Head out from Amberwick in a cozy fossil-hunting adventure. Excavate prehistoric finds by hand, pack them for the trip home, and grow a small town museum into a landmark with 15 exhibits.

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About This Game

Every great exhibit starts with a patch of dirt. Leave Amberwick on a fossil expedition, work a prehistoric specimen free, and give it a home in the town museum.

Try the free Windows demo. Borrow a dirt bike, ride to Desert Flats, and bring a Triceratops skull back for your first exhibit. Choose Download PC Demo on this page.

Uncover the past. A three-horned Triceratops skull emerges from sandstone beside a fossil brush.

Follow seams through the sandstone. Use a pickaxe to open the rock, a chisel to loosen the fossil, and a brush to clear the last grains of grit. Lift your find into a padded field case and get it home in one piece.



Take the long way. A helmeted fossil hunter rides a dirt bike along a sandstone canyon trail.

Pedal across pine bridges, ride a dirt bike into the badlands, haul cargo by truck, take a boat along the coast, or fly a helicopter over the tundra. Search seven dig regions for 122 collectible fossil groups. Pick up supplies, survey landmarks, and see if you can beat your best time on the way back.



Build your museum. Visitors admire a mounted Triceratops skeleton in an amber-lit gallery.

Turn your first display into a four-floor museum with 15 prehistoric exhibits, from Triceratops to Mosasaurus. Arrange mounts and lighting, watch visitors react, and read what they leave in the guestbook. Put your share of admissions and donations toward the next expedition.



Make Amberwick yours. The village fountain, timber workshop and domed museum stand among the hills.

Meet the residents, take requests, and trade spare fossils at the Trading Post. Upgrade your field kit, expand the garage, and watch the town’s buildings grow as your expeditions take you farther afield.

Platform and save information

The 3D rebuild is available on Windows and Linux with rebindable keyboard and mouse and gamepad controls. The original 2D edition is available on macOS while the new Mac build goes through signing and testing. The 3D rebuild starts a new save. Earned Steam achievements stay on your account.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Generative AI tools were used during development to create and refine some pre-generated 2D artwork used in the game and its marketing, including environmental backgrounds, character and item art, fossil and museum visuals, capsule and library artwork, and achievement imagery. All AI-assisted assets were selected, edited, and integrated by the developer before shipping. The game does not generate AI content during gameplay and does not connect to a live AI service.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • 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:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    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.
    Recommended:
      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
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