PlayStation’s latest State of Play was chock-full of interesting-looking horror games, but the one that stood out the most to many fans was Annapurna Interactive’s The Lost Wild. This PlayStation 5 and PC survival horror game is being developed by U.K.-based studio Great Ape Games, and it looks like the closest thing that we’ll ever get to a Dino Crisis sequel for the foreseeable future.
Unlike other horror titles, which feature zombies, vampires, and other fantastical monsters as their main antagonists, The Lost Wild has dinosaurs instead. The game takes place on a lush, deserted island teeming with these prehistoric creatures, and it puts players into the shoes of a character called Saskia. Armed with nothing but the weapons she can find around her, Saskia has to search the run-down research facilities on the island in order to find a way to escape this personal hell.
The Lost Wild is Focused on Stealth Rather than Action
Players going into The Lost Wild expecting it to be an action-packed romp are probably going to be a bit disappointed, as the game’s focus will be more on stealth rather than combat. All of the weapons in The Lost Wild are apparently non-lethal, meaning it will not be possible to kill the dinosaurs that you encounter. This means that the game’s gameplay will be more akin to something like Outlast rather than Resident Evil.
Though this may be a deal-breaker for some, The Lost Wild still looks a lot more polished than one would expect from a title of its size. Great Ape Games was only established a few years ago, and it houses around 25 employees. Despite this small staff size, the graphics and combat of its debut game seem on par with many recent AAA titles.
The Lost Wild’s appearance at the State of Play was, oddly enough, not the first time that it was shown off. The game was initially unveiled in July 2022 with a brief announcement trailer and a couple of screenshots. Its most recent appearance, however, shows that the game will be a lot more cinematic than its debut trailer suggested.
The Lost Wild Shares a Lot in Common with Dino Crisis
As mentioned above, The Lost Wild shares a lot in common with the original Dino Crisis, and it’s not just because they both have dinosaurs. Not only are the two games set on an island in the middle of nowhere, they also feature female protagonists who wear red clothes. Perhaps these were intentional design choices made by Great Ape Games, but it’s hard to say for sure.
After seeing The Lost Wild, Dino Crisis fans may start feeling nostalgic for Capcom’s beloved series. Fans have wanted a Dino Crisis revival for quite some time, since the series has been effectively dead for more than two decades.
The last installment in the franchise, Dino Crisis 3, never came to PlayStation, as it was released exclusively on the original Xbox in 2003. The game was met with pretty poor reviews from fans, since it took the series in a completely different direction compared to the titles that came before it. Despite this, the first two games on the PS1 are still widely regarded as masterpieces by fans, and they’re both playable on PS Plus to this day.
There have been rumors swirling around about a Dino Crisis revival being worked on at Capcom, but nothing concrete has come of them yet. Resident Evil insider DuskGolem claimed last year that the Japanese publisher had tried to revive the series twice in the last decade, but without success.
(1/2) I hope Capcom eventually figures out what they want to do with Dino Crisis. For the record, & I don't believe this is new info, but there has been a couple attempts in the last decade to remake Dino Crisis, the first by Capcom Vancouver before they were shut down (still https://t.co/f5rMQuk1yX
— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) August 27, 2025
A remake of the original Dino Crisis was reportedly in development at the now-defunct Capcom Vancouver, which was later tasked with making the similarly-canned Dead Rising 5. Another planned remake of the title, meanwhile, was supposedly greenlit a few years later, but it, too, was canceled due to not meeting Capcom’s quality standards.
Capcom Could (and Should) Revive Dino Crisis
In recent times, Capcom has shown more of an interest in reviving its older IPs compared to past decades. In just the last few years, the company has revealed and/or released new Okami and Mega Man games, as well as new installments in the Onimusha and Dead Rising franchises. Onimusha, in fact, made an appearance at Sony’s State of Play this week.
Judging by what it’s shared at investor meetings over the last few years, it seems Capcom has interest in bringing back even more of its franchises in the near future, such as Devil May Cry and Ace Attorney. But whether Dino Crisis will be among these revived IPs, is anyone’s guess.
At the very least, fans will still have games like The Lost Wild to look forward to, as they wait for even a snippet of news about a Dino Crisis revival.
