The Jurassic franchise has always walked a tightrope between logic and spectacle, but until this year, at least every sequel, no matter how outlandish, the lore has always been respected. Jurassic World Rebirth (2025), on the other hand, bent continuity in its own favor, and the payoff definitely wasn't worth it. Not only does it retcon the last two films, Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Dominion (2022), but it also creates some major inconsistencies within the established Jurassic timeline. The film is also quite terrible, too.
The upcoming first-person action-adventure video game “Jurassic Park: Survival”, on the other hand, is taking the opposite approach—earning its place in the canon by treating the original 1993 film like sacred ground.
The game is set 24 hours after the events of the first movie, meaning it has to exist inside that same world—not just loosely around it—otherwise players won't buy into it. That alone places pressure on accuracy, but according to Universal and Saber Interactive in a behind-the-scenes featurette released a few months ago, accuracy isn’t just a goal—it’s the foundation of the project. In the video, developers and Universal execs emphasized their commitment to re-creating Isla Nublar just as it appears onscreen.
Production stills, original set props, and blueprints from the film’s art department have been used to reconstruct the island and the park from the ground up.
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That approach stands in clear contrast to Rebirth, which rewrites certain elements of InGen’s history and plays loosely with the timeline. While the movie seems to treat continuity as flexible, “Jurassic Park: Survival” is trying to solidify it. Isla Nublar isn’t just being re-created—it’s being documented. Every security door, every researcher terminal, and every cup of coffee will appear in the exact same spot it was left in in the 1993 film.
The decision to follow a new character—Maya Joshi, an InGen scientist stranded in the aftermath—also helps the game avoid stepping on the film’s story. Rather than altering what we know, it fills in the gaps around it. That’s exactly how an expansion of canon should work: addition without contradiction.
There's no release date for the game, but it's rumored to be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC sometime next year or in 2027.
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