Roundup: Here’s What The Reviews Are Saying About Jurassic World Evolution 3

IGN (8/10)

“Jurassic World Evolution 3 builds on an already impressive foundation to give aspiring dinosaur theme park managers more control than ever before. New features and quality-of-life updates make the third installment the pinnacle of the series, even if the Scenario mode doesn’t hold a candle to the previous game’s Chaos Theory. If building and maintaining a dinosaur theme park is your idea of a good time, Evolution 3 has plenty to offer.”

“Jurassic World Evolution 3 doesn’t reinvent the park-building formula, nor does it step leaps and bounds beyond the prior games, but it refines it in meaningful ways. It’s smarter, more visually polished, and management systems are both deep and flexible. Small rough edges, repetitive moments, and occasional AI frustrations keep it from perfection, but there’s a lot here to love, especially for management fans who enjoy tinkering with every system at their disposal.”

“If you want a game that lets you relive some of the animals you loved as a kid, while also not being hugely taxing, then Jurassic World Evolution 3 is perfect for that. It certainly offers the best experience if you have never played the other two games. However, if you have played the others, then you might find the additions a little lacking outside of the new building options and baby dinos.”

“A strong park builder whose charm is generally enough to make you see past its issues. Jurassic World Evolution 3 could have been even better without the busywork and bugs, which hold it back just enough to stop it from being an instant classic.”

At the time of writing, Jurassic World Evolution 3 has a Metacritic score of 81 and an Open Critic rating of 85 – so that’s definitely a strong start for Frontier’s dino-filled park builder, then. The game is out now on Xbox Series X|S, coming in at $59.99 / £49.99 on the platform.