Jurassic World Evolution 3: Everything you need to know about the new dinosaur management sim

Jurassic World Evolution 3 is the newest entry in Frontier Development's prehistoric management series, and it's finally here. Yes, that's right, one of the most exciting new games for 2025 is out in the wild, and we may just have one of the new best Jurassic Park games on our hands, folks.

Announced earlier this year during Summer Game Fest Live 2025, our first glimpse at the fresh entry in the Evolution series (which has seen releases that are still considered to be some of the very best dinosaur games around today) came way of a reveal trailer featuring Jeff Goldblum, who's reprising his role as Ian Malcolm. Since then, anticipation has been high to dive back into the management dinosaur-filled world, only fueled further with the release of the latest Jurassic movie, which you can read more about in our Jurassic World Rebirth review. However, games aren't cheap, and even if you are a fan of the iconic franchise, you may be hesitant to grab your wallet.

Well, we're here to help you figure out if Jurassic World Evolution 3 is really the right game for you. In this guide, you'll find all the information that you need to know about the title, from its price, release times, gameplay, and more. So buckle up and avoid those giant dino teeth, here's everything you need to know about Jurassic World Evolution 3!

Jurassic World Evolution 3 release date

The Jurassic World Evolution 3 release date was on October 21, 2025, with release times of 3pm BST and 10am EDT.

In terms of price, there are two editions that players can pick from. The Deluxe Edition will cost you $74.99 / £64.99, and the Standard Edition is $59.99 / £49.99. The Deluxe version includes four additional family dinosaur units, including the herbivore Protoceratops, the Guanlong, which is a relative of the tyrannosaurs, the Thantatosdrakon that has feathery plumes, and the Concavenator breed that are known for being "aerodynamic hunters".

Additionally, paying that extra cash will also get you bonus scenery and skin items for your parks and dinosaurs. So, if you are a fan of the franchise, it may be worth picking the Deluxe Edition up if you ask us.

Jurassic World Evolution 3 platforms

Jurassic World Evolution 3 platforms have been confirmed for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5.

As one of the confirmed new PC games of 2025, Frontier confirmed that it's also available via Steam and the Epic Games store. So no matter your platform of choice, you'll be set here. The only thing still waiting for confirmation is Nintendo. The Switch 2 is capable of handling big games, so who knows, maybe it will be counted among our list of upcoming Switch 2 games in the future. We'll keep you posted.

Jurassic World Evolution 3 trailer

In the Jurassic World Evolution 3 trailer, life finds a way. Yes, we get to see plenty of dinosaurs roam as Jeff Goldblum once again reprises his role as Ian Malcolm to narrate our very first look at the new management sim. With the adventure set to introduce new dinosaur family dynamics, we even get to see some baby dinos with their parents. You can watch the full announcement trailer just above.

Jurassic World Evolution 3 gameplay

Jurassic World Evolution 3 gameplay adds some exciting new features and tools, along with a wealth of customization options that will make building parks and incubating dinosaurs more in-depth and intuitive than ever before.

With a look at some of the ways the third entry is stepping things up from the games that came before it in our Jurassic World Evolution 3 preview, male dinosaurs and dinosaur breeding bring a whole new layer of gameplay to the experience. Not only does the breeding feature give you greater control over the prehistoric friends you'll introduce to your parks, but it also brings a new family dynamic and young dinosaur behaviors to the management sim.

With an all-new 3D viewer in the hatchery - where you can incubate new dinosaurs - you have options to change up the patterns and coloring to create and customize the look of your dino-friends. Then, you're able to set down nests in your park.

Not unlike previous games, every dinosaur will have different needs, and catering to them will increase their comfort level. Provided they are comfortable enough in their environment and you have males and females roaming, they'll make use of the nests to create eggs that will then introduce "juvenile" dinosaurs that get up to their own unique antics in your park.

The juveniles also inherit the traits of their parents, so you can even strategize to try and retain and change certain traits for the dinos you breed.

The third installment also includes a suite of new creative tools, including the ability to easily manipulate and sculpt the terrain to add the likes of cliffsides, waterfalls, and landscape the environment to create tiers for your park. With the tools created for newcomers and more experienced players alike, new features have been added to the creation of buildings and structures.

So, if you're looking to get more creative, you can now customize and change each individual piece of a building - such as walls, ceilings, windows, and more - and change up its angle, scale, and coloring. But if you're looking to just get stuck into the management side of things in your park, or you don't particularly enjoy the creative aspect, you can also quickly set down pre-made buildings to get stuck in with ease.

Not unlike games past, you can also expect to put your management skills to the test as you try to build up your own park, ensure your dinosaurs are comfortable, fed, and well looked after, and most importantly, that the fences have a good power source so no aggressive dinos make a break for it and wreak havoc.

And with a more naturalistic approach, you can still place down fences, but this time around, you'll also be able to make your enclosures using the terrain manipulation tools to create surfaces that cut off areas for different dinosaur breeds.

Jurassic World Evolution 2 had a variety of different modes, including a sandbox mode, and a Chaos Theory mode that had various "what if" scenarios tied to the movies. For a refresher on the last entry in the series, check out our Jurassic World Evolution 2 review.

Jurassic World Evolution 3 story and setting

Jurassic World Evolution 3 features a core campaign set across the globe, meaning you're able to make parks in various locations in Asia, North America, and Europe. With the preview showing off two locations, including one in Japan and one in Malta, game director Andy Fletcher also revealed that the campaign will be non-linear, meaning that you can choose to go to a location and return to any parks you create around the world as you wish.

Frontier released a Feature Focus video, which gives us a closer look at the campaign and the role we'll have within it as a member of the Dinosaur Integration Network (DIN) - with Jeff Goldblum narrating as your adviser and guide. From building and rebuilding parks to unlocking new locations, dinosaurs, and more, we'll be working as park managers as we try to manage various aspects, from security to entertainment and conservation. The choices we make will shape the campaign, but we may not always please everyone as we strive to run our parks.

Along the way, we'll work with different characters. There was some concern surrounding the use of generative AI for scientists' portraits following the game's reveal, which Frontier Developments has since confirmed has been removed following feedback from the community.

There will also be a narrative that's set after the event of the Jurassic World Dominion movie, which saw people and dinosaurs striving to live in harmony - check out our Jurassic World Dominion review for more on that.

With juveniles and breeding now in the narrative and core experience, you'll be setting out to ethically conserve habitats and run sustainable breeding programs to maintain the dinosaur presence across the globe.

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