in february 2017, frontier's ceo david braben announced the company was working on a new project based on an existing hollywood property. on 20 august 2017, the game was announced during gamescom 2017. later, on 7 october, footage showcasing the in-game engine was revealed during the first annual frontier expo. the game was digitally released for windows, playstation 4 and xbox one on 12 june 2018, coinciding with the theatrical release of "jurassic world: fallen kingdom". physical copies of the playstation 4 and xbox one version were distributed by sold out beginning on 3 july 2018.