Full Dino Kid update patch notes for 99 Nights in the Forest: care, leveling, camp jobs, the trinket hunt and the secret challenge, released July 11, 2026.
Last updated: July 12, 2026Released July 11, 2026
Dino Kid Update — Patch Notes
Everything new in the Dino Kid Update for Dino Kid, 99 Nights in the Forest.
“Take care of Dino Kid; help him level up, and he’ll lend a hand with jobs around your base. He seems to have lost a few of his favorite things around the forest too…”
What’s new
Take Care of Dino Kid
Look after him and level him up through feeding and Clue Board quests.
Camp Jobs
Dino Kid can now collect logs around your base as he levels up.
Trinket Hunt
Search the forest for Dino Kid’s lost belongings — the Lunchbox, Yoyo and Crayon.
Secret Challenge
An extra objective aimed at experts, with special rewards.
Timeline
Day 1
Rescue Dino Kid; Clue Board reveals the Lunchbox (+70 EXP).
Day 7
Clue Board reveals the Yoyo in the Graveyard (+50 EXP).
Day 8
Rainy weather — find the Crayon; Dino Kid reaches Level 4 (+750 EXP).
Day 13+
Mega Cultist Wave tied to Dino Kid’s progression.
What’s next
Kids Have Jobs — August 8, 2026
Kids Have Jobs is live. It expands the Dino Kid care loop to all four rescued children — each kid now takes a passive camp job (wood, fish, cooked food, scrap) and three Daycare badges reward raising Kraken, Squid and Koala Kid to Level 5. Some community trackers also reported this update added The Owl night boss, the Berserker and Base Defender classes, and the Bird Watcher NPC (covered on our Monsters, Classes and Tier List pages).
Patch notes sourced from the official 99 Nights in the Forest announcement (via Sportskeeda). Last verified 2026-08-01.