Everything Confirmed for the Jurassic World Evolution 3: Rebirth Expansion

What’s inside the Rebirth Expansion

Four (possibly five) new species

The paid expansion introduces four species that played prominent roles in the 2025 film Jurassic World: Rebirth :

• Distortus Rex – A mutated, six-limbed Tyrannosaurus described as one of the most dangerous predators ever added to the series. Frontier has confirmed it features unique kill animations and extreme aggression levels, making containment a genuine challenge .
• Mutadon – A hybrid raptor/pterosaur creature, directly pulled from the film’s storyline .
• Titanosaurus – A massive terrestrial sauropod, one of the key species encountered by the film’s expedition team .
• Aquilops – A small ceratopsian that appears as a companion creature in the movie. In the film, a character names one Dolores and adopts it .

A fifth potential species, Anurognathus, shows up in a Steam Community discussion wishlist thread alongside the four confirmed creatures, but it has not been included in any official Frontier press release or trailer. For now, treat it as fan speculation or an unconfirmed bonus rather than a definite launch addition .

Campaign and locations

The Rebirth Expansion includes a brand-new narrative campaign that follows the events of Jurassic World: Rebirth. Players will take control of three sequential top-secret locations tied to the film’s plot. One of these is the island of Île Saint-Hubert, the primary setting where the movie’s characters attempt to extract genetic samples from surviving dinosaurs . Instead of a single map, the campaign structure appears to move players through distinct facilities, each with its own management challenges .

Over 350 decorative items

Frontier is leaning hard into park customization. The expansion ships with more than 350 new decorative items, which should give long-time builders significantly more freedom to theme their parks around the Rebirth aesthetic .

Free Update 1.3 arrives the same day

Even players who skip the paid DLC get a substantial update on June 16. Update 1.3 is free for all owners of the base game and includes both returning species and long-requested quality-of-life improvements .

Returning species

• Cearadactylus (sometimes spelled Ceradactylus) – A flying reptile from the early Cretaceous that was present in Jurassic World Evolution 2. Update 1.3 marks its return with juvenile and adult dimorphism .

It’s worth noting that Dracorex and Liopleurodon were already added to the game with the earlier free Update 1.2.8 on June 1, as part of the lead-up to the Rebirth launch. Those two species are not part of Update 1.3 but were part of the same “Jurassic June” content push after a two-month gap in the free-species roadmap caused by undisclosed issues .

Gameplay upgrades

Update 1.3 focuses heavily on aviaries and flying-reptile behavior, areas the community has been asking about since launch :

• Adjustable aviary heights – Players can now modify the vertical space inside aviary enclosures, giving pterosaurs more room to move .
• Flying reptile perch points – New scenery items that pterosaurs will actually land on and use, rather than endlessly circling .
• Cretaceous Cruise routing through aviaries – The guest tour attraction can now be routed directly through aviary enclosures, letting visitors view flying reptiles up close .
• Land/sea drone functionality – A new hatchling drone that can operate on both land and in water, expanding how players monitor and manage their parks .
• General bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements .

How this fits into Frontier’s larger DLC strategy

Frontier Developments confirmed to investors in January 2026 that Jurassic World Evolution 3 would receive ongoing paid expansions and free species-return updates throughout its lifecycle. That roadmap was outlined before the game’s October 2025 launch, and the Rebirth Expansion is the largest paid DLC released so far—and the first to directly tie into a contemporary film release .

This cross-promotional approach makes strategic sense. The 2025 Jurassic World: Rebirth film gave Frontier a fresh batch of marketable creatures, and the expansion’s timing roughly 8 months after the film’s theatrical run allows the studio to capture both returning players and fans who discovered the series through the movie.

Frontier’s broader performance underscores why this franchise gets sustained investment. Jurassic World Evolution 3 contributed 90% of the company’s total revenue in the first half of fiscal year 2026. By May 2026, cumulative revenue for Evolution 3 was tracking ahead of where Jurassic World Evolution 2 was at the same post-launch point .

Recent awards recognition

The game’s critical reception has also been strong. In the 2026 awards season, Frontier and Jurassic World Evolution 3 earned shortlist placements at the MCV/Develop Awards in four categories: Major Studio of the Year, Audio Innovation of the Year, Gameplay Innovation of the Year, and an ongoing innovation nomination for Elite Dangerous . At the Develop:Star Awards 2026, JWE3 was shortlisted for Best Game alongside titles like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Ghost of Yōtei . The audio team’s work was specifically highlighted: the game uses over 140,000 sounds and thousands of emitters to create what the team called the “best-sounding CMS game ever made” .

What we still don’t know

• Anurognathus status – While fans have included this small pterosaur in wishlists alongside the confirmed DLC species, no official announcement mentions it. It could arrive as an unannounced bonus, appear in a later update, or remain a community wish that didn’t make the cut .
• Precision on console store pages – Pre-order availability is confirmed across platforms, but direct URLs for the Microsoft Store and individual PlayStation Store regions were not universally verified in this round of reporting .
• Exact campaign length and replayability – Frontier has confirmed three locations, but how long the campaign runs and whether it includes post-story sandbox integration hasn’t been detailed.

Park managers who’ve been waiting for a reason to return have a clear date: June 16 brings a paid story expansion, a free update with meaningful gameplay changes, and a lineup of creatures that finally connects the game to its most recent film counterpart.