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Games built on dirt, pine smoke, and grit.

Dawson builds the games. You ride the trail, beat the score, and come back tomorrow to do it faster.

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The Cabinets

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Games by Dawson. Tap a cabinet to load it right here — nothing to download.

Dirt bike trail racer

Dawson's Enduro

Steer down three trails, grab coins, dodge rocks and cones, and jump the stuff you can't dodge. Pick Level 1 for a relaxed cruise.

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Frozen world adventure

Frostreach — Glacia Prime

Dawson's first game. Explore a frozen world, collect shards, build a ship, and find the relic guarded by the Frostplate Colossus.

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Robot battle adventure

Dawson's Droids — Outpost Zero

Build your own combat robot, explore an overrun desert outpost, and take down the Titan Guardian.

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3D · Adventure · Dragons

Dawson's Fusion Realm — Rise of the Legends

Fuse a hero and a villain into one ninja. Explore a 3D realm, raise and breed dragons, ride, evolve, and defeat the Shadow Titan.

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3D · Survival · AnimalsNow playing

Wildborn 3D — Animal Survival

Be born as one of 16 wild animals — wolf, lion, tiger, bear, eagle, dragon, ant and more. Hunt, grow up, raise a family, and survive predators and animal control in a huge 3D world.

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3D · Open world · Cowboys

Survivor: The Wild West

Grow up from a baby to a cowboy in a huge Wild West world. Ride horses, run a ranch, raise pets, explore ghost towns, and lasso bandits for the sheriff. No blood.

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3D · Dino park · Planes

Primeval Park — Dino Frontier

Build your own dinosaur island. Hatch 124 kinds of dinos, invent hybrids, fly the ranger helicopter to calm escaped dinos, and pilot the Amaus Air Line jet. No gore.

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How to play

1. Click the game screen first so it can read your keyboard.
2. Pick your animal, then press PLAY — each one has its own special ability.
3. Eat and drink to keep your health, hunger and thirst up.
4. Grow up, raise a family, and protect your babies.
5. Hide near trees or in burrows when predators or animal control come.

Controls

W A S D / Arrows: Move
Mouse drag / wheel: Look around / zoom
Shift: Run
Space: Attack
Q: Special ability
E: Eat or drink
C: Hide
R / V: Fly up / down
B: Raise a baby
F: Annoy villagers
H / M: Help / big map
Esc / P: Pause

On a phone or tablet: touch controls switch on automatically. If it runs choppy, open Settings and set Graphics quality to Low.

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What you'll find here

Throttle Up

Trails, jumps, and big air. Every game is built to be quick to learn and hard to put down.

Camp Out

Pine woods, campfires, and late-night runs through the tall grass. Shoes optional.

Play Clean

No ads, no junk, no sketchy chat. Just good games made to be shared with friends.

Verse of the day

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

Joshua 1:9

The maker

Hey, I'm Dawson.

I like dirt bikes, camping, and running around outside with no shoes on. When I'm inside, I'm building games. This site is where I put them so my friends — and anybody else — can play.

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