The Jurassic Park franchise has grown far beyond the original 1993 blockbuster, but an upcoming project will effectively reset the timeline—not erase it, but turn the clock back—ignoring nearly three decades of established lore.Six films have followed Steven Spielberg’s dinosaur adventure, with another reportedly in development, while novels, video games, comics, animated shows, and other tie-in stories have continued to expand the Jurassic universe. Since the first sequel, 1997’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the series has spent nearly three decades building a sprawling mythology around John Hammond’s failed theme park and the consequences of bringing dinosaurs back to life through genetic engineering.Credit: Universal PicturesRelated: The Next ‘Jurassic Park’ Sequel Looks Even Worse Than ‘Rebirth’, Official Trailer RevealedJurassic Park Leaves 30 Years of History BehindJurassic Park: Survival, however, is taking a different route. Rather than continuing the increasingly complicated mythology established across nearly 30 years of sequels, Universal and Saber Interactive’s upcoming Jurassic Park game effectively turns the clock back, rendering the franchise’s accumulated lore irrelevant for the purpose of the story and allowing a new adventure to unfold without relying on the events that have followed the original 1993 film.And make no mistake about it—this is an official direct continuation of the original film’s story.“Return to Isla Nublar the day after the events of the beloved 1993 Jurassic Park film in an original adventure 65 million years in the making,” the official synopsis for the game states.Developed by Saber Interactive in partnership with Universal, the single-player action-adventure game puts players in the role of Dr. Maya Joshi (voiced and performed in motion capture by Payal Mistry), an InGen scientist who is unable to evacuate Isla Nublar.Watch the official behind-the-scenes featurette for Jurassic Park: Survival below:The story takes place one day after the events of Spielberg’s original film, bringing players back to the island while its abandoned attractions are still in the immediate aftermath of the disaster.That setting means familiar locations, including the park gates and Visitor Center, can be explored in a new way. But Survival is not about rebuilding the park or managing its dinosaurs like the Jurassic World Evolution titles—it’s a story-driven, first-person experience built around stealth, exploration, and survival, with players using distractions, resources and quick thinking to evade the island’s predators.Saber says the dinosaurs will have distinct, adaptive behaviors, making encounters less predictable. Players will, of course, be able to interact with the creatures, but the emphasis is on outsmarting and escaping them rather than overpowering them.Jurassic Park: Survival is in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. A release date has not yet been announced.Are you excited to see Jurassic Park return to its roots with a story that leaves decades of franchise lore behind? Let us know in the comments!The post ‘Jurassic Park’ Sequel Hits Rewind, as Universal Ignores Nearly 30 Years of Lore appeared first on Inside the Magic.