"jurassic world evolution" was developed and published by frontier developments, and is based on the 2015 film "jurassic world", although the game is not considered canon, which allowed for more creative freedom. nbcuniversal had wanted a game to accompany the theatrical release of its 2018 film "" and approached frontier developments about creating it two years or so before the film's eventual release. frontier developments was also interested in creating a dinosaur game.