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Every Jurassic World Evolution game, ranked

All 2 Jurassic World Evolution games we hold, spanning 2018 to 2021: 2 ranked by the GamingPickz Score and plotted below, the rest listed in release order so nothing in the series is missing. Together they carry 102,295 Steam reviews.

Where to start

For the best-reviewed: Jurassic World Evolution 2 (GamingPickz Score 7.8), the highest-rated entry we can score.
For canon order: begin with Jurassic World Evolution (2018) and follow the release-order timeline below.
For the money: Jurassic World Evolution gives the most score per dollar right now.

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Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.

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2 best Jurassic World Evolution games, ranked

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Jurassic World Evolution 2

Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified

7.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidence

Jurassic World Evolution 2 at a glance
Released	2021	Studio	Frontier Developments
Player sentiment	90% positive of 47,023	Critics	76/100
Price	$59.99	Steam Deck	verified
Install size	14 GB	Accessibility	1 declared feature

Raw 90% shrinks to 89.9 on 47,023 reviews, then blends with the 76 critic aggregate, giving 7.8.

What the data supports

Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Small install at 14 GB.

Worth checking first

Players rate it well above critics, 90 against 76. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.

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Jurassic World Evolution

Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified

7.5GamingPickz Scorehigh confidence

Jurassic World Evolution at a glance
Released	2018	Studio	Frontier Developments
Player sentiment	87% positive of 55,272	Critics	69/100
Price	$44.99	Steam Deck	verified
Install size	8 GB	Accessibility	1 declared feature

Raw 87% shrinks to 87.0 on 55,272 reviews, then blends with the 69 critic aggregate, giving 7.5.

What the data supports

Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Small install at 8 GB.

Worth checking first

Players rate it well above critics, 87 against 69. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.

Full entry Games like this Store page

Best and worst entry

The best-received Jurassic World Evolution game we can score is Jurassic World Evolution 2 at 7.8. The lowest is Jurassic World Evolution at 7.5, a 0.3-point spread across the series. The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

Cheapest way in, and best value

Cheapest right now: Jurassic World Evolution at $44.99. Prices are read live from Steam and move.
Best value: Jurassic World Evolution, the most GamingPickz Score per dollar in the series at its current price.

On a Steam Deck

Valve's own Deck compatibility rating for the Jurassic World Evolution entries on Steam:

Verified: Jurassic World Evolution, Jurassic World Evolution 2

Platforms across the series

Where the 2 Jurassic World Evolution games have landed, counting every entry we hold:

Platform family	Entries
PC	2 of 2

The Jurassic World Evolution series, game by game

Every Jurassic World Evolution game we hold, in release order. Each description is the game's own, from Steam where it has a listing and Wikipedia for the older entries, never ours.

2018
Jurassic World Evolution
7.5
Frontier Developments · pc
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. (Steam)
BuildingDinosaursSimulationManagement
Reception
Critical reviews Reception Jurassic World Evolution received "generally favorable reviews" for the Xbox One and Switch versions, while the PC and PlayStation 4 versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to review aggregator platform Metacritic . Critics praised the dinosaurs featured in the game. Sam Loveridge of GamesRadar+ liked the variety as well as the cutscene that was displayed when a dinosaur is released from the incubation center. (Wikipedia)
2021
Jurassic World Evolution 2
7.8
Frontier Developments · pc
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation. (Steam)
DinosaursBuildingSimulationManagement
Reception
Reception The game received "generally favorable reviews", according to review aggregator platform Metacritic . PCGames N awarded the game 7: "Improves on its predecessor in clever ways and still boasts the most gorgeous dinosaurs ever made in a game. But dealing with disastrous events beyond your control still isn't any fun, even if it's thematic for the Jurassic Park IP". (Wikipedia)

Jurassic World Evolution, head to head

Two entries side by side on score, price, specs and reception:

Jurassic World Evolution 2 vs Jurassic World EvolutionScores, price and specs side by side

Jurassic World Evolution vs other series

How Jurassic World Evolution stacks up against other series in the same genre, as a whole:

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Common questions

How many Jurassic World Evolution games are there?

We hold 2 Jurassic World Evolution games in the catalogue, released between 2018 and 2021. 2 of them carry enough Steam data to rank; the rest are listed in release order below, including console-only entries with no Steam listing.

Which Jurassic World Evolution game is best?

By the GamingPickz Score, Jurassic World Evolution 2 rates highest at 7.8. That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, computed the same way for every game, not our opinion. The full ranking is above.

What order should I play the Jurassic World Evolution games in?

Release order is listed below, from 2018 to 2021. For most series that is also story order, but we list dates rather than telling you a canon; the timeline is read from Wikidata.

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