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Survive on an Abandoned Island Full of Dinosaurs in ‘The Lost Wild’ [Trailer]
We’re still waiting on Saber Interactive to update us on Jurassic Park: Survival, but now that game has some company, thanks to Annapurna Interactive and developer Great Ape Games’ The Lost Wild, which debuted during the Sony State of Play. In addition to the PlayStation 5 next year, the game will also be coming to Steam.
Touting itself as a “cinematic evasion-based survival horror experience,” players will need to withstand the slow-burning tension of being hunted by intelligent dinosaurs, and use their wits and the environment in order to survive. Players take on the role of Saskia as they explore a mysterious island where you’re considered prey by the deadliest creatures of all-time. Keep your head down, stay alert, and evade these prehistoric predators. If all else fails, run or try to buy time using non-lethal tools, in intense cat and mouse style gameplay.
Per Game Director Gary Napper on PlayStation Blog, the team emphasizes tension through vulnerability in The Lost Wild. You’re not equipped to kill these dinosaurs. The game also avoids gamified or arcade-like systems that would undermine the tension. Instead, your survival depends on observation, learning, and reaction. When encounters happen, you’ll need to be quick, use whatever means to distract, and use the environment to escape.
Storytelling in game is designed to be discovered, rather than force-fed to the player. The narrative is “grounded and personal,” unfolding through exploration, interaction, and observation. You’ll uncover traces of what happened on the island as you explore it—and discover why it was abandoned. Not everything is explained outright. “We believe there is power in leaving gaps, in allowing players to interpret and question what they find,” says Napper. “This approach creates a deeper, more lasting engagement with the story.”
Moon Studios dropped a new trailer during the Sony State of Play for their dark action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked, while also hinting at the long-awaited launch window for the full 1.0 release. The game, which has been in Early Access on Steam since April 2024, will be launching this October in full for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, while versions for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive at a later date.
As a token of appreciation for supporters new and old, Moon Studios is offering an exclusive Early Access Founder’s Pack, a free limited edition bundle available for anyone who purchases the game on Steam prior to July 10, with rewards unlocking when 1.0 officially launches. PlayStation 5 users can receive the Early Access Founder’s Pack by pre-ordering the game once available, any time before launch day.
The Founder’s Pack includes:
- A New Secret Hideout: Spirit Cavern – The legacy of Moon Studios now lives inside No Rest for the Wicked, exclusively for Founders. A hand-crafted home that bridges both worlds.
- Sayer’s Vow: An all new Sword in the stone reserved just for the founders that only early adopters can extract in the game world.
- A Custom Founders Tag ensures players are clearly identified as early adopters.
- As a Founder member, players will get access to an exclusive Public Beta Test Realm reserved just for them, even after the 1.0 game launch.
As for the full 1.0 release, it will be a massive expansion of the core experience, introducing a staggering 60+ hours of new content, a new horde mode, powerful new weapons, bosses and enemies, new areas and a completely reimagined class system.
In No Rest for the Wicked, players take on the role of a “Cerim,” a member of a holy order imbued with mysterious powers, tasked with destroying the Pestilence, an ancient plague that has begun to consume the island Isola Sacra, itself already the site of great political upheaval and death.