Dinosaur game
One little dinosaur. One more high score.
Tap to jump. Hold Duck to stay low.
Space / ↑ jump · ↓ duck · P pause · Play in portrait or landscape. Use Back to page to leave the game.
Our independent adaptation of the open-source Chromium T-Rex Runner. Original code and graphics © The Chromium Authors; extraction by liuwayong. Source and license notices. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.
One more run?
The high-score board
Top 10 runs from everyone who plays.
| Rank | Nickname | Score |
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When sharing is on, finished runs save automatically. Nicknames can appear more than once. Your personal best stays on this device.
What is the Dinosaur Game?
The Dinosaur Game is the pixel-art endless runner that pops up in Google Chrome whenever your internet connection drops out. Millions of people first met the little T-Rex by accident, waiting for a page to load, and ended up hooked on the game itself. This independent adaptation keeps the original Chromium runner’s familiar mechanics, with our own mobile controls, full-screen presentation, and high-score board. No download or sign-up is required.
The goal is simple: keep your T-Rex running for as long as possible, jumping over cacti and ducking under pterodactyls, while the game speeds up the longer you survive. It's easy to learn in five seconds and hard to put down after that.
How to play
- Jump: press Space or the Up arrow key.
- Duck: press and hold the Down arrow key to slide under low-flying obstacles.
- On mobile or tablet: tap the game or the Jump button to jump. Hold Duck to stay low.
- Restart: once you crash, press Space or tap Play again to start a new run. Press P or use Pause to take a break; Back to page leaves the full-screen view.
Watch out for pterodactyls — they fly at three different heights, so sometimes you need to jump and sometimes you need to duck. The game also has a day-and-night cycle: the further you run, the more often the screen flips to a dark, inverted color scheme, which makes obstacles a little harder to read.
Tips to get a higher score
- Jump a little earlier than feels natural — the T-Rex's hitbox is smaller than it looks, but so is your reaction time once the game speeds up.
- Stay calm during the night cycle. The obstacles haven't changed, only the colors have.
- Use short, precise taps on the jump key instead of holding it down, so you land in time to react to the next obstacle.
- On a keyboard, resting your fingers on both the Up and Down arrows at once cuts down your reaction time significantly.
Why do people love this game so much?
Part of the appeal is exactly how little it asks of you. There's no tutorial, no menu, no account, no ads interrupting a run — just an instant restart and a high score daring you to beat it. It's become one of the most-played browser games in the world simply by being the thing millions of people stumbled into while they were stuck offline, and it turns out that a perfectly tuned, one-button arcade game doesn't need to be anything more than that.
Frequently asked questions
Is the dinosaur game free to play?
Yes. It's completely free, works right in your browser, and doesn't require a download, an account, or a sign-up of any kind.
Do I need an internet connection to play?
An internet connection is needed to load this page and its game assets. Once loaded, the run can continue if your connection drops. Sharing scores and refreshing the online board require a connection.
Can I play the dinosaur game on my phone?
Yes. Tap the game area or Jump to jump, and hold Duck to slide. Both portrait and landscape are supported. The game opens a full-screen view with visible Pause and Back to page controls.
What is the highest possible score?
There's no official cap — the game keeps going and gets progressively faster the longer you survive. Check the leaderboard on this page to see the current record and try to beat it.
How do I duck in the dinosaur game?
Press and hold the Down arrow on a keyboard, or hold the on-screen Duck button on a phone or tablet. This gets your dinosaur under low-flying pterodactyls.
Is this the same dinosaur game that's in Google Chrome?
It is an independent adaptation of the open-source Chromium T-Rex Runner, with the original core mechanics and graphics plus our own controls and page integration. Original source and license notices are linked below the game. This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.