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SimulationStrategyDinosaursSandboxCity BuilderSequelManagement

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Game description

Build your own Jurassic World. Nurture generations of dinosaurs with the series debut of juveniles, create and manage sprawling prehistoric parks around the globe, and let your imagination roar with powerful new creative options.

Basic info

DeveloperFrontier Developments
PublisherFrontier Developments
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 21, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64bit (min version 22H2)
ProcessorIntel i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 5600XT (6GB VRAM) / Intel Arc A750 (8G…
Storage25 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 431 reviews from the past 1 year

83.9/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (93%)

Metacritic: 81 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

Building a dinosaur park is fun again here, players say, and the game scores 83.9, top 40% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

112 reviews find it fun, with some calling it a clear step up from earlier entries and a few saying the baby dinosaurs got them hooked. 100 praise the visuals, pointing to detailed dinosaurs, lighting and foliage, and Visuals & Sound ranks 332nd of 1249. 55 enjoy the creative freedom of modular building, saying the park editor gives full control over how everything looks. Gameplay ranks 415th of 1396, and Tech & Support ranks 198th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

59 reviews object to the price, saying it asks a lot for little new content and that recycled species appear again as paid DLC. Pricing & Fairness ranks 979th of 1399. 34 report bugs, such as staff getting stuck, dinosaurs clipping through rocks and trees, and occasional crashes. 26 feel the content is thin, describing removed dinosaurs and features, no real endgame after a five star park, and a sequel that plays like an expansion. Content Volume ranks 570th of 1351, and some players say it grows boring once the park is complete.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun with great new mechanics” · 112 reviews
“tremendous graphics and intuitive, fluid terrain and building systems” · 100 reviews
“ridiculously extortionate price for how little new content for veterans” · 59 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 59% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.63 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “fully modular customization with complete visual control over park” · 55 reviews
Negative “ecosystem features broken, dinosaurs cannot hunt or breed properly” · 19 reviews

Progression 18% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 8% · Strategy 16% · Controls & feel 13%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.71 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Negative “trees and foliage lack physics when dinosaurs interact with them” · 2 reviews

Story 8% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.07 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “65+ hours of campaign, sandbox, and challenges content” · 15 reviews
Negative “Limited content, some features underutilized, nesting requirements too picky” · 26 reviews

Variety 19% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.62 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “tremendous graphics and intuitive, fluid terrain and building systems” · 100 reviews

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.07 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.36 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “ridiculously extortionate price for how little new content for veterans” · 59 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 6% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.18 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “improvements over the previous game exist” · 6 reviews
Negative “features promised in previous games still missing after 8-9 years and three sequels” · 3 reviews

Stability 15% · Performance 11%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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