Steam
Store data
- UK price
- £2.65
- US price
- $2.99
- Positive reviews
- 100%
- Total reviews
- 1
- Release date
- 21 September 2026
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Steam player data · App 4488970
Fossil Bound
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- DualShock Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualSense Controller Support
- Stats
Concurrent players0Most recent successful sample
Today's peak121/144 samples
Tracked peak1Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating100%1 reviews
Steam metadata
Game information
Details supplied by the Steam store
- App ID
- 4488970
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Fossil Studios ↗
- Publisher
- Fossil Studios ↗
- Supported systems
- Windows · macOS · Linux
- Genres
- Simulation
- Release date
- 21 September 2026
- Last player update
- 22 Sept · 08:30 UTC
Steam store data
System requirements
Supplied by the developer on Steam
Windows
Minimum
- Requirement
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.0 GHz
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Integrated graphics (Intel HD 4000 or better)
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- Sound Card
- Any
- Additional Notes
- Low system requirements due to pixel art graphics.
Recommended
- Requirement
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
macOS
Minimum
- OS
- macOS 12 Monterey or later
- Processor
- Apple M1 or Intel Core i5
- Memory
- 4096 MB RAM
- Graphics
- OpenGL 3.3-compatible graphics
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 1024 MB available space
- Sound Card
- Any
- Additional Notes
- Low system requirements due to pixel-art graphics.
Linux
Minimum
- OS
- Ubuntu 22.04+
- Processor
- Dual Core 2 GHz
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- OpenGL 3.3-compatible graphics
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Launch window
Released 21 September 2026 · Tracking from 22 September 2026
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- Player peak
- 1
- Steam reviews
- 1100% positive
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £2.65
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
1 player-data day recorded in this window.
- Player peak
- 1
- Steam reviews
- 1100% positive
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £2.65
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
1 player-data day recorded in this window.
Peak 1Average 0Latest 0
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Twitch
Twitch stats
Awaiting the first Twitch sample.
Long-term history
Monthly players breakdown
Calculated from SteamWatch samples
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| Last 30 days | 1 | — | — | 0 | — |
| September 2026 | 1 | — | — | 0 | — |
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Positive rating100.0%
Positive reviews1
Negative reviews0
Review history is not available for this range yet.
Recent views use Steam's daily review activity. Longer views use weekly totals, retained by SteamWatch.
About this game
Description
Supplied by the Steam store
A glimpse of bone. A museum full of discoveries.
Your first find is a small part of something extraordinary. Work it free from the stone, brush away the remaining sediment, and bring it home. Fit each discovery to its museum support and watch an ancient animal take shape.
Work with the stone
Start at Desert Flats, where you can work around a deposit on the ground and move into a closer view for delicate recovery. Both views follow the same specimen and the work you've already done. Later regions bring different excavation conditions and deposits to investigate.
Use broad strikes, a fine chisel and a brush to uncover fossil parts. Careful work preserves condition. Optional guided aiming and brushing offer extra help, while upgraded tools make your field kit more capable.
Find the missing piece
Explore seven regions and collect 122 fossil parts and groups across fifteen prehistoric species. Research your discoveries, pursue missing pieces, and use spare specimens to fund the next expedition. Meet the townspeople, fulfil requests, collect minerals, and improve your equipment and transport.
Make the galleries your own
Build exhibits across First Discoveries, the Hall of Giants, and Ocean & Sky. Inspect individual pieces, choose display lighting and plinth finishes, and add fern or stone decorations at fitted positions. Improve visitor facilities as your collection grows.
Welcome the town
Complete six exhibits, represent all three galleries, and open the Volcanic Basin route to earn your museum's Grand Opening. Keep exploring afterward to finish the remaining exhibits, research and collection milestones.
Fossil Bound is a single-player fossil-collecting adventure with painted environments and no combat. Expeditions still involve energy, equipment and resources; optional assistance lets you choose how much help you want with excavation.
Seven regions, fifteen prehistoric species, and 122 collectible parts and groups
Hands-on fossil recovery, with ground excavation and close inspection at Desert Flats
Three museum galleries with fitted mounts and per-exhibit display choices
Research leads, town requests, equipment and transport upgrades
A campaign Grand Opening followed by optional full-collection play
Rebindable controls, adjustable text size, and optional excavation assistance
Steam gallery
Screenshots
7 available
Steam has not listed DLC or a demo for this game yet.
Steam global stats
Achievements
23 achievements
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01 | First Brush with HistoryDiscover your first fossil bone. | 76.0% |
| 02 | A Thousand SmilesComplete the Edmontosaurus fossil exhibit. | 16.0% |
| 03 | Perfect SpiralComplete the Ammonite fossil exhibit. | 16.0% |
| 04 | Bone CollectorDiscover 25 fossil bones. | 12.0% |
| 05 | Three of a KindComplete the Triceratops fossil exhibit. | 12.0% |
| 06 | Built Like a TankComplete the Ankylosaurus fossil exhibit. | 4.0% |
| 07 | Century of DiscoveryDiscover 100 fossil bones. | 4.0% |
| 08 | Clever CollectionComplete the Velociraptor fossil exhibit. | 4.0% |
| 09 | Crest of the CollectionComplete the Parasaurolophus fossil exhibit. | 4.0% |
| 10 | Curator in TrainingComplete 5 fossil exhibits. | 4.0% |
| 11 | Double-Crested DiscoveryComplete the Dilophosaurus fossil exhibit. | 4.0% |
| 12 | First FlightComplete the Archaeopteryx fossil exhibit. | 4.0% |
| 13 | Head in the CloudsComplete the Brachiosaurus fossil exhibit. | 4.0% |
| 14 | No Stone UnturnedUnlock every dig site. | 4.0% |
| 15 | Plates on DisplayComplete the Stegosaurus fossil exhibit. | 4.0% |
| 16 | Platinum StandardUpgrade the museum to Platinum tier. | 4.0% |
| 17 | Rex AppealComplete the Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil exhibit. | 4.0% |
| 18 | Ruler of the SeasComplete the Mosasaurus fossil exhibit. | 4.0% |
| 19 | Sail into HistoryComplete the Spinosaurus fossil exhibit. | 4.0% |
| 20 | Wings of the MuseumComplete the Pteranodon fossil exhibit. | 4.0% |
| 21 | Fossil BoundComplete every Fossil Bound milestone. | 0.1% |
| 22 | Master CuratorComplete all 15 fossil exhibits. | 0.1% |
| 23 | Thick-Headed TreasureComplete the Pachycephalosaurus fossil exhibit. | 0.1% |
Saved from Steam
Patches
3 tracked updates
Fossil Bound's Excavation & Museum Update Is Here
A glimpse of bone in the rock. The sweep that reveals its shape. The moment it joins a skeleton in your museum. This update rebuilds the journey between those moments. The Excavation & Museum Update is now available for Fossil Bound. Here's what's waiting on your next expedition. Get your hands into the discovery Choose an approach to each deposit, follow connected seams with broad strikes, and use the fine chisel to free the joins around your find. Brush directly across the specimen and watch the dust clear from the exact piece you're recovering. Continuous strokes follow your movement, and upgraded air tools add useful reach. Roots, water, quartz joints, ice and volcanic rock bring different preparation cues across the seven excavation regions. Lift your find into the discovery tray, inspect its condition and decide whether to store it or take it straight to the museum. Use optional...
Read full update on Steam ↗Major Update: Excavation, Museum & Progression Rework
Today’s Fossil Bound update rebuilds the core expedition-to-museum loop and gives the opening hours a substantial polish pass. EXCAVATION - Refined digging interactions and clearer feedback across each tool stage. - Added a compact excavation-completion display so progress is always easy to read. - Improved biome-specific presentation so dig areas feel integrated with each location. - Rebalanced discoveries and early quests around fossils that are actually obtainable at the player’s current site. MUSEUM & DISCOVERIES - Reworked fossil storage to make large collections easier to understand and manage. - Dinosaur exhibits now use individual, scale-aware stands and assemble bone by bone as sets are completed. - Added cleaner rarity seals for Common, Uncommon, Rare, Ultra-Rare and Mega-Rare discoveries. - Improved the fossil exchange, donation and research flow so every discovery presents...
Read full update on Steam ↗Fossil Bound’s Biggest Update Yet
The biggest Fossil Bound update yet is live Today’s update rebuilds the heart of Fossil Bound: follow a clear lead through town, review your expedition, complete a full pickaxe–chisel–brush excavation, protect your first museum specimen, install it piece by piece, collect daily revenue, and purchase your first meaningful upgrade. A clearer, more satisfying excavation loop Fixed the excavation dead-end that could stop mining after revealing the fragile-fossil marker. Pickaxe and chisel targeting now finds the nearest reachable valid cell. Fragile amber warnings appear only when they matter during chiselling. A subtle ivory target and proximity feedback make the next valid action clear. Brush work now finishes through five clean fossil glints without oversized or stuck interaction tiles. Added a compact three-stage excavation progress bar. The teaching dig is short and focused; later si...
Read full update on Steam ↗
Game activity
Recent changes
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- SteamWatchPlayer data
New tracked player peak
1 concurrent players — the highest daily peak recorded at that point.
- SteamRelease
Released on Steam
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- SteamPatch
Fossil Bound's Excavation & Museum Update Is Here ↗
A glimpse of bone in the rock. The sweep that reveals its shape. The moment it joins a skeleton in your museum. This update rebuilds the journey between those moments. The Excavation & Museum Update is now available f…
- SteamPatch
Major Update: Excavation, Museum & Progression Rework ↗
Today’s Fossil Bound update rebuilds the core expedition-to-museum loop and gives the opening hours a substantial polish pass. EXCAVATION - Refined digging interactions and clearer feedback across each tool stage. - A…
- SteamPatch
Fossil Bound’s Biggest Update Yet ↗
The biggest Fossil Bound update yet is live Today’s update rebuilds the heart of Fossil Bound: follow a clear lead through town, review your expedition, complete a full pickaxe–chisel–brush excavation, protect your fi…