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The Lost Wild will come to PS5 in 2027. This is a survival horror from Great Ape Games, where the main idea is not to fight dinosaurs, but to survive alongside them.
In new material, game director Gary Napper explained that the game is built on three things: observation, instinct, and restraint. You need to watch where the dinosaur is facing, freeze when it passes by cover, and understand when it's better not to run.
Dinosaurs here are not monsters, but part of a living world
The team wanted to show dinosaurs not as enemies from a video game, but as convincing animals with their own reactions and behaviors. Because of this, the player is not a hero or a "dominant force," but a vulnerable outsider trying to escape from a food chain where they are no longer on top.
The action is not built around killing these creatures. The player will be given tools for defense, but the core gameplay is about dodging, hiding, distracting, and using the environment. There will be no artificially highlighted weak points or predictable attack patterns that can simply be memorized.
Alarm, space, and story through exploration
Locations in The Lost Wild are described as dense, tight, and ruthless: abandoned buildings are hidden in overgrown wilderness, and visibility is limited. This is not an open safari space, but an environment where it's easy to get lost both physically and psychologically.
The story is also presented without intrusive explanations. During exploration, Saskia finds traces of what happened on the island: abandoned places, notebooks, uneaten food, ID cards, and other small details. The developers consciously leave gaps for the player to piece together the events.
The authors also say that the experience of working on Alien: Isolation influenced their approach to horror. There, restraint and the unknown were important, and the same principle is applied in The Lost Wild: dinosaurs are shown as systemic and unpredictable creatures, not as scripted scenes.
The game emphasizes the feeling that you do not control the situation. The Lost Wild will be released on PS5 in 2027 and is already available for addition to the wishlist.
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