Dino Crisis

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

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.

Horror

Player score

8.1/10

1,019 reviews

Released: 1999
Developer: Capcom
Platforms: 1 systems
Critics: Not scored
Steam Deck: unsupported
Download: 4 GB

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Dino Crisis?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	1 July 1999
Developer	Capcom
Publisher	Capcom
Platforms	PlayStation Portable
Genres	Horror
Languages	6 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1226632, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Dino Crisis received?

Players81%positive of 1,019 · Very Positive

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

4 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	partial support
Cloud saves	No
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	unsupported
Download size	4 GB
Add-on content	1 DLC listed
Age gate	17+

Content descriptors

Some nudity or sexual content
Frequent violence or gore
General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$9.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 119 most recent negative Steam reviews of Dino Crisis on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Launchers, accounts and anti-cheat49 of 119 (41%)
DRM wont let me even start the game.
Steam review, 13 February 2026 · 0 hours played · 878 readers marked it helpful
Pointless DRM, doesn't run on the Steam Deck without tweaking.
Steam review, 14 February 2026 · 0 hours played · 358 readers marked it helpful
Will not launch or install13 of 119 (11%)
Pointless DRM, doesn't run on the Steam Deck without tweaking.
Steam review, 14 February 2026 · 0 hours played · 358 readers marked it helpful
DRM Malware riddled, no steam overlay support, controls haven't been updated and YOU CAN'T EVEN RUN IT.
Steam review, 13 February 2026 · 0 hours played · 42 readers marked it helpful
Crashes and freezes6 of 119 (5%)
game freezes when alt-tabbing and will not resume when game is brought back to focus, GOG version works just fine.
Steam review, 14 February 2026 · 0 hours played · 240 readers marked it helpful
The real problem was how janky the game was running, fmv freezing, window disappearing and only an ALT F4 would fix it, very blurry.
Steam review, 14 February 2026 · 0 hours played · 16 readers marked it helpful
Performance and stutter6 of 119 (5%)
A great game but a lazy, unoptimized PC port.
Steam review, 17 February 2026 · 3 hours played · 55 readers marked it helpful
Same as gog or almost, -Poor Sound Quality -15 fps cutscenes -Lack of Options
Steam review, 13 February 2026 · 3 hours played · 22 readers marked it helpful

A further 2 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Dino Crisis

11 games overlap with Dino Crisis on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil and Resident Evil.

All 11 games like Dino Crisis

Common questions about Dino Crisis

What platforms is Dino Crisis on?

Dino Crisis is available on PlayStation Portable. It first released in 1999.

How much does Dino Crisis cost?

$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Dino Crisis?

81% of 1,019 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does Dino Crisis work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Dino Crisis as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the Dino Crisis download?

4 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.

Who made Dino Crisis?

Dino Crisis was developed by Capcom and published by Capcom.