Jurassic World Evolution

Moderate overall intensity

Highest flag: Violence — realistic

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What's in it

Violence realistic

Moderate

Carnivorous dinosaurs hunt and kill herbivores and each other, and during breakouts they attack and eat park guests, with brief blood but no gore or dismemberment.

Dark themes mild

Low

The premise carries the franchise's undercurrent of engineered animals turning on their handlers, with visitors sometimes killed when containment fails.

Horror & psychological spooky

Low

Escaped-dinosaur emergencies, power failures, and tropical storms create brief tension, but there is no scare-driven or frightening presentation.

Animal combat combat mechanic

Low

Carnivorous dinosaurs hunt herbivores and clash with rival species as an ordinary AI combat mechanic; killing is not emphasized or dwelt upon.

Who can reach your kid

What it is

Jurassic World Evolution is a park-building management simulation where you construct and run your own dinosaur theme park across a chain of tropical islands, bioengineering dinosaurs from recovered DNA, building enclosures and attractions, and balancing science, security, and entertainment goals. The main content parents will notice is creature violence: AI dinosaurs fight each other and hunt herbivores with brief blood, and during breakouts large carnivores can chase and eat park visitors. There is no swearing, sexual content, drugs, or gambling, and the game is single-player with no online chat or purchases in this version.

How it's framed

The game frames dinosaurs as living attractions to be managed rather than enemies to be slaughtered by the player; violence emerges from animal behavior and containment failures, and the storyline treats breakouts and guest deaths as management crises and cautionary stakes rather than as spectacle to be rewarded.

Details

Developer: Frontier Developments
Publisher: Frontier Developments
Released: Jun 11, 2018

Metacritic 69critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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