How to Play the Google Dinosaur Game (Every Method, 2026)
The dinosaur game is one of the most played video games in the world, yet lots of people only ever see it by accident when their WiFi drops. The good news: you don't need a broken connection to play it. This guide covers every way to start the game, the controls, and what each obstacle does.
Method 1: Play it online right now
The fastest way is to play the Google dinosaur game online on our homepage. Our full-color version runs in any browser — Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox — on desktop and mobile, with a day-night cycle and your best score saved on your device. Nothing to download, nothing to install.
Method 2: Type chrome://dino in Chrome
If you use Google Chrome, type chrome://dino into the address bar and press Enter. Chrome opens its built-in runner in a dedicated full-screen page, even when you're online. A longer variant of the same trick is chrome://network-error/-106, which shows the classic "No internet" page.
Method 3: Disconnect your internet
The original way. Turn off WiFi, try to load any website in Chrome, and the "No internet" screen appears with the little T-Rex. Press the spacebar and the runner starts. This is why many people call it the no internet game.
Method 4: On your phone
On Android and iPhone the same tricks work in the Chrome app — or simply open this site and tap the screen. We cover mobile play in detail in our guide to playing the dinosaur game on mobile.
The controls
- Spacebar / Up arrow: jump over cacti and rocks (also starts the game)
- Down arrow: duck under flying pterosaurs
- On touch screens: tap anywhere to jump
What to expect as you run
The run starts slow and speeds up steadily. Early on you'll only meet small cacti; later come clusters, rocks, and finally flying obstacles at three different heights — jump the low ones, duck the head-height ones. After a certain score the scene switches to night and back. If you want to survive longer, read our dinosaur game strategies next, and when you're warmed up, try the faster Raptor Race. Having trouble? Dinosaur game not working has every fix, and how to get the game covers device-by-device setup.