For decades, the ending of Jurassic Park (1993) has been untouchable: the remote Costa Rican theme park resort where InGen genetically engineered and cloned prehistoric animals fails, the dinosaurs escape and roam free, and only a handful of humans escape.
But what if fans could intervene? “Jurassic Park: Survival“, the upcoming first-person game from developers Saber Interactive, could offer a glimpse of that possibility—not through altering film canon directly, but by letting players engage in a “what if” scenario.
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The game centers on Dr. Maya Joshi (Payal Mistry), an InGen scientist trapped on Isla Nublar 24 hours after the events of the 1993 film. Joshi’s survival depends on intelligence, resourcefulness, and careful observation of her environment. Players must make strategic decisions to avoid deadly encounters with the likes of Velociraptor and Tyrannosaurs Rex.
But future downloadable content (which is almost a given with most video games these days) could allow players to explore the park before the dinosaur breakout. Or intervene in key events—like stopping Dennis Nedry from shutting down the power to the fences.
While this obviously wouldn't tie into the main story, it's still fun to imagine what could have become of John Hammond's Jurassic Park had a certain disgruntled computer programmer not managed to shut down all the electrified fences.
On the other hand, Jurassic Park had so many other problems (unauthorized breeding, workers getting eaten) that perhaps chaos was inevitable. Ian Malcolm alone knew this.
With all that said, the 1993 film's ending is still perfect, even if it is later ruined by all the many sequels, from the very first follow-up, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), to the latest, Jurassic World Rebirth (2025), none of which left anything to the imagination, from introducing more islands to literally rebuilding a new park on top of the original one.
There’s no release date for “Jurassic Park: Survival”, but it’s rumored to be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC sometime next year or in 2027.
Are you excited about the new Jurassic Park game? Would you like the chance to alter the original film's ending? Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below!
