Jurassic World Evolution 3

Jurassic World Evolution 3

Steam Deck Playable

Frontier Developments · Simulation · Oct 21, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

At $59.99. It has been as low as $40.19.

93%
Very Positive
13k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 102 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There is a lot to like about this game - great graphics, fantastic atmosphere and soundtrack, and of course the dinosaurs look and feel great - at first I was wowed as I went through the campaign maps, but then I realised there sadly isn't much depth to this game when it comes to the core of park management mechanics and difficulty - particularly when it comes to building your own park in Sandbox.
102 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
* The graphics and textures have vastly improved.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
5.2 C "You shall acquire no proprietary rights in past or stored gameplay, arrangements, Game progress, character or other achievements within the Game; and."
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
During the breeding tutorial, it told me to incubate male dinosaurs, but the entire menu locked up with a condescending yellow highlight around the gender option like I needed help finding it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The game's technical performance and optimization is very good.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
There is a lot to like about this game - great graphics, fantastic atmosphere and soundtrack, and of course the dinosaurs look and feel great - at first I was wowed as I went through the campaign maps, but then I realised there sadly isn't much depth to this game when it comes to the core of park management mechanics and difficulty - particularly when it comes to building your own park in Sandbox.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters102 reviews
Graphics55 reviews
Gameplay50 reviews
Interface12 reviews
Optimization10 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization23 reviews
48%
Performance13 reviews
92%
Difficulty11 reviews
73%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes22 reviews
50%
Bugs22 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $59.99. The lowest we've tracked is $40.19.

3 points recordedtoday · $59.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
45
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.