About the Game
YOU SHOULD NOT BE HERE
Something is very wrong at Dalton’s Dinos, the once must-see Route 66 roadside attraction baking under the New Mexico sun. The staff have vanished, but a mysterious voice on the telephone you find in the attraction begs you for help to find a missing child.
You’d leave… if your car hadn’t died miles from anywhere. It’s 1992. No cell phones. No rideshares. No help coming, and you’ll soon find that you are not alone inside the attraction.
You’ll encounter monstrous creatures that will hunt, chase, and torment you. Take a moment to catch your breath, it may be your last.
RUN. CLIMB. SURVIVE.
Terrible Lizards blends horror with first‑person parkour, creating a relentless chase experience that feels intuitive to learn and has a lot to master.
You’ll be hunted by creatures that stalk the abandoned dino depot. They shamble and charge toward you, forcing you to run, jump, climb, wall run, bounce, and slide to survive. There are no weapons except your wits.
FEATURES
Horror Meets Parkour: Outrun unstoppable creatures using fluid, momentum‑driven movement.
A Mystery Buried: Explore this crumbling roadside attraction and discover the nightmares below it.
No Weapons: Outsmart and outmaneuver your pursuers, combat is not an option.
Environmental Storytelling: Collect tapes, notes, and recordings to uncover the truth behind Dalton’s Dinos.
Screenshots
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Patch Version 1.0.15 - 11/1/26
Hey Explorers!
We've got a fairly small, but hopefully helpful patch for you guys today. This one consists of fixes targeting general stability, as well as some softlock fixes.
Changelog
Identified and fixed a crash caused by subtitle UI
Added various safety level load calls to ensure the right levels are loaded throughout level 2
Fixed an issue where some projectors wouldn't recognize that their video was complete
Fixed an issue where the players respawn location could not be saved
Fixed a spot in level 4 where players could fall through the ground while sliding
Huge thanks for all of your bug reports! Stay tuned, and thank you for your patience as we work on the next patch! If you run into any issues, please feel free to report them in our Discord server.
As always, thanks again, everyone, for visiting Dalton's Dinos, and we'll see you soon with more fixes!
Patch Version 1.0.9 - 10/30/26
Hey Explorers!
We're very excited to see everyone jumping into the world of Terrible Lizards. Seeing all of the fan art, let's plays, theories, etc. has been a 'raw-some' time. With all the new players though we're hearing about a few other 'Terrible' things, namely bugs.
We are still pretty early into digging into all the feedback around the release but we've tried to expedite forward a few changes we think will help with some of the more prickly issues.
Changelog
Fixed an issue where the title screen could 'stick' and persist into gameplay, effectively soft-locking progression
Fixed some cases where a call with Stella could lock different buttons and break progression
Fixed an issue where player's would sometimes die immediately when entering a slide
Fixed an issue where controllers could get locked out of being able to sprint
Fixed an issue where an invisible collider could be present after some boulders fall down in the second Bronto hunt
Fixed an issue where players could move while sliding during a particular cutscene, causing them to immediately fly off a cliff
Fixed an issue where not all four fuses would work in the second Allo hunt
Fixed several issues where levels may not load/unload properly
If you were having some of the issues above, please let us know if they're looking better! If your issue isn't listed there, please hang tight, we're already sprinting hard on the next update.
As always, thanks again, everyone, for visiting Dalton's Dinos, and we'll see you soon with more fixes!
Hey Explorers!
With Steam Next Fest underway, we've been keeping busy digging through your feedback and bug reports, squashing bugs, and polishing up the demo wherever we can.
This update tackles a number of issues with movement, menus, audio, and some pesky softlocks. We've also made a few more optimizations to help things run smoothly, particularly on lower graphics settings.
Thanks again to everyone who's jumped into Dalton's Dinos and helped us track these things down. Full changelog below!
Changelog
Fixed sizzle audio continuing to play after skipping the end of the demo
Added missing sounds to some menu buttons
Fixed several issues with ladders
Fixed menu focus being lost when switching between keyboard/mouse and controllers
Fixed some sounds not respecting their volume settings
Fixed focus issues with tutorial pop-ups
Fixed some LOD issues
Fixed an issue where players could accidentally mantle into walls
Fixed an invisible wall resetting when it shouldn't
Optimized talk box models for lower graphics settings
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck under the theater stairs
Fixed some crashes after watching the VHS tape in the security office
Fixed and optimized several assets around Dalton's Dinos
Removed a duplicate picture from the pet board
Fixed several softlocks caused by wonky collisions
Fixed an issue where short-circuiting fuses could break the UI
Fixed an issue where players could respawn at the spot where they died
Updated the publisher logo
Added sound effects for players getting crushed by falling rocks
Fixed softlocks caused by alt-tabbing at certain points
Fixed an issue where shimmy speed could be affected by framerate
Fixed some falling rocks not properly resetting after death
If you run into anything strange while exploring, please keep sending your bug reports our way on Discord. Every report helps us make the full game that much better.
Thanks again for playing, and we'll see you soon with more fixes!
Hey Explorers!
We've heard some of you don't care much for the color yellow, think the protagonist tends to over-explain things, and that the game can be a bit hand-holdy at times. So, we've been tinkering and cooked up a new option for disabling hints. You can find it under the Accessibility section in the Options menu. It is on by default, but with it ticked off we swap out some different pieces of the environment, change some colors, and tell Jordan to quiet down a bit. Overall, it makes the game feel a bit more immersive and makes you think a bit more about what you need to do.
That said, the game wasn't designed for that, so some things may become too challenging. Let us know what you think!
Now, we can't guarantee this option will be available on release. If you all like it, though, we'll see what we can make happen and should be able to support it later via a patch.
Alright, beyond all that, we've been digging into your bug reports and trying to resolve what we can. We've seen a number of people report crashes, especially on graphics cards with 4 GB or less of VRAM. We're trying to figure out what options there are for those. In some cases, using the DX11 launch option helps; for others, we've introduced a new 'Terrible' lighting setting that may help. Let us know if they help!
Frankly, even if you're not encountering crashes, it may be fun to revisit the attraction with the 'Terrible' lighting setting; it makes the game feel quite spooky just in time for October.
In addition, we've fixed a number of weird visual issues, controller issues, softlocks, and more. Full changelog below:
Changelog
* Introduced new 'Terrible' lighting setting
* Introduced new 'Hints' accessibility settings
* Fixed an issue where Jordan's car would be late to the party
* Fixed collisions on some objects
* Fixed some settings not responding properly to controller inputs
* Reminded some floating rocks that gravity applies to them too
* Fixed some issues around the player dying in weird ways and breaking stuff
* Fixed some spelling mistakes
* Added some missing sounds
* Fixed some crashes when watching videos
* Fixed temporarily powered doors not properly squishing players caught underneath them
Go on out, try the new 'Terrible' lighting and no hints options, and let us know what you think. Please also keep sending bug reports in our Discord; with your help, we should be able to make the full-game rollout as smooth as possible.
Thanks again, everyone, for visiting Dalton's Dinos, and we'll see you soon with more fixes!
Demo Version 0.9.45 - 09/26/26
Hey explorers!
We've got another minor update for you as we continue working through the bugs you've reported on Discord. This one is a bit smaller in scope, but we wanted to get it out there quickly for you all.
Changelog
Added graphics preset options; can toggle between low, medium, high, epic, and Steam Deck
Added support for VSync and turned it on by default. It can be turned off in the graphics menu
Fixed an issue that could prevent the audio from playing during the sizzle reel at the end of the Gameplay Demo
Tweaked some logic around mantling to resolve some animation weirdness.
Fixed an issue where some players could fall out of the projector window.
Thanks again for all the feedback and reports; we've already begun bringing some of these fixes back into the full game. The information you are providing is actively improving the experience coming at the end of next month. Please continue to report bugs as you encounter them in the #bug-reporting channel in our Discord, and we'll continue to try to work through them.
Thanks again, everyone, for visiting Dalton's Dinos, and we'll see you soon with more fixes!
Demo Version 0.9.44 - 09/25/26
Thank you for visiting Dalton's Dinos! It's been great to see everyone start playing around with the demo of the world we've been building over the last few years. Seeing everyone's feedback has been incredible, and we have been excitedly going over everyone's thoughts, theories, speed runs, and... bug reports. They've been super helpful and will positively impact both the experience of people yet to play the demo and the proper game we've got cooking.
In the first 24 hours we received... 24 bug reports via our Discord. Fitting! This release should resolve most of them, and for the rest, we've requested additional information from the reporters.
Before we get to the changelog, though, a quick note: some of the content creators who made videos about the demo actually got advance copies. As such, this changelog wouldn't list fixes for the bugs they encountered, but they should be fixed nonetheless.
So, without further ado...
Changelog
Added a version number to the main screen so players can tell which version they are running
Can no longer crouch when using the QTE lever
Fixed rapid player jump freeze on death after jumping into a killzone
Made the flashlight look follow speed more responsive
Added plush tutorial popup to story demo
Removed some parkour tags when the player falls from a great height
Updated the timing for skipping the VHS player to account for the appearance of \
Fixed texture quality showing as blank when resetting display options
Fixed the flashlight not appearing on the player if they get the plush first
Fixed an issue when using reload save point while still in the car
VHS video is now pre-cached
Reworked the VHS to be a bit more performant
Tweaked \'s speed and collision area in the Story demo
Resolved an issue with the appearance of notes in the player's inventory
Prevented players from grabbing the token in the box office by crouching at specific angles.
Fixed toggle sprint not working properly
Fixed dying resetting FOV
Made a door towards the end of the story demo stay open once opened and made the door open slightly faster
Fixed respawn delays not working if the player dies in quick succession
Fixed Gameplay Demo's first indy door button being usable through fence
Fixed double mantling (caused weird sounds)
Fixed infinite landing anim bug (caused weird sounds)
Fixed softlock where you would get stuck on the barrel above the mascot closet in the theater
Tightened min and max FOV settings to prevent visual bugs
Removed chair that didn't have collision
Fixed issues with a barrel and with the stairs in the theater
Fixed issue with soda cans falling through the ground
Fixed fence clipping into a cave wall
Prevented mantling through fences
Moved some clipping meshes
Please keep reporting bugs as you encounter them so we can dig into them and resolve 'em. We're a fairly small team (only about 6 active developers currently), so having all your eyes on the game is super helpful for finding things we can fix. You can submit bugs via the #bug-reporting channel in our Discord.
Thanks again, everyone, for visiting Dalton's Dinos, and we'll see you soon with more fixes!
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Last Steam update Oct 29, 2026 — check SteamDB
Current Release
Build 26359804
Uploaded Nov 03, 2026
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