Capcom Is Reportedly Developing a Dino Crisis Remake — but Don't Expect It Before 2028

Capcom is reportedly developing a Dino Crisis remake — but don’t expect it before 2028.

The project has been in the works since 2022, according to gaming site Twisted Voxel, and sources say the game is still in active development. Based on Capcom’s typical release cadence for major titles, a public reveal is likely at least two to three years away.

The original Dino Crisis launched in 1999 on the PlayStation 1 and Sega Dreamcast. It was directed by Shinji Mikami, the creator of Resident Evil, and the DNA is unmistakable. The deliberate pacing, the resource scarcity, the dread of what waits behind the next door — it all maps directly onto the Resident Evil template. The twist is the enemies: dinosaurs move faster than zombies, hit harder, and don’t shuffle politely while you line up a shot.

The remake faces a question that Capcom’s other recent revivals haven’t had to answer. Resident Evil remakes work because survival horror still feels like horror when the enemy is a shambling corpse. Dino Crisis is survival horror where the threat is a velociraptor — and that is a harder sell tonally. The camp factor is baked into the premise. Capcom will need to decide whether to play it straight, lean into the pulp, or thread the needle somewhere in between.

For now, the project remains in its early-to-mid stages. If the 2028-2029 window holds, Capcom’s next console generation will have its dinosaur problem sorted.