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Restore a dinosaur museum by sorting bones from crates, identifying their owners, and assembling skeletons piece by piece.
Released 25 Sep 2026
Rebuild Dino Skeletons
Sort Bones from Crates
Find Hidden Museum Coins
DinoBones: Tidy Up the Museum! is a cozy skeleton restoration sim. Identify, collect, and piece together around 2,000 scattered dinosaur bones. Feel chaos turn into order, and with every skeleton you rebuild, the museum reveals another secret.
Developed by Indie Souls Studio · Published by Indie Souls Studio
A museum has been left in disarray, with dinosaur bones scattered around its halls. As the person tasked with restoring the exhibits, you collect bones from labeled crates and return them to the skeletons they belong to.
Work through the bones one at a time, identifying each piece and finding its place on a skeleton. Placement cues help guide you, while progress unlocks tools such as bone highlights and ways to locate missing pieces.
Completing exhibits also unlocks further assistance and museum discoveries. You can explore the halls for optional collectibles and secrets as you restore the displays at your own pace.
Many players enjoy the calm, bone-by-bone assembly loop, especially its dinosaur subject matter and the satisfaction of seeing skeletons take shape. Reviews also praise the museum atmosphere, small discoveries, and collectibles. At the same time, many reviewers raise concerns about alleged AI-generated artwork and disclosure, while others find the guidance makes assembly too easy or the repeated tasks and short campaign limiting.
Museum messed up! Something happened here. Crates are tipped over, and skulls, ribs, and vertebrae lie scattered across the halls. You're the only one around to put nine skeletons back together. Well, you and a cat.
Collect - Pick up bones from the floor, the stairs, and wherever the crates spilled them
Identify - Every bone starts as “Unknown”. Figure out which skeleton it belongs to
Assemble - Find the right slot and click it into place, one bone at a time
Open crates, tip them over, or just throw them, and start rebuilding. Each dinosaur's bones have their own look, color, texture, wear, and the more you place them, the faster you recognize them. No skill trees, no upgrades. Just you getting better.
As skeletons come together, you'll trigger special events around the museum. Each one leaves something behind: little rewards, toys, and surprises that make the place feel like yours.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 29 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
