Planet Zoo on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.

Planet Zoo is a management, simulation and building game developed and published by Frontier Developments.
Released on November 05th 2019 is available only on Windows in 18 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Latin America and Swedish.

It has received 86,491 reviews of which 78,784 were positive and 7,707 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 11.24€ on Steam with a 75% discount, but you can find it for 8.71€ on Instant Gaming.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+)/8.1/10 64bit
  • Processor: Intel i5-2500 / AMD FX-6350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (2GB) / AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB)
  • Storage: 16 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Minimum specifications may change during development

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025
A very fun game overall. It is actually my most played game on Steam as of right now. I'm a kid and wanna be zoologist when I grow up. This has made me realize that even more! Thanks Frontier!
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Dec. 2024
This is one of, if not, the best zoo game out there. i've noticed multiple complaints in the reviews that are not the games fault/user error. here's solutions for the ones ive seen most. 1. "No Path to Destination" when attempting to deliver an animal. this is an insanely easy fix, make sure all of your habitats are included in a workzone, which can be created via Zoo>Staff>Workzones. 2. A lot of negative reviews say it is overpriced. just wait for a deal, they happen quite often. 3. Reptiles and birds not laying eggs makes gameplay more simple, with less things to worry about. i personally like this feature. 4. Complaining about unhappy animals and it being to much work makes no sense, sandbox mode allows you to disable animal death, sickness, birth, aging, stress Etc. 5. DLC being not worth it is in the eye of the beholder, and not something to hate the game because of. if you don't find the DLC worth it, don't buy it. it's that simple.
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Nov. 2024
I am a 75 year old senior who is basically a technical idiot so I have found it a little daunting to follow the training as I am not overly familiar with all the terms and guides, however I plug away with a little progress each time I play with trial and error in sandbox mode and I try to follow some of the internet samples. I will try one of the more advanced modes when I feel ready but for now I am finding it a great way to learn some of the game's quirks and enjoy the game at the same time.
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June 2024
Best spiritual successor to zoo tycoon. 10/10, absolutely dangerous if you have ADHD (will kill your concept of time)
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June 2024
When I first got this game in 2019 I was so disappointed. The micromanagement really put me off as It was so much more in depth than previous zoo games. My zoos kept failing and I stopped playing for at least a year. When I picked it up again I bought 4-5 dlcs that had been released and gave it another whirl. After 1600 hours it's safe to say this is now my favourite game. My tips would be: -Do the career mode if you're a beginner -Watch some of the amazing Youtubers, (ZSHPlays and Ladydesigner are brilliant). -Slow down animal aging in franchise mode, it helps prevent overwhelm when trying to grow your zoo above 4 or 5 enclosures. PROS: 10000s building pieces, you can get really creative Beautiful graphics Frequent updates by the developers Franchise mode provides enough challenge for achievement driven people like myself (breeding gold shiny animals) Educational and entertaining for my toddler Developers Quick to fix bugs Cons: erm....I play it too much?
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Planet Zoo
9.0
78,784
7,707
Online players
3,467
Developer
Frontier Developments
Publisher
Frontier Developments
Release 05 Nov 2019
Platforms
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