Parkasaurus

Released: Aug 12, 2020
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 07:28 GMT

Updates & announcements

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08 Jun 2025Developer post
Announce new game: Railborn
Friends! We need to talk. Sit down with me. Parkasaurus was our first game as a new studio, and will always be #1 in our hearts. This especially means the community and all the encouragement and support we received. While we plan to return to the Parkasaurus universe - in the mea
02 Apr 2025Developer post
Washbear Studio Updates
Time to wipe off the dust on my keyboard and make a Steam post! Hi friends! 2 updates: 1) As you can see above, we're in the Earth Appreciation Festival at 70% discount! This festival is a great vibe and a nice reminder that we have some work to do fix up the planet otherwise, we
03 Jun 2024Developer post
Update #64: New Dino Toys!
New Dino Toys Hello! Well - it is true, we spend a lot of time working on our new game . But, but, we do like updating Parkasaurus once and a while! Dinos now can exact revenge on those pesky security guards. I asked all of you for some toy suggestions ( Discord & TikTok ) an
New Dino Toys
Hello! Well - it is true, we spend a lot of time working on our new game. But, but, we do like updating Parkasaurus once and a while!
Dinos now can exact revenge on those pesky security guards.
I asked all of you for some toy suggestions (Discord & TikTok) and this is what we added:

Barbell
Ice Block Meat
Ice Block Fruit
Hand Scratcher
Security Doll
Teddy Bear
Toy Traffic Cone
Volleyball
Rubber Duck
Outdoor Shower
There are some pretty funny ones - the barbell might be my favorite:
Anyway, I hope you're all doing well. We're exciting about announcing our new game in the near future!
xoxo Taky & Smashlore
ps. apologies if you got news blasted twice with this announcement!
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30 May 2024Developer post
Cozy Family & Friendly Games Celebration 2024
Hey friends! Long time, we miss you. Two things! Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration It's a funny thing - we never set out with the intention of Parkasaurus to be considered a cozy game, we really just wanted to make a unique looking game with cool mechanics! Anyway, we'
28 May 2024Developer post
Free toys for everyone!
Free Toys for everyone! -Barbell -Ice Block Meat -Ice Block Fruit -Hand Scratcher -Security Doll -Teddy Bear -Toy Traffic Cone -Volleyball -Rubber Duck -Outdoor Shower
26 Feb 2024Developer post
Dinos vs Robots Sale & More!
DINOS VS ROBOTS The time has come! Well folks, if there ever has been a time to grab Parkasaurus or pick a copy up for a friend (sharing is caring) now is the time. Not only does it help our studio out, but also solidifies that Dinos are obviously better than robots. Do you alrea
21 Jul 2023Developer post
Parkasaurus in #SimFest! DLC on sale OMG + other amazing sim games
Starting today and going on until the 24th of July you can check grab Parkasaurus + DLC on sale! Sweet. Also - and let's be real, more importantly, you can check out OTHER amazing sim games, and some coming soon stuff I'm told. Be in the know. Be the coolest kid on your block wit
12 Jun 2023Developer post
Prehistoric Wonders DLC Available!
Hi all! Hope you're having a great summer (or winter? living on a tilted planet makes things so complicated). We just released a little Prehistoric Wonders DLC . This means a lot of creatures that existed not that long ago! (either from extinction on their own or by human hand :(
23 May 2023Developer post
Parkasaurus Original Sound Track (OST) Available
Hey friends! The Parkasaurus OST is now available! If you want to hear the tunes of your dino park outside the game this is your chance. Two really rad musicians worked on the sound track: Tim Grabowski and Jonnie Dredge. They're crazy talented, I don't even know how they do it.
25 Oct 2022Developer post
Update #63: Ghostly Dinos
Hello friendos! Our favorite time of year is upcoming so we obviously are updating Parkasaurus with some free spooky DLC. The Ghostly Dinos now allows you to turn your dinos into marvellous ghosts who can also wear an assortment of Halloween-like hats. Why not make your fenced-in
Hello friendos! Our favorite time of year is upcoming so we obviously are updating Parkasaurus with some free spooky DLC. The Ghostly Dinos now allows you to turn your dinos into marvellous ghosts who can also wear an assortment of Halloween-like hats. Why not make your fenced-in exhibit Halloween themed? Let’s chat about it.
Update:

Ghostly Dinosaurs
Frightful Fences
Costume Hats
Pumpkin Toy
Ghouly Guests
Ghostly Dinosaurs
Wait. Is a Trex not scary enough? How about a GHOST TREX?!. Step 1. Buy a pumpkin from the Gem Store. Step 2. Slot the pumpkin into a dino egg slot. Step 3. Scare everyone. Note: The Spooky trait is permanent so I hope you love spooky dinos.
Frightful Fences
Why use boring old metal fences for an exhibit that isn’t going to scare the socks off any of your guests? Start setting the mood with some spooky fences!
Costume Hats
Let me share with you how I decorate my dinos up for Halloween. While my favorite is obviously Space Hat (what dino doesn’t want to be a Space Dino), my top costume hats are:

Space Hat
Pumpkin Hat
Witch Hat
Mushroom Hat
Unicorn Hat
Scuba Diver Hat
Flower Hat
Pumpkin Toy
Want to see your dinos play with their food? The Halloween spirit is real with Pumpkin toys your besties can toss around!
Ghouly Guests
Check out the Gem Store at night to buy your own Scary Pumpkin to invite an entire new crowd; Vampires, Zombies and Ghosts. Here’s the thing, Zombies love balloons, and Ghosts love dinosaur gazing. Who knew?
Thanks. Xoxo
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11 Aug 2022Developer post
Sea Monsters DLC + Update 2.0
Update 2.0 is live! There has been a lot of information the last few weeks so I figured to consolidate it in this post. Update 2.0 Sea Monsters DLC is available for purchase! Hats: Scuba Goggles Scuba Diver Hat Flower Hat Mystery Glasses Graduation Hat Mushroom Hat Toys: Toy Beac
Update 2.0 is live! There has been a lot of information the last few weeks so I figured to consolidate it in this post.
Update 2.0

[url]Sea Monsters DLC is available for purchase![/url]
Hats:
Scuba Goggles
Scuba Diver Hat
Flower Hat
Mystery Glasses
Graduation Hat
Mushroom Hat
Toys:
Toy Beach Ball
Toy Buoy
Toy Flamingo
Toy Peacock
Toy Toucan
Experimental Controller Support
UI can be increased to 125%
Modified Water System (rendering)
Improved Performance
Max people in the park increased from 300 to 600
Many bug fixes major and minor
Sea Monsters DLC Available
For those looking to extend the Parkasaurus experience, there also is Sea Monster DLC available!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931130/Parkasaurus__Sea_Monsters/
We have another [url]post[/url] that goes into detail about what you find in the DLC, but here is a quick overview:

New Dinosaurs (11)
New Aquatic Feeders (14)
Above ground exhibits
Below ground exhibits
New Campaign Missions (3)
New Scenery Items (4)
Hats
What more is there to say, hats! Some aquatic themed, some not! You can find the new hats in the store and some unlocked in the Heart technology tree.
Toys
Find all your favorite poolside toys! Floating Flamingo? Of course! All your favorite birds.
Experimental Controller Support
Experimental! Parkasaurus plays great on the Steam Deck, and also with a controller. See below as I zip around the menus using a controller.
UI can be increased to 125%
The devs finally got to this amirite? See below what 125% UI looks like:
Modified Water System (rendering)
The water has a re-work because of the aquatic systems found in the DLC. We like to think the water looks much nicer, we hope you think so too!
Improved Performance
Build bigger, not slower!
Max people in park increased from 300 to 600
Will your park melt if you get to 600 guests? Maybe. Let us know!
Many bug fixes major and minor
Thanks to everyone who submitted bugs – we do read the reports and try to fix a lot of what you suggest.
Finally, a shout-out to the awesome community we have. Washbear has some exciting projects in the mix and we can’t wait to share them with you in the future.
xoxo
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10 Aug 2022Developer post
Update #62: Sea Monsters DLC
The upcoming 2.0 Update also provides the opportunity to pick up the DLC Sea Monsters . Let’s discuss what comes with the DLC: New Dinosaurs New Aquatic Feeders Above ground exhibits Below ground exhibits 3 new Campaign Missions New Scenery Items New Dinosaurs There are two main
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931130/Parkasaurus__Sea_Monsters/
The upcoming 2.0 Update also provides the opportunity to pick up the DLC Sea Monsters .
Let’s discuss what comes with the DLC:

New Dinosaurs
New Aquatic Feeders
Above ground exhibits
Below ground exhibits
3 new Campaign Missions
New Scenery Items
New Dinosaurs
There are two main types of new Sea Monsters in the DLC! The two new class of Sea Monsters to Parkasaurus are aquatic and semiaquatic:

Elasmosaurus
Plesiosaurus
Mosasaurus
Atopodentatus
Sarcosuchus
Archelon
Dunkleosteus
Liopleurodon
Ichthyosaurus
Placodus
Megalodon
This also means 3 new biomes: Photic, Lagoon and Beach. The biomes are adjusted by depth of the water in the exhibit, and also temperature of the water.
New Aquatic Feeders
There is a range of new feeders in the DLC: Some for aquatic & semiaquatic sea monsters, and some new ones for our land friends too. Especially our long-neck friends!
Hose
Vegetable Tower
Meat Tower
Vegetable Tube Rack
Meat Tube Rack
Tubes Stand
Above ground exhibits
Above ground is one of the two new exhibits you can build for your Sea Monsters. There are pros and cons to both.
I like the above ground exhibits because you can see through the wall while walking around for some pretty cool views!
Below ground exhibits
On the other hand, there are below ground exhibits which often have a more natural look in the surroundings of the environment.
3 New Campaign Missions
We’re also excited to have 3 new campaign missions: Shipyard, Factory and Fire Party. In fact, Fire Party was one of the first missions I had always wanted to make for Parkasaurus but never could. Our suggestion is to do Fire Party last as the other 2 missions introduce the idea of above and below ground exhibits.
New Scenery Items
And of course, a DLC requires 5 new cool scenery items! My favorite being pineapple house.

Pineapple House
Row Boat
Sunken Ship
Water Playground
There you have it!

If you might be interested in the DLC, or just want to help out, wishlist the Sea Monster DLC!
If you have any Update or DLC questions, or just want to say hi (we love this) – please make a post here on our forums
xoxo
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08 Aug 2022Developer post
Update #61: 2.0 Sea Monsters
Friends – Update 2.0 Sea Monsters is upcoming. I thought to discuss what everyone will see. Just a reminder: If you have any Update or DLC questions, or just want to say hi (we love this) – please make a post here on our forums Throw us a wishlist for the available Sea Monster DL
Friends – Update 2.0 Sea Monsters is upcoming. I thought to discuss what everyone will see. Just a reminder:

If you have any Update or DLC questions, or just want to say hi (we love this) – please make a post here on our forums
Throw us a wishlist for the available Sea Monster DLC, it helps pump us up!
On with the show!

Water Toys
Hats
Experimental Controller support
Quality of Life
DLC Available
Water Toys
Dinos love toys! We figured why not let all the dinosaurs enjoy playing with water toys. Therefore all our news toys can be enjoyed by dinos on land and monsters in the sea.
Hats
I suppose our logic about Water Toys also applies to Hats. Real talk – I find the 6 new hats so freakingly hilarious on the Theropods I had to make them available to all. If this game isn’t about the joys of life then what is ya know?
Experimental Controller support
Finally! For those who like to lounge back and play Parkasaurus with a controller, now you can. Why do we call it “experimental”? Wellll, because there might be a few hiccups still. The cursor now becomes center screen locked which makes building and movement in the game much easier. In fact, I find myself faster in a lot of aspects of the game when using the controller
Quality of Life
A few notable quality of life additions in this Sea Monsters update:
UI goes to 125%
Yes – we were aware for quite a while the UI could be difficult for some people to read. I just wanted to make a quick note here; if increasing UI size was easy we of course would have done it a long time ago. The reality is that for a game like ours, increasing UI is a really tough feature; languages break, UI breaks, and this requires weeks of testing on our part. Of course, we love our community and you’re all worth it! Just that there are only two of us so we sometimes can’t fix everything, or fix it right away.
Reduced GPU Usage when V-Sync is off
You either get this or you don’t. For most players this was a non-factor, but for the few that had V-Sync off the game really put stress on your poor machines. Fixed!
Max people park 300 to 600
We had limited the number of guests in the park mainly because the game came to a crashing halt performance-wise if we went above the 300 number Well, we overhauled the animation system of our guests so everyone gets into the park. This very well might break the game in a way we have not thought of soooo..
Improved Performance
Remember when Parkasaurus became available on the Switch? (we are available on the Switch!). Well, we opened the hood of the game and cleaned up our wires a little which resulted in a nice performance boost for PC. Enjoy!
DLC Available
Of course - there also is DLC available here that introduces aquatic exhibits and sea monsters. More about this later this week.
Oh and one awesome reminder:
Click to Wishlist our DLC!
. See you Thursday.
xoxo
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28 Jun 2022Developer post
Update #60: DLC Sea Monsters - Looking for a few brave souls
Currently pausing PTR DLC Codes. Please feel free to post your parks still though! If we feel the need to get more testing in we'll go to the thread below in order Hey all! We're looking for a few people to try out the DLC, report any bugs, maybe provide feedback. If someone even
02 May 2022Developer post
Update #59: Below Ground
Hey all! Your next Parkasaurus update has a little everything. Today’s focus is on below ground water exhibits for the upcoming Parkasaurus DLC: Sea Monsters! I’m sure you’ve Wishlisted, right? Then there is the Parkasaurus Switch release! Below Ground Water Exhibits Water Feeder
Hey all! Your next Parkasaurus update has a little everything. Today’s focus is on below ground water exhibits for the upcoming Parkasaurus DLC: Sea Monsters! I’m sure you’ve Wishlisted, right? Then there is the Parkasaurus Switch release!

Below Ground Water Exhibits
Water Feeders
Parkasaurus on Switch!
Below Ground Water Exhibits
Last time we chatted about above ground exhibits which are pretty cool. This time though, I wanted to discuss below ground exhibits! Why are these fun? Well – there is a bit more terrain modification required that I find fun! (although not necessary). Also – you can use pretty much whatever fence you desire since there is no requirement for a specialty fence to keep in water.
Another nice aspect of below water exhibits is the mix of land and water, such as below. This allows for some very beautiful exhibits to be made.
Water Feeders
There is range of water feeders! Now, your semi-aquatic Sea Monsters still want to eat their water on the ground – so no need to throw those out. Your aquatic Sea Monsters do require floating water feeders.
How does your vet fill the water feeders you may ask? Well with an old school scuba helmet :)
Parkasaurus now on Switch!
Still seems pretty crazy to us Parkasaurus is out on the Nintendo Switch. Yes, we did the port ourselves, and yes we like punishing ourselves. Maybe your friend isn’t so down with Steam but they are on the Switch – soooo – let them know. 😊
Oh and one awesome reminder:
Click to Wishlist our DLC!
xoxo
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13 Apr 2022Developer post
Update #58: Above Ground
Hi friendos! I wanted to share with you one of the two types of water exhibits available in the upcoming Parkasaurus DLC: Sea Monsters! Wait, you haven’t Wishlisted it yet? Oh, also a little Parkasaurus Switch update. Above Ground Water Exhibits Water Toys! Switch release 28th Ap
Hi friendos! I wanted to share with you one of the two types of water exhibits available in the upcoming Parkasaurus DLC: Sea Monsters! Wait, you haven’t Wishlisted it yet? Oh, also a little Parkasaurus Switch update.

Above Ground Water Exhibits
Water Toys!
Switch release 28th April!
Above Ground Water Exhibits
Above ground water exhibits are really well suited for pure aquatic sea monsters. What we mean by above ground is just that – the water where your sea monster lives are above the ground. This requires a special fence to hold that water. You have the choice of a short wall or a tall wall to hold your water and both walls come with medium visibility and strength
What happens if you use a normal fence? See? That isn’t going to work for your aquatic sea monsters.
Water Toys!
Due to some technical hurdles we were not entirely sure if there would be water toys, and luckily we figured it out! Water toys float, bob, and can be carried away. The only thing they might not do is burst from sharp teeth. 😊 Check out the Ichthy and her new toy!
Do you have any suggestions for in-game water toys?
Switch release 28th April!
We now have a date when you can play Parkasaurus on your Nintendo Switch! Circle your calendar for the 28th of April and be sure to tell all your friends who don’t play games on Steam. (can you even imagine?)
Oh and one final lame reminder:
Click to Wishlist our DLC!
xoxo
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02 Apr 2022Developer post
Developer Livestream Numero Deux!
Hey friendos. Parkasaurus is in the SimFest so we figured why not do a couple of live streams! Have we ever done a live stream? Yes! We've done one. I'll do it live! We're going to have fun? Fun guaranteed! If you show up I'll let you name all the dinos.
31 Mar 2022Developer post
Developer Livestream!
Hey friendos. Parkasaurus is in the SimFest so we figured why not do a couple of live streams! Have we ever done a live stream? No, we haven't. Will it be a disaster? Sure probably. But we're going to have fun. (fun not guaranteed)
29 Mar 2022Developer post
Upcoming DLC: Sea Monsters
Lots to share and talk about during the next month about Sea Monsters. First, check out the store page: Click to Wishlist our DLC! The plan is to make Sea Monsters available simultaneously with the next Parkasaurus update. Our aim is to have this out the door soon! Today I’ll jus
Lots to share and talk about during the next month about Sea Monsters. First, check out the store page:
Click to Wishlist our DLC!
The plan is to make Sea Monsters available simultaneously with the next Parkasaurus update. Our aim is to have this out the door soon!
Today I’ll just focus on some fun facts about the Sea Monster DLC itself:

New Biomes
See-through wall
Water doors
Veterinarian Helmets
New Biomes
The big addition here is water exhibits with 3 new biomes: Beach, Lagoon, and Photic. Unlike our previous exhibits that are morphed by “Wetness” and “Mountainous”, water exhibits are morphed by water depth and heat!
See through wall
You can see through the walls of above-ground exhibits! This might seem like a no-brainer, but it was quite complicated to pull off for a variety of reasons, a big one being performance. Well worth it though:
Water doors
You might find yourself losing a lot of water from your above-ground water exhibits. This might be because you’re not using a water door! Using a normal door results in a slow leak. Water physics for the win!
Veterinarian Helmets
Of course, you could not expect our veterinarians to fill up food containers and take care of the new sea monsters without an underwater breathing apparatus. While yes – there is an old-school scuba helmet one can unlock – we provide this automatically whenever a vet goes underwater.
More upcoming for sure!
Remember: Please Wishlist our DLC!, it helps!
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22 Dec 2021Developer post
Update #56: Nintendo Switch & PC
Big news friends! Parkasaurus is coming to the Nintendo Switch early 2022 ! Bringing Parkasaurus over was a challenge the two of us had always wanted to do ourselves. Playing the game on the Switch feels pretty fantastic – and I don’t think anyone else would have given the same l
Big news friends! Parkasaurus is coming to the Nintendo Switch early 2022!
Bringing Parkasaurus over was a challenge the two of us had always wanted to do ourselves. Playing the game on the Switch feels pretty fantastic – and I don’t think anyone else would have given the same love to the port as we did. Wait wait wait, so how does this relate to the PC/Steam version? Well, the controller support required for the Switch (a TON of work) is coming to Steam, along with some other cool tidbits I thought to talk about:

Fence helper
Guest skeleton optimization
Multi-threading NavMesh
Controller Support
Fence helper
In the video, one can see two fence helpers. The blue bar that appears showing how the wall aligns is currently in the game. We now added a floating tile that helps the player not lose track of the cursor location. This makes creating fences with a controller or mouse snappier and quicker.
Guest skeleton optimization
Who knew the skeleton in the models of the guests took up so much computing power! Maybe some of you knew. Each guest had an entire animation skeleton that the game had to keep track of. Multiply this by 200, 300 guests, and that is a lot of wasted CPU! Now all our skeletal animation was converted to vertex animation so the GPU could help out. This means more guests on screen, which also means we can raise (or remove) the guest cap.
Multi-threading NavMesh
We’ve improved the rebuilding that occurs every time an object is placed in Parkasaurus. The game is broken up into regions that get activated more or less depending on the point of view of the player. This results in a much snappier and lag-free experience building the perfect park.
Controller Support
Everyone said controller support was a lot of work. Did we listen? NO! Was it a lot of work? YES!
Adding controller support to us meant more than just being able to play Parkasaurus with a controller – we wanted the experience to feel as good if not better than keyboard + mouse. We underestimated how complex the interactions are between all our UI windows that have to be solved with a controller. The video below looks simple, but we had to decide and work on the ordering opening/closing windows. Phew.
Now be sure to tell your Switch friends about Parkasaurus. 😊 We’ll post again when the game is available.
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Updates & announcements

Our new game is Railborn and we'd love for you and your friends you to give us a Wishlist. <3

New Dino Toys

Two things!

Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration

Free Hat Update Live!

The time has come!

Do you already own a copy?

What the heck are you guys up to anyway?

Can I playtest this new secret game?

Update:

Ghostly Dinosaurs

Frightful Fences

Costume Hats

Pumpkin Toy

Ghouly Guests

Update 2.0

Sea Monsters DLC Available

Hats

Toys

Experimental Controller Support

UI can be increased to 125%

Modified Water System (rendering)

Improved Performance

Max people in park increased from 300 to 600

Many bug fixes major and minor

New Dinosaurs

New Aquatic Feeders

Above ground exhibits

Below ground exhibits

3 New Campaign Missions

New Scenery Items

Water Toys

Hats

Experimental Controller support

Quality of Life

DLC Available

Currently pausing PTR DLC Codes. Please feel free to post your parks still though! If we feel the need to get more testing in we'll go to the thread below in order

Below Ground Water Exhibits

Water Feeders

Parkasaurus now on Switch!

Above Ground Water Exhibits

Water Toys!

Switch release 28th April!

New Biomes

See through wall

Water doors

Veterinarian Helmets

Fence helper

Guest skeleton optimization

Multi-threading NavMesh

Controller Support