T-Rex Time Machine
Face the world's fiercest dinosaurs and make it back to the future in one piece! You're a physics student with a dream: travel back in time and document the world of dinosaurs. Can you survive the terrors of the Tyrannosaurus rex?
Developer
Publisher
Release
December 7, 2017
8 years and 239 days ago
Steam Reviews
7 user reviews7 reviews42.9%
Does this feel indie?
Vote based on whether this game feels indie to you. You can change your vote at any time. Results earn an IGF score after 10 accepted votes.No votes yet
Game contextLatest: IGF Team
| ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan. | Status | Notes Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes |
|---|---|---|
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer. | ||
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher. | A commercial publishing imprint materially produces and distributes the separately authored title. | |
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified. | The matching Steam labels do not disclose the separate author-publisher relationship. | |
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game. | A material outside relationship limits independent creative control. | |
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released. | The title released with a separate publisher relationship. |
Media
6 itemsAbout the Game
Face the world's fiercest dinosaurs and make it back to the future in one piece! You're a physics student with a dream: travel back in time and document the world of dinosaurs. Can you survive the terrors of the Tyrannosaurus rex?
T-Rex Time Machine is a 170,000 word interactive adventure novel by Rosemary Claire Smith, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
When you successfully convert your Land Rover into a working time machine, you set your sights on traveling to the age of the Tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops, and pterosaur where you'll study dinosaurs and film a thrilling documentary. The only problem is the competition: your rival and enemy Darien Vance has claimed your work for his own, accused you of plagiarism, and had you kicked out of graduate school. When you travel back in time, you'll have to prove you got there first, redeem your good name, and make it home safely.
Explore the Age Of Dinosaurs--if You Dare!
T-Rex Time Machine is a 170,000 word interactive adventure novel by Rosemary Claire Smith, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
When you successfully convert your Land Rover into a working time machine, you set your sights on traveling to the age of the Tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops, and pterosaur where you'll study dinosaurs and film a thrilling documentary. The only problem is the competition: your rival and enemy Darien Vance has claimed your work for his own, accused you of plagiarism, and had you kicked out of graduate school. When you travel back in time, you'll have to prove you got there first, redeem your good name, and make it home safely.
- Play as male or female, gay or straight.
- Dodge stampeding triceratopses and sickle-clawed troodontids.
- Find love with your best friend or one of your time-traveling classmates.
- Feed a baby duckbilled dinosaur and let it imprint on you.
- Film and debut your dinosaur documentary—as a scientific masterpiece or a heartwarming nature film.
- Master time travel as you repair your Land Rover on the fly.
- Prove your rival stole your time machine plans, or forge a new partnership with him.
Explore the Age Of Dinosaurs--if You Dare!
