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Jurassic World Evolution 2

Frontier Developments · 2021-11-09

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SimulationStrategy

Franchise: Jurassic Park · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 09, 2021 (Xbox One), Nov 09, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 09, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Nov 09, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 09, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.

Jurassic World Evolution 2 is a Simulation, Strategy game released in 2021, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 47103 reviews).

302
playing now
90%
positive of 47k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
72/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (49 ratings)
2,383
Nexus mods (8.2M downloads)
4.40★
PlayStation Store rating (26,298 ratings)
79/100
opencritic · strong · 67% recommend · from 83 critics
69h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

302 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Jurassic World Evolution 2 is a construction and management simulation video game developed and published by Frontier Developments. A sequel to Jurassic World Evolution (2018) and set between Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Jurassic World Dominion, the game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and Series S on November 9, 2021. It received generally favorable reviews from critics, who deemed it an improvement over its predecessor. A sequel, Jurassic World Evolution 3, was released on October 21, 2025.

Trailer

Jurassic World Evolution 2 trailer thumbnail

Jurassic World Evolution 2 | Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 302 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,803 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~350/week).
  • · Review velocity down 66% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 16,758 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 946k–2.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 47,282 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2025-06-27) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 124 of 174 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.3k3.3k20212026Week of 2021-11-01: 3,280 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,040 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,347 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 275 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 817 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 706 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,228 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 674 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 710 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 915 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 629 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 546 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 758 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,545 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 488 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 581 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 581 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 797 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 614 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 915 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3,326 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 300 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 912 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 542 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9112662026-09-15 12:00 — 431 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 450 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 276 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 612 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 697 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 328 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 346 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 557 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 420 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 700 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 665 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 374 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 413 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 711 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 526 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 409 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 606 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 407 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 292 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 699 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 617 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 298 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 410 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 302 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
8.7k626Nov 2021Aug 2026Nov 2021 — avg 6,988 · peak 17,298Jan 2022 — avg 2,243 · peak 5,637Mar 2022 — avg 1,606 · peak 4,253May 2022 — avg 1,068 · peak 2,282Jul 2022 — avg 2,082 · peak 4,463Sep 2022 — avg 1,054 · peak 2,773Nov 2022 — avg 906 · peak 2,021Jan 2023 — avg 1,561 · peak 3,267Mar 2023 — avg 1,247 · peak 3,883May 2023 — avg 1,388 · peak 2,749Jul 2023 — avg 1,712 · peak 3,268Sep 2023 — avg 1,112 · peak 2,266Nov 2023 — avg 1,058 · peak 2,840Jan 2024 — avg 1,542 · peak 3,242Mar 2024 — avg 1,415 · peak 3,138May 2024 — avg 1,592 · peak 3,670Jul 2024 — avg 3,539 · peak 8,299Sep 2024 — avg 1,212 · peak 2,480Nov 2024 — avg 1,156 · peak 2,420Jan 2025 — avg 1,554 · peak 3,169Mar 2025 — avg 1,933 · peak 4,404May 2025 — avg 1,251 · peak 2,515Jul 2025 — avg 8,665 · peak 20,921Sep 2025 — avg 1,473 · peak 2,987Nov 2025 — avg 1,086 · peak 2,169Jan 2026 — avg 854 · peak 1,672Mar 2026 — avg 717 · peak 1,433May 2026 — avg 626 · peak 1,281Jul 2026 — avg 789 · peak 1,433Aug 2026 — avg 635 · peak 1,172
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
992026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 5 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 2 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 6 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 9 new positive2026-10-03: 4 new positive2026-10-04: 7 new positive2026-10-05: 8 new positive2026-10-06: 8 new positive2026-10-07: 6 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 8 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 8 new positive2026-10-14: 6 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$5.992021-08-252026-10-092021-08-25 — best price $59.992021-12-19 — best price $53.892022-02-25 — best price $32.952022-04-22 — best price $59.992022-07-01 — best price $47.992022-08-23 — best price $28.992022-10-18 — best price $26.992022-12-08 — best price $17.992023-01-19 — best price $13.842023-03-10 — best price $13.842023-04-25 — best price $13.202023-06-26 — best price $59.992023-08-26 — best price $59.992023-10-20 — best price $17.992023-12-06 — best price $18.002024-01-30 — best price $56.992024-03-18 — best price $14.412024-04-23 — best price $15.122024-07-11 — best price $59.992024-08-16 — best price $55.022024-09-30 — best price $44.992024-11-16 — best price $49.792024-12-18 — best price $15.002025-01-11 — best price $59.992025-02-06 — best price $15.122025-03-10 — best price $53.992025-04-09 — best price $59.992025-05-14 — best price $59.992025-06-28 — best price $13.992025-08-21 — best price $17.992025-10-08 — best price $59.992025-11-19 — best price $14.992025-12-17 — best price $11.992026-01-30 — best price $59.992026-03-04 — best price $44.992026-04-17 — best price $51.592026-05-28 — best price $59.992026-07-13 — best price $44.992026-08-12 — best price $59.992026-10-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.5k572026-05-30 — 97 pageviews2026-06-03 — 122 pageviews2026-06-07 — 125 pageviews2026-06-11 — 99 pageviews2026-06-15 — 123 pageviews2026-06-19 — 104 pageviews2026-06-23 — 124 pageviews2026-06-27 — 126 pageviews2026-07-01 — 89 pageviews2026-07-05 — 102 pageviews2026-07-09 — 95 pageviews2026-07-13 — 1,502 pageviews2026-07-17 — 237 pageviews2026-07-21 — 159 pageviews2026-07-25 — 122 pageviews2026-07-29 — 133 pageviews2026-08-02 — 146 pageviews2026-08-06 — 127 pageviews2026-08-10 — 138 pageviews2026-08-14 — 106 pageviews2026-08-18 — 66 pageviews2026-08-22 — 95 pageviews2026-08-26 — 85 pageviews2026-08-30 — 121 pageviews2026-09-03 — 94 pageviews2026-09-07 — 78 pageviews2026-09-11 — 87 pageviews2026-09-15 — 78 pageviews2026-09-19 — 86 pageviews2026-09-23 — 104 pageviews2026-09-27 — 91 pageviews2026-10-01 — 76 pageviews2026-10-05 — 77 pageviews2026-10-08 — 57 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1602026-10-01 07:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-15 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-15 06:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

54
achievements tracked
84.2%
earned "Count Backwards from 5, 4, 3..."
8.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudStatsHDR availableFamily Sharing11 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 11 DLC released, first 2021-11-09, latest 2024-05-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)30,4650%55
PS5 (PlayStation)30,0811%55
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)27,9020%54
Steam (Steam)16,0241%54

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Sci-fiSequelEconomySandboxViolentBuildingStrategyDinosaursManagementOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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