PAW Patrol: Dino World's Volcano region is the game's most dramatic area yet

Outright Games producer Guillermo Abajo has given a first look at the Volcano region in PAW Patrol: Dino World, describing it as the game's most dramatic and high-stakes area. The studio developed the game alongside Nickelodeon, building Dino Island as a series of distinct regions, each with its own atmosphere and gameplay style.

The Volcano storyline kicks off with a mysterious explosion and a collapsed cave passage. Once inside, the PAW Patrol pups discover a distressed herd of Mahakala dinosaurs whose nests have been destroyed by Mayor Humdinger, who was building a dinosaur attraction nearby. Players rebuild those nests based on each dinosaur's preferences, mixing exploration, environmental interaction, and puzzle-solving. Rex and his best friend Timmy the T-Rex are central to this section, helping investigate a dinosaur park under construction deep in the region and uncovering Humdinger's plans. The whole thing builds to a cinematic escape sequence where players take direct control of Rex riding Timmy as the volcano erupts around them. The environment itself is active throughout — lava flows, collapsing pathways, and damaged construction zones all feed into the gameplay, and the region visually recovers as players complete missions.

Abajo says the team deliberately made the Volcano feel more unpredictable than earlier areas while keeping controls intuitive enough for younger players. Environmental storytelling gets more emphasis here than elsewhere in the game, with Humdinger's damage to habitats and wildlife visible across the region before the PAW Patrol starts turning things around.

The first-look trailer was released specifically for the Xbox community. A release date for PAW Patrol: Dino World has not been announced.