Dinothawr
Libretro Puzzle
Cutesy block puzzler with lovely music. The first libretro-powered game.
- Rating
- 4.5
- 174 ratings
- Downloads
- 14.2K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Aug 26
- 2026 · v1.2
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About Dinothawr
Dinothawr is a simple puzzle game made by Agnes Heyer and Hans-Kristian Arntzen AKA Themaister (original creator of the RetroArch/libretro project).
The goal of the game is to save your frozen friends by pushing them onto lava so they can thaw. It mixes gameplay mechanics from Kickle Cubicle and Sokoban with some lovely ambient homegrown music.
Features:
* 50+ levels
* Level editor
* Shaders for enhanced graphics, and/or plain retro graphics for pixel purists
This game comes with a customized standalone version of RetroArch serving as the frontend. This is the first game based solely around the libretro API.
Like libretro/RetroArch, the game is open source and its source can be obtained on Github.
The goal of the game is to save your frozen friends by pushing them onto lava so they can thaw. It mixes gameplay mechanics from Kickle Cubicle and Sokoban with some lovely ambient homegrown music.
Features:
* 50+ levels
* Level editor
* Shaders for enhanced graphics, and/or plain retro graphics for pixel purists
This game comes with a customized standalone version of RetroArch serving as the frontend. This is the first game based solely around the libretro API.
Like libretro/RetroArch, the game is open source and its source can be obtained on Github.
User reviews
I love that 3 - 1 is very hard
Fun game where you play as a baby Dinosaur attempting to defrost his friends and family in this Thaw-em out puzzler, simple satisfying addictive fun with a pleasant musical score, give it a go ^_^
Pls teach us how to make a liberto powered game.
This is a charming and addictive little puzzle game. The idea and gameplay are both very simple and satisfying. Graphics very cute. Music is very soothing and conducive to this kind of game. Overall a very fun and relaxing experience.
Good game. I hope you make another one
A nice and simple game with lovely music 😉 and is made using the Libretro API which is AWESOME.
Alternatives to Dinothawr
Looking for apps like Dinothawr? Here are 2 similar Android apps on Google Play. The highest rated is RetroArch Plus (4.1/5), and all 2 are free to download.
| App | Rating | Price | Installs | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinothawr | 4.5 / 5 | Free | 10,000+ | Aug 26, 2026 | |
| RetroArch | 4.0 / 5 | Free | 5,000,000+ | Aug 26, 2026 | Compare |
| RetroArch Plus | 4.1 / 5 | Free | 1,000,000+ | Aug 26, 2026 | Compare |
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