Jurassic World Evolution

Single-player dinosaur park management simulation with bioengineering and containment

Frontier Developments · Released Jun 11, 2018

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 55K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 70 in 30 days
Playing now: 116; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 6 years ago; Mar 17, 2020

What is Jurassic World Evolution?

A single-player management simulation set across the Muertes archipelago. You build and expand dinosaur parks, bioengineer animals with selected traits and appearances, contain them, manage science, entertainment, and security interests, and use park income to search for dinosaur DNA. A franchise-based narrative connects the islands and includes established characters.

For you if...

+you enjoy building and managing dinosaur theme parks
+you want genetic customization alongside resource and economy management
+you prefer single-player simulations with sandbox elements

Not for you if...

−you want fast-paced play with little waiting
−you want multiplayer competition or cooperation

What players say

87% of 55,296 reviews are positive · 85% of 70 in the last 30 days

Players praise the dinosaur park concept, atmosphere, visuals, and mix of management with hands-on helicopter work. Many recent players report startup failures, black screens, and crashes on newer Windows systems and hardware, sometimes requiring workarounds.

Screenshots and trailer

Jurassic World Evolution system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (SP1+)/8.1/10 64bit
Processor: Intel i5-2300/AMD FX-4300
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Legacy GPU: GeForce GTX 660) / AMD Radeon 7850 (2GB)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 8 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: Denuvo Antitamper
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 73
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Latin America. Text only: Traditional Chinese.