About The Dino Game

Improve your jump timing to survive longer runs and push your score higher with every attempt.

This is the classic Chrome Dino browser game, now playable online at Poki. See how long you can keep running in this iconic offline runner!

How to play the Dinosaur Game

In the Dino Game you run automatically through a pixelated desert. Your only job is to jump at the right moment to avoid the cacti.

Mistakes like jumping too late or landing between closely spaced obstacles will end the run instantly. Use this as a lesson to improve your timing in the next run.

Dino Game controls

You jump to clear obstacles and keep your run alive. Here's how you do it on desktop and mobile:

• On desktop: Space bar or up arrow
• On mobile: tap on the screen

There are two types of jumps that you can perform in the Dino Game:

• Short jumps: Quick taps let you clear closely spaced cacti without losing control.
• Long jumps: Holding the jump gives you extra height and distance, which becomes essential as the speed increases.

Obstacles and difficulty scaling

You will feel the pressure increase as the game speeds up and the space between obstacles cuts your reaction time to well under a second at higher speeds.

Every 100 points triggers a retro-style 'ping'. Early pings feel manageable, but later milestones arrive much faster as the game accelerates. By mastering the jump controls, each failed run will help you judge distance better on your next attempt.

The Dino Game high score

The highest possible score in the Dino Game is 999,999. Once you reach that number, the score resets back to 0.

This limit exists because the game was originally designed as a no-internet game. The developers never expected players to survive long enough to need a higher score.

Tips to improve your Dino Game score

Most runs end within the first few hundred points. Mastering these 2 tips separates short attempts from high-score runs.

• Jump earlier: As the speed increases, your reflexes will be tested. Jump earlier than you think once this happens. Late jumps end most high-score runs.
• Focus on rhythm: Focus less on panic jumping and more on keeping a steady jump pattern as obstacles start arriving at a regular pace.

Who created the Chrome Dino Game?

The Chrome Dino Game is built directly into Google Chrome and appears when there is no internet connection, designed to load instantly as a built-in offline game.

It was created in 2014 by Edward Jung, Sebastien Gabriel and Alan Bettes.

How to access it with an internet connection

To play it with an internet connection on Chrome, enter one of the following into the search bar:

• chrome://dino
• chrome://network-error/-106

Similar endless runner games on Poki

If you enjoy the reaction-based challenge of the Dino Game, try Dino Run for a similar fast-paced dinosaur runner.

If you prefer endless runners with progression systems and visual variety, games like Subway Surfers and Temple Run 2 offer a more modern take on the genre.