Credit: Universal PicturesWhile all eyes are currently on Jurassic World Rebirth (2025), the seventh entry in the film series, many fans don’t realize that there are several Jurassic Park sequels in the works.
Among them is the upcoming first-person action-adventure video game, “Jurassic Park: Survival.” Set directly after the events of the original 1993 blockbuster film by director Steven Spielberg, the sequel follows an InGen scientist–Dr. Maya Joshi–who has become stranded on Isla Nublar and must now survive the island’s deadly prehistoric predators.
“Return to Isla Nublar the day after the events of the beloved 1993 Jurassic Park film in an original adventure 65 million years in the making,” the official synopsis reads.
“Survive thrilling first-person action as InGen scientist Dr. Maya Joshi, who was unable to evacuate Isla Nublar, in this single-player action-adventure game and discover a never-before-told story. Through thrilling encounters, experience the wonder and danger of dinosaurs, each with their own distinct and adaptive behaviors brought to life by John Hammond’s vision.”
Watch the official trailer for the game below:
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The above trailer dropped during the Game Awards in December 2023.
Despite creating a huge buzz within the Jurassic fandom, things went suspiciously quiet until June the following year, when Universal and Saber shared with IGN an internal Q&A conducted with Universal Products & Experiences executive producer John Melchior and Saber Interactive creative director Oliver Hollis-Leick, which included lots of titbits about the game.
Further radio silence about the game’s progress since then has led to plenty of speculation that the title had been canceled. Thankfully, a brand-new update from Melchior confirms that this definitely isn’t the case, as he has shared some intriguing information on his social media about wrapping “another [motion capture] performance session” for the game (this news comes via Jurassic Park news and content YouTube channel Jurassic Outpost):
“I’m beyond excited to share that we are hard at work on ‘Jurassic Park: Survival,’ just wrapping another performance capture session with more developments to come later this year… Taking the time to deliver the best for our fans, we’ve truly ‘spared no expense!’”
The post includes a photo of what looks to be a comprehensive manual titled “Survival Narrative Summary,” surrounded by dinosaur egg props and other very Jurassic-y items.
Of course, motion capture performance, which is a technique typically associated with big-budget blockbuster films, is nothing new in video gaming. Still, it leaves us wondering whether a well-known actor will be stepping in to play our new Jurassic hero, Maya Joshi.
“Jurassic Park: Survival” Release Date
There’s no release date for “Jurassic Park: Survival.” The game will be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
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