Having come out of early access and reviewing it on its current merits, Parkasaurus is a laid-back game with a pleasant atmosphere, which nonetheless feels like it is missing some features. Biggest takeaways here are:

+ The art style is adorable - your dinosaurs are brightly coloured and bug-eyed, and there's a simplicity to it which makes things easy to find.
+ There's a dig-site puzzle game which only gets more complex and difficult as you unlock more dinosaurs, and managing my dig site team has become something of a tactical challenge for me.
+ There are multiple resources to juggle which makes the early game interesting.
+ It's the closest thing we've got so far to a new Dinosaur Tycoon.

- The early game is SLOW. The currency to unlock more environments and exhibit features is based on how happy your dinos are, and when you can only afford one or two it's slow to come. It feels like a waiting game at times.
- Hitboxes are clunky and a little too big. It makes filling in spaces fiddly.
- It feels like a game that's difficult to lose - if you go into games for challenge or win conditions, this isn't the game for you.
- There's a lack of granularity around details - staff have no preference for what they do, exhibits need foliage for specific biomes but it doesn't narrow down to specific trees for specific dinosaurs, which I'd like to see. Exhibits can be themed, but park theming in general doesn't seem to be a big thing?

I feel most the negatives in this game are very minor and easily fixed. They certainly haven't stopped me from playing for twelve hours. It's a game where you can always find something else that needs doing, it knows how to keep you occupied. In future I'd like to see more detail around staff members (moods, likes, dislikes etc.) and exhibit dressing. Also, aquatic dinosaurs. Please. Very much.

Having come out of early access and reviewing it on its current merits, Parkasaurus is a laid-back game with a pleasant atmosphere, which nonetheless feels like it is missing some features. Biggest takeaways here are: + The art style is adorable - your dinosaurs are brightly coloured and bug-eyed, and there's a simplicity to it which makes things easy to find. + There's a dig-site puzzle game which only gets more complex and difficult as you unlock more dinosaurs, and managing my dig site team has become something of a tactical challenge for me. + There are multiple resources to juggle which makes the early game interesting. + It's the closest thing we've got so far to a new Dinosaur Tycoon. - The early game is SLOW. The currency to unlock more environments and exhibit features is based on how happy your dinos are, and when you can only afford one or two it's slow to come. It feels like a waiting game at times. - Hitboxes are clunky and a little too big. It makes filling in spaces fiddly. - It feels like a game that's difficult to lose - if you go into games for challenge or win conditions, this isn't the game for you. - There's a lack of granularity around details - staff have no preference for what they do, exhibits need foliage for specific biomes but it doesn't narrow down to specific trees for specific dinosaurs, which I'd like to see. Exhibits can be themed, but park theming in general doesn't seem to be a big thing? I feel most the negatives in this game are very minor and easily fixed. They certainly haven't stopped me from playing for twelve hours. It's a game where you can always find something else that needs doing, it knows how to keep you occupied. In future I'd like to see more detail around staff members (moods, likes, dislikes etc.) and exhibit dressing. Also, aquatic dinosaurs. Please. Very much.