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Smithsonian: Digging For Dinosaurs

A interactive adventure where young explorers excavate fossils, discover prehistoric creatures, and learn through play in a safe, engaging experience designed for curious kids.

20 August 2026

Smithsonian: Digging For Dinosaurs is a simulator, released 20 August 2026 on Nintendo Switch.

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What Smithsonian: Digging For Dinosaurs is

Smithsonian: Digging For Dinosaurs was released in 2026. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A interactive adventure where young explorers excavate fossils, discover prehistoric creatures, and learn through play in a safe, engaging experience designed for curious kids.
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How it plays

Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Smithsonian: Digging For Dinosaurs launched on 20 August 2026, within three weeks of The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Mortal Shell II. It arrived 9 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Mortal Shell II.

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When did Smithsonian: Digging For Dinosaurs come out?
Smithsonian: Digging For Dinosaurs was released on 20 August 2026 for Nintendo Switch.

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