the game was created by a development team of approximately 100 people with a budget of around £8 million. its development began in 2016, after nbcuniversal approached frontier developments about creating a game to accompany the theatrical release of "". to do this, frontier staff inspected different dinosaur models and reference materials sent by universal, watched the "jurassic park" films, read the novels and fan theories. the team consulted paleontologist jack horner when they designed the dinosaurs. jeff goldblum, bryce dallas howard and b. d. wong reprised their roles from the "jurassic park" film series, voicing remarks to players and contributing to the game's narrative.