Play Kodai Ouja - Kyouryuu King - 7-tsu No Kakera (J) Online

Kodai Ouja: Kyouryuu King - 7-tsu no Kakera came out for the Nintendo DS in 2007, published by Sega. It was part of that wave of mid-2000s DS games that really leaned into the touch screen, offering a different kind of adventure from the usual platformers or RPGs crowding the system at the time.

You control a young dinosaur trainer exploring a prehistoric world, screen by screen, with the main goal of collecting the seven titular fragments to become the ultimate "Dinosaur King". The core gameplay involves using the stylus to quickly sketch symbols that summon your team of dinosaurs into turn-based battles against wild dinos or rival trainers. Exploration is straightforward but methodical, with a moderate pace that picks up during fragment hunts or when a much larger dinosaur suddenly appears and forces you to rethink your strategy. It feels like a compact, hands-on puzzle wrapped in a creature collection adventure.