{"id":1969079,"date":"2026-06-02T22:25:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1969079"},"modified":"2026-06-02T22:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:25:33","slug":"the-lost-wild-a-dinosaur-survival-horror-game-by-former-alien-isolation-developers-announced-at-sony-state-of-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1969079","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Wild &#8211; a dinosaur survival horror game by former Alien: Isolation developers &#8211; announced at Sony State of Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-lost-wild\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Lost Wild<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The Lost Wild &#8211; a dinosaur survival horror game by former Alien: Isolation developers &#8211; announced at Sony State of Play<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Everyone do the&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/the-lost-wild-face.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Lost Wild character face from announcement trailer.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"the-lost-wild-face.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Sony<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-02T22:25:33+00:00\">June 2, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"189fbcbb-03e1-41b1-aca5-4ed19986b0b9\" data-name=\"The Lost Wild\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Lost Wild\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Lost Wild\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Lost Wild\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Lost Wild\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Lost Wild\" title=\"Follow The Lost Wild\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Lost Wild<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The Lost Wild &#8211; a new dinosaur survival horror game &#8211; has just been announced at Sony&#8217;s State of Play.\n<\/p>\n<p>Coming in 2027, this upcoming game from Great Ape Games places you in the shoes of Saskia as she attempts to uncover the mystery at the heart of an island populated by dinosaurs. This game very much appears to veer away from the action-focused horror approach, instead having you on the backfoot against dangerous predators.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Lost Wild - True Fear is Primal Trailer | PS5 Games\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nlt4o-mLxyM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/nlt4o-mLxyM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Lost Wild &#8211; True Fear is Primal Trailer | PS5 Games<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch The Lost Wild reveal trailer here!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nlt4o-mLxyM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2026\/06\/02\/the-lost-wild-comes-to-ps5-in-2027\/\">an official PlayStation blog post on the reveal<\/a>, game director Gary Napper provides ample insight into the upcoming release.\n<\/p>\n<p>He wrote the following on the team&#8217;s philosophy behind creating The Lost Wild: &#8220;From the outset, our goal has been to create a world where dinosaurs are not framed as monsters, but as believable animals. They exist within the world with their own instincts, behaviors, and drives. This shift in perspective fundamentally changes the player&#8217;s role. You are not the dominant force, the hero or the conqueror, you are the outsider, vulnerable and exposed, trying to navigate a food chain where you no longer sit at the top.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted his past working on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/alien-isolation\">Alien: Isolation<\/a>, pointing to how learnings and experience from that game has bled into this new title. &#8220;My experience working on Alien: Isolation has inevitably shaped how I approach horror design and is definitely a lens I view this game\u2019s design through,&#8221; Napper wrote. &#8220;One of the key lessons from that project was the importance of restraint of when to show creatures, allowing space for the player\u2019s imagination to do the work and to let the world and systems breathe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Are you in the mood for a new survival horror game? Does the Alien: Isolation herritage set a high bar for expectations? Let us know!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The Lost Wild &#8211; a new dinosaur survival horror game &#8211; has just been announced at Sony&#8217;s State of Play.\n<\/p>\n<p>Coming in 2027, this upcoming game from Great Ape Games places you in the shoes of Saskia as she attempts to uncover the mystery at the heart of an island populated by dinosaurs. This game very much appears to veer away from the action-focused horror approach, instead having you on the backfoot against dangerous predators.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Lost Wild - True Fear is Primal Trailer | PS5 Games\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nlt4o-mLxyM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/nlt4o-mLxyM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Lost Wild &#8211; True Fear is Primal Trailer | PS5 Games<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch The Lost Wild reveal trailer here!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nlt4o-mLxyM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2026\/06\/02\/the-lost-wild-comes-to-ps5-in-2027\/\">an official PlayStation blog post on the reveal<\/a>, game director Gary Napper provides ample insight into the upcoming release.\n<\/p>\n<p>He wrote the following on the team&#8217;s philosophy behind creating The Lost Wild: &#8220;From the outset, our goal has been to create a world where dinosaurs are not framed as monsters, but as believable animals. They exist within the world with their own instincts, behaviors, and drives. This shift in perspective fundamentally changes the player&#8217;s role. You are not the dominant force, the hero or the conqueror, you are the outsider, vulnerable and exposed, trying to navigate a food chain where you no longer sit at the top.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted his past working on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/alien-isolation\">Alien: Isolation<\/a>, pointing to how learnings and experience from that game has bled into this new title. &#8220;My experience working on Alien: Isolation has inevitably shaped how I approach horror design and is definitely a lens I view this game\u2019s design through,&#8221; Napper wrote. &#8220;One of the key lessons from that project was the importance of restraint of when to show creatures, allowing space for the player\u2019s imagination to do the work and to let the world and systems breathe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Are you in the mood for a new survival horror game? Does the Alien: Isolation herritage set a high bar for expectations? 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