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Jurassic World Evolution

Frontier Developments · 2018-06-11

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SimulationStrategy

Franchise: Jurassic Park · Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 12, 2018 (Xbox One), Jun 11, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 12, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.

197
playing now
87%
positive of 55k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (114 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$44.99
steam price (US)

197 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Jurassic World Evolution is a construction and management simulation video game developed and published by Frontier Developments. Based on the 2015 film Jurassic World, the game was released in June 2018, for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. A Nintendo Switch port of the game was released in November 2020. In the game, players construct a dinosaur park on Las Cinco Muertes Archipelago, a group of five islands also known as the "Five Deaths". The game features more than 40 types of dinosaurs; their genes can be modified to introduce new features. Players are given contracts to fulfill by three divisions, Science, Security and Entertainment, allowing them to progress. A sandbox mode set on Isla Nublar, the setting of the first and fourth films, can be unlocked. It can also be used from the main menu without having to be unlocked.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 197 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 850 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~106/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (6,705 reviews).
  • · Top 2% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 1.4M–3.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 55,269 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$7.49-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$44.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2020-12-14) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $44.99 · on sale 132 of 179 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.8k4.8k20182026Week of 2018-06-01: 4,787 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,918 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 717 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 309 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 940 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 552 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 957 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 914 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,473 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,618 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 213 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,171 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 654 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 867 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,305 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 864 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 747 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 961 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 465 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,059 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2,630 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,862 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 956 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 631 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 852 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 698 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 873 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 623 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 477 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3361112026-08-06 21:00 — 208 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 111 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 222 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 212 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 141 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 241 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 271 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 162 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 272 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 276 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 151 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 249 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 232 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 130 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 205 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 201 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 114 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 243 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 309 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 136 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 196 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 269 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 206 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 243 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 320 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 210 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 183 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 243 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 197 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$4.492018-03-292026-08-292018-03-29 — best price $54.992019-04-08 — best price $20.242019-11-27 — best price $8.992020-03-27 — best price $12.392020-06-09 — best price $40.392020-08-20 — best price $36.612020-10-25 — best price $44.992021-01-09 — best price $40.392021-03-05 — best price $11.242021-05-13 — best price $40.392021-08-13 — best price $9.532021-11-21 — best price $59.992022-02-07 — best price $36.612022-05-04 — best price $40.392022-07-25 — best price $11.242022-11-08 — best price $36.612023-01-19 — best price $7.392023-04-17 — best price $7.492023-08-21 — best price $7.592023-11-21 — best price $11.242024-02-08 — best price $8.792024-04-15 — best price $39.472024-07-24 — best price $44.992024-09-18 — best price $36.612024-12-06 — best price $40.492025-01-27 — best price $9.972025-03-21 — best price $11.252025-05-27 — best price $11.252025-08-19 — best price $8.162025-11-17 — best price $40.392026-01-24 — best price $10.992026-04-13 — best price $10.342026-06-13 — best price $31.492026-08-21 — best price $10.102026-08-29 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
94.5%
earned "Life finds a way"
17.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing8 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)48,1930%73
Steam (Steam)36,1771%73
PS4 (PlayStation)32,5461%74
Switch (Nintendo)1390%0

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

ActionSci-fiEconomySandboxViolentBuildingStrategyDinosaursManagementOpen World

Census log

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

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