Hand-drawn dino adventure Zid Journey gets a new trailer, set to arrive in Q2

11 Nov 2026 at 10:40 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand

The dinosaurs are back! Zid Journey is the second game in the Zid and Zniw series: inspired by classic adventure games. It's set to arrive in Q2 2027.

Zid Journey tells the story of Zid, and focuses on his quest of reuniting a little Daspletosaurus hatchling with its lost parents, while also trying to uncover his own mysterious origins. Similarly to the previous game, it's also powered by AGS engine, and scheduled to release for Linux, macOS and WIndows.

Their previous game, Zniw Adventure, currently has a Very Positive rating on Steam.

You can see the new trailer below:

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• A safe adventure for everyone - no gore, blood, or bad language.
• Cartoon visuals combined with comic book aesthetic.
• Charming hand-crafted visuals, featuring over 100 2D location backgrounds and frame-by-frame animation.
• Over 3 minutes of Saturday morning cartoon-like full screen animated cutscenes.
• Educational aspects - over 20 carefully researched and era-accurate dinosaurs, along with other prehistoric creatures to meet during your adventure.
• Unlockable bonus content as you travel, such as dinopedia entries, concept art and development materials.

In an email to GamingOnLinux, they developer confirmed that "Absolutely no genAI was used in any part or aspect of development. Everything was carefully coded, written, composed, drawn and animated by the finest dinosaur aficionados in all the land".

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