The Lost Wild resumes promotions after four years

Great Ape Games has put The Lost Wild back in public view after a long quiet stretch, and the timing matters. On June 3, 2026, social posts began circulating around a fresh clip from the dinosaur survival-horror project, marking the first renewed promotional push tied to the game in years. A day earlier, Sony’s State of Play featured a new trailer and publisher Annapurna Interactive confirmed a 2027 release window for PlayStation 5 and PC. The game had largely disappeared from public conversation after its 2022 reveal. Great Ape Games’ official site still describes The Lost Wild as a survival-horror adventure set in overgrown research facilities, where players must evade and outwit dinosaurs rather than overpower them. The studio’s website also identifies Annapurna Interactive as publisher and calls the project Great Ape’s debut title. (dotesports.com) ### Why are people saying this is the first real sign of life in years? July 2022 is the date fans have been pointing back to because that was when The Lost Wild was first publicly unveiled. Coverage of the June 2, 2026 State of Play repeatedly framed the new trailer as the first substantial update since that announcement period, after the game went largely radio silent. Dot Esports said the project was first announced in 2022 and then “went mostly radio silent,” while PlayStation Blog presented the June 2026 showing as the moment the team was “finally” talking about the game. (thelostwild.com) June 3, 2026 is therefore less a brand-new reveal than a resumption of outreach around a project that had slipped into the background. The social-media attention reflects that gap: fans were reacting not only to the footage itself, but to the fact that the game had resurfaced at all. ### What did the new footage actually confirm? (dotesports.com) The June 2 trailer confirmed that The Lost Wild is still built around evasion rather than combat. PlayStation Blog said the game is “a game where you don’t fight dinosaurs. You survive around them,” and described its design around “observation, instinct, and restraint.” Gematsu, citing Annapurna Interactive and Great Ape Games, said players are placed in an “evasion-based survival horror experience” against dinosaurs. (dotesports.com) The official website uses similar language. Great Ape Games says players will explore a ruined man-made facility in a lush wilderness and must “be resourceful, intimidate, evade” while uncovering the island’s central mystery. That aligns with the new footage, which showed stealth, environmental tension and brief gameplay snippets rather than a combat-heavy pitch. ### Who is making it, and where is it headed? (blog.playstation.com) Great Ape Games is the developer, and Annapurna Interactive is the publisher. The studio site says The Lost Wild is Great Ape’s debut title, while multiple June 2 reports tied the new trailer directly to Annapurna’s State of Play appearance. The platform plan is now clearer than it was in 2022. Gematsu reported that the game is set for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in 2027, and PlayStation Blog separately confirmed the 2027 PS5 window. (thelostwild.com) ### What has the studio said about the game’s design? Gary Napper, game director at Great Ape Games, said on PlayStation Blog that the team’s goal was to treat dinosaurs as “believable animals” rather than monsters. (greatapegames.com) He said that approach changes the player’s role from hunter to survivor and shapes the game’s slower, more observational tension. (gematsu.com) Nick Gregory, Great Ape Games’ CEO, said in remarks published by Gematsu that the project is built around “slow burn tension” and dinosaurs that behave like wild animals that see the player as prey. Those comments match the long-running pitch on the official FAQ page, which cites Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, Trespasser and Alien: Isolation among its inspirations. (blog.playstation.com) ### What comes next? 2027 is the only release timing Great Ape Games and Annapurna Interactive have publicly given so far. No exact date has been announced, and the next concrete update is likely to be a release-date reveal or a longer gameplay demonstration. For now, the game’s official materials point players to PS5 and PC storefronts, including Steam and the Epic Games Store, as the confirmed destinations. (gematsu.com)