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Dora the Explorer video games

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMar 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ5297456 ↗
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Multiple video games based on the 2000 Nick Jr. television show Dora the Explorer have been released. Most of these games have received a mixed critical reception. Unlike other video games, these were not released in Asia, due to the TV show having less interest in that continent than North America and Europe. A number of other video games were released exclusively for the Nick Jr. website, such as Dora's 3D Driving Adventure, and Dora's 3D Pyramid Adventure.

Barnyard Buddies

Dora the Explorer: Barnyard Buddies is an action-adventure game developed by Santa Cruz Games and published by Gotham Games for the PlayStation on November 18, 2003, in North America and released in the PAL regions on May 2, 2005. Dora and Boots take a trip to the farm, but when they arrive they discover that someone has left the gate open and all the animals have wandered off. The player must help Dora find all 8 of the farm animals. It is the only Dora the Explorer game released for the PlayStation and is one of the last titles on the system.

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