secret hunting and an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Ranked #4 for Dino Trauma fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Supplice is a stylish throwback shooter inspired by the mid-90s FPS glory days and the legendary Doom modding community. Mixing the retro stylings of 90s era shooters with colorful graphics and frantic gameplay, it creates an experience that's ever so familiar but also exciting and fresh.

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. INCISION

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Ranked #5 for Dino Trauma fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Ultraviolent, fast-paced, merciless retro FPS action. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes, and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. SiN Gold

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Ranked #6 for Dino Trauma fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    SiN: Gold has returned! Free update for original owners!

    2020Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

    WHY THIS

    Shares secret hunting and an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Ranked #7 for Dino Trauma fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.

    2023ActionIndie21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. HROT

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Ranked #8 for Dino Trauma fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Dino Trauma

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Quake

    WHY THIS

    Shares secret hunting, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Reviewers of Dino Trauma cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Serious Sam 3: BFE

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dino Trauma cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!

    2011ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Serious Sam 4

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dino Trauma cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Resident Evil

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Reviewers of Dino Trauma cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. DOOM

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Dino Trauma.

    Reviewers of Dino Trauma cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

    2016Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Parasite

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Reviewers of Dino Trauma cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Early Access with Dino Trauma.

    This is a roguelike open-world sandbox survival horror set in a modern city. Play as an --redacted-- parasite, possess human hosts, exploit and evolve them to help you survive in a hostile world, all to find out your one true purpose.

    2022IndieRPGEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Jurassic Parkour

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dino Trauma cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    Jurassic Parkour is a 2D auto-running precision platformer where you play as a raptor. Control Kora by timing jumps to dodge hazards, collect eggs, and unlock new modes. Nail tight, responsive movement across 100+ handcrafted levels. It's easy to pick up, rewarding and fun to master.

    ActionSteam ↗
  8. Dino Crisis

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Reviewers of Dino Trauma cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    Raw Instinct takes over in this new, adrenaline-pumping journey into Survival Horror. Something is terribly wrong. Your covert mission has gone haywire… now you find yourself pursued by a relentless, prehistoric terror. Suddenly, your mission becomes a desperate fight for survival.

    2026ActionAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dino Trauma at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Dino Trauma on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Dino Trauma on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Dino Trauma on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Dino Trauma.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Dino Trauma on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Dino Trauma on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dino Trauma.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Dino Trauma on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dino Trauma.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Dino Trauma on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dino Trauma.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Dino Trauma on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dino Trauma.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dino Trauma.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dino Trauma.

    Finish the hunt in this epic finale to the Turok Trilogy. Pick up immediately after the events of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, with dual protagonists Joseph and Danielle Fireseed, of the Turok family tree, as they battle the titular antagonist Oblivion and its followers, the Flesh Eaters.

    2023ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. BRUTAL JOHN 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares secret hunting and a retro mood with Dino Trauma.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

    WHY THIS

    Shares secret hunting and an atmospheric mood with Dino Trauma.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dino Trauma.

    Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.

    2023ActionIndie21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dino Trauma

Is Dino Trauma verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Dino Trauma is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Dino Trauma cost?
Dino Trauma is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dino Trauma?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dino Trauma are Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered, BRUTAL JOHN 2, Turok.
Who developed Dino Trauma?
Dino Trauma was developed by Phobia Interactive.

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