In Dino Hunter: Deadly Shores the player takes on the role of a dinosaur hunter. At the beginning of each mission, the player is instructed to kill one or more dinosaurs in various locations and environments, with each dinosaur requiring different approaches to kill, depending on their behaviour. In addition to the actual target dinosaurs, there may also be other dinosaurs nearby that will respond to the sounds of gunfire. During the course of each level, the player will also have their stamina level to watch out for.

During the course of the game, new weapons become available, which can in turn be upgraded with the game currency, which can also be used to buy specialized dinosaur killing weaponry.