Jurassic World Evolution
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (51%); after 20h it's 1 in 12 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 80% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 94% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 55,568 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 23.3h for positive, 29.1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (94.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (73)
story milestone ending side
- Life finds a way Release a dinosaur 100%
- You're the top minds Research an item 92%
- My favorite when I was a kid Release a Triceratops 88%
- It's all about control with you Add a task for an ACU or Ranger Team 82%
- Nothing in Jurassic World is natural Release a genetically modified dinosaur 78%
- You think that kind of automation is easy? Add an upgrade to a building 78%
- Not alone on this island Unlock Isla Muerta 74%
- I think we're back in business Manually repair a building with the Ranger Team 61%
- Fill in the holes and complete the code Complete a genome to 100% 59%
- Clever girl Release a Velociraptor 56%
- Spared no expense Unlock Isla Nublar 56%
- Tenacious Manually medicate a diseased dinosaur with the Ranger Team 54%
- A beautiful, but deadly addition Release a Dilophosaurus 54%
- Nobody move a muscle Manually tranquillize a dinosaur while it is running 52%
- Shoot her! Manually tranquillize a dinosaur with the ACU helicopter 52%
- Going to make a fortune with this place Unlock Isla Tacano 51%
- Must go faster Drive the Ranger Team's vehicle at top speed for 5 consecutive seconds 44%
- Follow the screams! Release a T. rex 40%
- Veggiesaurus Release a Brachiosaurus 39%
- On this island there's no such thing as safe Unlock Isla Pena 38%
- Whatever you study, you also change Take a Photograph worth more than $30000 36%
- Get a clear shot Manually perform a headshot with the ACU helicopter 35%
- Flocking this way Release a Gallimimus 29%
- Accept you are never actually in control Power slide with the Ranger Team's vehicle for 3 seconds (within a 5-second window) 28%
- Thank God for Site B Unlock Isla Sorna 27%
- I thought you failed your driver's test Manually drive a total distance of 25km in the Ranger Team's vehicle 24%
- That's no dinosaur Release an Indominus rex 23%
- Mommy's very angry Release a modified dinosaur that has over 150 Attack 23%
- A super-predator Release a Spinosaurus 21%
- Is this even possible? Release a Stegosaurus 19%
- Instinct that we can program Reach maximum Security Reputation on an island 18%
- I don't understand this Luddite attitude Reach maximum Science Reputation on an island 17%
- Bigger. Louder. More Teeth. Reach maximum Entertainment Reputation on an island 17%
- Now you're John Hammond House at least 50 live dinosaurs on a single island 16%
- War is a part of nature Manually tranquillize a dinosaur while it is fighting another dinosaur 13%
- Shoooot heeer! Tranquillize a dinosaur from a distance of at least 125m 13%
- An aim not devoid of merit Complete All Missions: Entertainment 12%
- You got them eating out of your hand Complete All Missions: Security 11%
- Using sophisticated techniques Complete All Missions: Science 11%
- Hold on to your butts! Get 5 seconds of air time with the Ranger Team's vehicle (within a 20-second window) 9.1%
- A kind of biological preserve Take a Photograph worth more than $100000 7.6%
- How did you do this? Achieve a 5-Star Island Rating on every island in Las Cinco Muertes 7.5%
- Smarter than primates Photograph two Velociraptors socializing 5.7%
- Where's the goat? Photograph a T. rex eating 'live bait' 5.6%
- It's a birdcage Build an Aviary and fill it with Pteranodons 5.4%
- Sharp focus Complete the photography contract on Nublar North 5.3%
- Ranger Danger Complete the 'Facility Recovery' mission without any dinosaur damage to Ranger Teams 5.3%
- It can camouflage! Release an Indominus Rex with the Adaptive Camouflage Gene 5.1%
- Shoot her...? Subdue Dr. Wu's rampaging Spinoraptor 5.0%
- Who's hungry? Photograph a carnivore attacking a visitor 4.4%
- Creation is an act of sheer will Release at least one of every dinosaur genus in the game 4.3%
- The Next Step Complete all of Dr. Wu's missions 4.3%
- We're just used to being the cat Using Comfort Genes, create a dinosaur that is impossible to keep calm 3.8%
- Return to Jurassic Park Build a 5 star park on Isla Nublar during the 'Return to Jurassic Park' campaign 3.6%
- Learning where she fits in the food chain Photograph an Indominus Rex fighting a T. rex 3.6%
- The essence of chaos Reach 5 stars in challenge mode (any difficulty) 2.9%
- This is very dangerous territory Photograph a Spinosaurus fighting a T. rex 2.8%
- John Hammond's dream Reach 5 stars on Sanctuary 2.3%
- Look how it eats! Photograph a T. rex hunting a Gallimimus 2.1%
- I hate being right all the time Photograph a herbivore attacking visitors 1.8%
- You do plan to have dinosaurs, right? Construct a tour that can see at least 18 species in Jurassic Park Campaign or Challenge mode 1.6%
- Jurassic measures Reach 5 stars on Jurassic difficulty challenge mode 1.4%
- OBJECTS IN MIRROR CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR Have a manually controlled Jurassic Park Ranger Team survive for 3 minutes after a T. rex attack 1.4%
- Clocked at 32 mph Reach 5 stars in Challenge mode in under 3 hours (medium difficulty or above) 1.3%
- Fast for a biped? Reach 5 stars in Challenge mode in under 4 hours (hard difficulty or above) 1.2%
- Ratings Master Get a dinosaur to reach 5000 or more rating 1.1%
- Wounding tooth Photograph a Troodon as it poisons its victim 1.1%
- I read your book Unlock all InGen Database entries in the game 1.0%
- You'll never look at birds the same way! Complete challenge mode on Pena by only releasing carnivores (medium difficulty or above) 1.0%
- Ooh, aah, that's how it always starts Take a photograph of a Stegosaurus with a '97 Cosmetic Variant as it attacks a Ranger Team 1.0%
- Executive treatment Eliminate all disease on Nublar North using a manually controlled Ranger Team 0.8%
- A new home Complete challenge mode on Sanctuary in under 8.5 hours (hard difficulty or above) 0.7%
- Green thumb Reach 1500 paleobotany welfare bonus on a single island 0.7%