Terrible Lizards

Story and setting

You play a lone traveller stranded beside Dalton’s Dinos, a once‑popular dinosaur theme park baking under the New Mexico sun. Your car has broken down and, with no cell signal and it being 1992, the attraction is the only shelter for miles. Inside you find a telephone with a voice begging for help to find a missing child; the staff have gone and it quickly becomes clear the park hides something far worse below its concrete dinosaurs.

The narrative is delivered mainly through environmental storytelling — tapes, notes and recordings — rather than set‑piece cinematics. The game leans on 1990s roadside nostalgia and a slow unpeeling of the park’s backstory as you explore its rides, maintenance tunnels and caverns beneath the attraction.

How it plays

Terrible Lizards is built around first‑person parkour and chase encounters. Movement includes running, jumping, climbing, wall‑running, sliding and other momentum mechanics that let you outpace and outmanoeuvre the creatures that pursue you. The studio has stated there are no weapons: the core loop is evade, navigate and investigate. Steam and platform pages emphasise a relentless chase experience rather than combat or resource management.

Exploration and stealth are both part of the equation. You gather audio logs and documents to piece together what Dalton’s Dinos was really doing, and encounters are designed to force split‑second movement choices rather than shootouts. Steam lists single‑player as the game’s only mode and the demo released in September 2026 centres on the opening sections and movement systems.

Platforms, release and ratings (UK angle)

Terrible Lizards is confirmed for PC (Steam) and Xbox Series X|S; a PlayStation concept/store page also lists a PS5 edition. The planned UK release date is Thursday 29 October 2026 (platform storefront pages show the same 29 Oct, 2026 release). The Xbox Store lists a PEGI 12 rating (moderate violence), which is the rating shown for European/UK storefront purposes.

A free Steam demo arrived ahead of launch (released late September 2026) so British players can try a portion of Dalton’s Dinos before buying. At time of writing there is no confirmed UK RRP or announced physical retail editions; check retailer listings closer to release for pre‑order options.

Trailers and what was shown

WDR Studios and its publishers have released multiple trailers during 2026. The title was featured in Xbox’s gamescom presentation (release date announcement trailer published 26 August 2026) and an official release date trailer is available from that showcase; platform store pages also host the gameplay/release trailers. The trailers and demo focus on movement and chase sequences, show sections of the park and maintenance areas, and introduce the premise — the broken car, the telephone message, the missing staff and child — rather than revealing major narrative beats or an ending.

The demo (Steam) was explicitly presented as the Story Demo: it opens players to the early attraction areas and the movement mechanics, and is the best place to judge whether the parkour‑heavy horror suits you.

What remains unconfirmed

Day‑one inclusion on Xbox Game Pass is not officially confirmed on Microsoft’s product page; some outlets have suggested Game Pass availability but the publisher has not published a clear day‑one Game Pass statement. Exact UK RRPs, physical editions, and any post‑launch roadmap (DLC, modes, or multiplayer) have not been announced by the publisher or developer. Developer/publisher credits vary across storefronts — WDR Studios is listed as developer while Digital Pajamas and Behaviour Interactive appear as publishers on different platforms — which is common for distribution partnerships but worth noting for credits.