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Planet Zoo
Developer Frontier Developments
Planet Zoo is a 2019 construction and management simulation game by Frontier Developments. The game is a spiritual successor to Zoo Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon 2, with gameplay similar to the studio's theme park game, Planet Coaster. Originally released for Windows, ports for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were released in 2024. As with Planet Coaster, critics praised Planet Zoo's creation tools along with its… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
540 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
LovedLoved
302 positive · 79 negative
95% range 75–83%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 302 | 79 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 49 | 11 | 89 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
45,510 of 50,018 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
78% recommend · 193 yes, 54 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 247 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (89,165 of 98,015 positive).
Players praise the game's deep customization and realistic animal details. [1][2][3] Many find the building and pathing systems frustrating and unintuitive. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the game's steep learning curve and DLC policy. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [5]
If you’re expecting a relaxing zoo management game where you build habitats, watch animals, and enjoy a cozy experience, this is not that game. Planet Zoo is a building simulator first and a zoo game fifth or even sixth. The construction tools are complex and unintuitive. You seriously feel like the game is fighting you for no reason. Unless you want to CAD engineer every little piece of the scenery, the building …
- [14]
Planet Zoo is one of those games that quietly eats entire afternoons without you realizing it. You open it thinking, “I’ll just fix the habitat layout real quick,” and suddenly it’s three hours later, your zoo is making negative profit, half your animals are stressed, and you’re still having the time of your life. The management layer is where the game truly shines — deep, detailed, and just crunchy enough that …
- [3]
Planet Zoo is hands down the best zoo simulator ever made. The animals are unbelievably detailed, the environments feel alive, and the level of creativity the game allows is ridiculous. If you can dream it, you can build it — from realistic enclosures to full-on fantasy zoos. Watching your habitats come to life with animals behaving naturally never gets old. Yes, the game has a learning curve and the building tools …
- [4]
A potentially great game ruined by the worst pathing system I've seen in my 30+ year gaming history. You'll be fighting with "no path to destination / obstruction / etc" despite there being clear paths built to everything, and it very quickly replaces the fun with frustration. If you can look past these horrifying pathing issues (it will consume hours of your time in troubleshooting), then this is probably the most …
- [1]
I love penguins. This game has penguins. Monkey bounce on trampoline make serotonin go brrrr In the vein of Zoo Tycoon back in the day, this game really scratches my itch of wanting to perfectly plan out my zoo. My only complaint is that, unlike Zoo Tycoon, I can't release the animals to strike havoc, or pick up guests and put them in animal cages. Not that I would do that. A good zoo owner wouldn't do either of …
Summarised from 34 of the 322 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Planet Zoo talk about highly detailed and realistic animal behaviors and habitats; those who didn't talk about complex and unintuitive building and pathing systems. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Planet Zoo received "generally positive reviews" according to review aggregator website Metacritic. It was praised for its attention to detail, graphics, heavily-researched animal behavior, robust build tools, in-depth management and economy system, and educational value regarding wildlife conservation. Drawing from Planet Coaster, the game was construed as offering players unparalleled flexibility and scope to design a zoological park unbound by creativity relative to previous zoo-based simulation games. IGN described the game as "widely satisfying" and "wowed with a huge amount of customization." Destructoid praised it as successfully capturing the spirit of Zoo Tycoon and many reviews…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 540 · most liked firstIf you’re expecting a relaxing zoo management game where you build habitats, watch animals, and enjoy a cozy experience, this is not that game. Planet Zoo is a building simulator first and a zoo game fifth or even sixth. The construction tools are complex and unintuitive. You seriously feel like the game is fighting you for no reason. Unless you want to CAD engineer every little piece of the scenery, the building system will drain your energy and make you sad. The game was marketed as a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for July includes: 🧬 Cyberpunk 2077 - available today 🧪 Abiotic Factor - July 22 👻 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden - July 15 🦒 Planet Zoo - July 15 …and more. Full details: play.st/4ln3x9d
neutral · AI labelView post →I love penguins. This game has penguins. Monkey bounce on trampoline make serotonin go brrrr In the vein of Zoo Tycoon back in the day, this game really scratches my itch of wanting to perfectly plan out my zoo. My only complaint is that, unlike Zoo Tycoon, I can't release the animals to strike havoc, or pick up guests and put them in animal cages. Not that I would do that. A good zoo owner wouldn't do either of those things. At least I can say I prevented another Harambe episode. This…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#promosky video game edition!!!: Planet Zoo Valorant Dragon Age Baldurs Gate 3 Pokémon Fortnite Sims 4 Dead by Daylight Sonic Raft Cult of The Lamb Spore Sea of Thieves Minecraft Overwatch 2 Stardew Valley Red Dead Redemption 2 lets be friends/moots if you like or play any of these!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →3.5/5 stars. There's so much to this game, which is nice, but it's overwhelming and it takes hours and hours of gameplay to explore and figure it all out. Sometimes that's a good thing, but in this case, I found it irritating. The campaigns should work to introduce you to all the features available in the game, but they do not do much to help you learn the game beyond the tutorial. The story was nice, but the goals were similar throughout the campaigns. Given how much there is to the game, it's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Planet Zoo is a building game disguised as a zoo management game. I am a lifelong player of Zoo Tycoon and was excited to see a worthy successor but no matter how hard I try to get into it I am disappointed. If you don't enjoy building complex structures, there is no simple way to build guest buildings. Pre-fabs are sorely lacking and the design process is extremely complex. If you primarily like architecture focus and complex builds, this is the game for you. However, there is little focus…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fellow autistics, this game is peak and i have spent many hours playing and modding. just buy it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played a lot of Tycoon/City Builder/Resource Managements etc games. Like a lot, a lot. Never in my life have I experienced such an obtuse, finnicky, clunky, building system. From the way barriers are placed, to the terrain and pathing system, ever single part of the experience was absolutely miserable. Every other aspect of the game is great and I'd really like to be able to enjoy it but I just cannot. UPDATE: As seen from my playtime since the review, after 3 hours of Youtube…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Planet Zoo is one of those games that quietly eats entire afternoons without you realizing it. You open it thinking, “I’ll just fix the habitat layout real quick,” and suddenly it’s three hours later, your zoo is making negative profit, half your animals are stressed, and you’re still having the time of your life. The management layer is where the game truly shines — deep, detailed, and just crunchy enough that every decision feels meaningful without becoming overwhelming. There’s something…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They release a base game and charge money for it, but the content is empty. Want actual content? You need to buy at least 20 DLCs just to enjoy the game. On top of the base game, you have to spend at least $50 for it to feel complete and enjoyable. In my opinion, this is basically a scam. Don’t feel sorry for these kinds of companies—don’t let them take your money!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →let me tell you a story about this game on my first ever zoo one of the first animals i got were peahens these peahens bread like fuxxing rats soon i got overwhelmed by just how many there were and their enclosure was constantly dirty so they were constantly getting sick like my animals i was getting sick of managing thier enviroment so i took em all out and replaced it with a butterfly exhibit but since most of the pea hens were babies i couldint just give em away and it was getting anoying to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7/10 I liked the game, got it on sale for 1 dollar. It is not as casual as it looks there are a lot of elements that are unforgiving: building scenery, staff management and AI being really dumb, i had only 2 habitats and 4 mechanics still my walls broke and I had to manually assign them. The economy is unforgiving too, if you make small mistakes in the beginning you need to restart basically. On sale it costs 1 dollar so it was worth for me but if it wasnt on sale I probably wouldnt get it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cause its realistic and animals are my favorite thing god has made
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I was little, my mom used to fall asleep at our computer hutch playing an old game called Zoo Tycoon. I remember sometimes she would let me sit next to her and watch her build, make suggestions sometimes. If you're cultured & old enough to have had the privilege of playing the OG Zoo Tycoon, then you will come to learn Planet Zoo is that times a thousand... Updated and improved EVERYTHING. Customizations of your zoo in every tiny detail you could imagine! path length, width, pattern,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first few times i played this game it had me feeling conflicted, I wanted to love it so bad but the learning curve was a major wall in getting into it. I saw other people creating so many awesome builds, and it's not like i didn't already have experience with other park building games, but somehow i kept hitting walls and not understanding how people were getting the results they had. But after 72h in game i wanna say i finally get it and i love it for what it can be once you get the hang…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guess I'll do one of these in the meantime. Wouldn't mind some friends/moots 🎮 Stardew Valley Minecraft Infinity Nikki Terraria Planet Zoo Sims 3 Skyrim 📺 Arcane Hermitcraft Sonic Spiderverse 🎨 Graphics Programming Game Development Art Gardening 🐯 Space Biology/Nature Big Cats #promosky
neutral · AI labelView post →I am giving this game a negative Review, not because I think its bad, but because Frontier's greedy DLC policy which doesn't allow you to buy bundles for yourself and "complete the set" if you already own part of the bundle. Instead they want you to buy every single DLC separately. Even Paradox allows that, which is saying something. Will not buy any other game from Frontier until they change that.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game, but if you're considering purchasing it, it's important that you know what it is and what it is not. If you are looking for the kind of game with heavy player-animal interaction, this is probably not the game for you. If you want to do minimal management, this may not be the game for you. If you do not like design and construction (and I mean, a LOT of design and construction), this is not for you. All that said, this is probably the best zoo simulator to ever exist. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PlayStation Plus Game Catalog | July 2025 ▪️Cyberpunk 2077 ▪️Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden ▪️Planet Zoo ▪️Abiotic Factor ▪️Bluey: The Videogame ▪️Risk of Rain 2 ▪️Tropico 6 ▪️New World: Aeternum PS Plus Premium ▪️Twisted Metal 3 and 4 ➡️ blog.playstation.com/2025/07/09/p...
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes I would recommend this game. Been a Sims player since it began. I have never been able to use a joy stick or controller never used them in my youth. I am a senior citizen. I do love this game but controls are still a learning curve for me. But it is worth every effort. Graphics are amazing. Please keep the people animators.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm uninstalling this game, no lie. I got it for 5 dollars and played for four days straight and now I'm literally having dreams about building glass habitats for hyenas so I need to uninstall it. But get it if you want.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Planet Zoo is hands down the best zoo simulator ever made. The animals are unbelievably detailed, the environments feel alive, and the level of creativity the game allows is ridiculous. If you can dream it, you can build it — from realistic enclosures to full-on fantasy zoos. Watching your habitats come to life with animals behaving naturally never gets old. Yes, the game has a learning curve and the building tools take time to master, but that’s part of what makes it so rewarding. Once it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has consumed me. Perfect for an autistic girl who's special interest is animal and loves having absolute control of everything in an environment.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So Planet Zoo is either the most soothing gameplay ever dreamed up by game designers or the single most stressful game on the face of the planet with virtually no in-between
neutral · AI labelView post →Amazing in theory, but it has the worst, most unintuitive, system for making buildings and paths. I normally love deep and complex game, and taking the time to learn them, but this makes me want to bash my head in. Be prepared for extreme frustration if you've not earned a minor degree in this game from youtube videos.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game makes me angry like i want to do things i get idea but the game is actively against me with it's clunky mechanics the build system makes zero sense
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i originally got this game by, not very legal methods.. i liked it so much i ended up buying it. Requires alot of time tho.. so yeah make sure u have no job and friends if u wanna get really into this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pathing in this game is infuriating, how can you be a game dev and play your own game and not realize most important part of your game (pathing) is a pile of ♥♥♥♥. Come on people, as a dev how can you actually walk away from this game to a finished product and then have years to make a better way and DO NOTHING. Sad really. Also why is it snowing in may in Florida? Really stupid feature.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not Recommended I’ve been playing Planet Zoo for many years and already own the base game along with many DLCs. This review comes from a long-time player. The issue is not the quality of the game, but how DLC discounts and bundles are handled. After more than six years and a large number of expansions, there is still no proper way for existing players to complete their collection at a reasonable bundle discount. I’m not asking for special treatment — I simply wish there were a “complete your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A potentially great game ruined by the worst pathing system I've seen in my 30+ year gaming history. You'll be fighting with "no path to destination / obstruction / etc" despite there being clear paths built to everything, and it very quickly replaces the fun with frustration. If you can look past these horrifying pathing issues (it will consume hours of your time in troubleshooting), then this is probably the most dynamic and creative zoo builder on the market. I would give Project Zoo a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my first video games of all time was Zoo Tycoon. I played hours and hours of it, and never got tired. I then got into Roller Coaster Tycoon, Stardew Valley, Bear and Breakfast, Diner Dash, and games of similar natures. I was soo excited when this game came out, and I was given it for Christmas. None of my computers were able to handle it until now. Now that I can actually play it, however, I am loving every single second I get to do so. I'm addicted, and I want all of the dlc now too!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not big on video games cause honestly i have a tendency to feel the need to complete them. then that creates this hyperfixation then dissociation loop. and i don't like that cause i lose hours of my time playing a game i don't really enjoy anymore because i'm stressed because theres always that one level i can't beat. I dont have that feeling here, and it's like catnip to my nervous system. I can spend forever just perfecting one section of a habitat and i remember to eat and drink and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really disappointed because damn, I was looking forward to this game *a lot*. I love building games, and had been itching for a city builder that wasn't colonial or medieval era. Back to Planet Zoo and Zeus: Master of Olympus I go, I guess. Hope they address this.
negative · AI labelView post →Practically every system in this game is frustratingly unintuitive, especially if you're like me and prefer to dive straight into Sandbox Mode. The worst cases being the fences and paths...arguably the most important things for a zoo to have, and the things that should definitely be simple to use, yet here I feel like I have no creative control over what the fences and paths are doing, so I just end up with a zoo full of practically-identical blobs. Foliage has a very similar problem, there…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tutorials are not adequate enough to understand how to build in this game. I just looked up things as they came up, and watched a few tips and tricks videos (shout out to adamup on YouTube). Once I understood how to build, I started having such a great time! The potential for customization is vast, and has really kept me from losing interest thus far. There are still some aspects of building that are a bit tricky and annoying, like placing paths, or placing picnic benches (it doesn't matter…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For new followers that don’t know me, hello! I’m Charlotte (nickname Ken), PR Director at Honest PR. I’ve been in the video game industry for eight FRIGHTFUL years and have helped launch a bunch of games in my time, including Lords of the Fallen, Planet Zoo, Eastward, Paper Trail, Oxenfree II etc 👋
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the worst building systems I've ever seen, if you want to build something yourself and not copy paste from workshop you have to literally build it brick by brick while fighting the editor every single step of the way
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →_Kingdom Come Deliverance_ 1 and 2 by Warhorse Studios - **Czech** _No Man’s Sky_ by Hello Games - **UK** _Planet Coaster_ 1 and 2 and _Planet Zoo_ by Frontier Development - **UK**
neutral · AI labelView post →I really want to like this game but the building tools are horrible. Every little thing you do turns into an hour long google search where most solutions turn into bad workarounds cause the devs couldnt be bothered to fix it in the 6ish years this game has been around
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Planet Zoo 2 goes so hard omg what a beautiful game
positive · AI labelView post →A fun game for nerds who like animals but don't want to play The Sims
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really really really really really really hate the building system in this game and i hate the system for laying down paths and barriers and i hate that i have to download workshop items if i dont want to do the obnoxious task of handmaking building designs which i DONT but i also really like looking at animals and this has a lot of animals for me to stare at. this review is more of a yesn't than a yes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Planet ZOO It's a great game but it's basically Blender with extra steps; and I set up enviroments in 3D quite often. I do not relax in such building games (same with Minecraft)
neutral · AI labelView post →Very fun and very addicting! The animals are cute and are appealing to watch. The baby animals are so adorable. I just can't get enough of them. I like making different habitats for the different animals, but I feel like you start with very few options at the beginning—like the enrichment options—and it kinda takes a while to research stuff. There are two negatives that come to mind immediately, and they are: 1. The amount of DLCs and the price that they cost. $10 is absolutely absurd for a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: - cute animals - Creativity - Fun to play around with - Amazing community Cons: - A bit of a learning curve - A bit on the higher end of price - Needs a decent computer to run Rating: 8/10 still learning but love the community around this game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game, but I like my legal rights more. Arbitration is a massive screwjob to consumers and you should be wary of any companies eager to force that and anti class action measures. Do some research on arbitration, it's very anti-consumer. All this does is continue to lower accountability for companies. Sadly, I say you should move on and avoid Frontier. There are plenty of other zoo games to consider. This may be big, expansive, and have a great editor, but it's not worth supporting…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Morning everyone! I'm still taking a break from here, but I just wanted to pop on and say I hope you're all doing well, I miss you all! Lately I've been playing Planet Zoo 2, it's such a beautiful game, the animals are so realistic! I've also been back into Balatro too 🃏 Take care my friends 🫂
positive · AI labelView post →In Planet Zoo 2 the Orangutans walk on their full fists! When the first game came out they walked on their knuckles like chimps and gorillas. Orangutans can't do that because their fingers are adapted to boreal life and are too long, so they walk on their fists or palms
neutral · AI labelView post →Just got the game on sale. The controls so far are a bit frustrating and difficult, I still don't know how to tilt the camera or rotate it, only how to pan. I'm on the tutorial level though and immediately after buying two bengal tigers, they climbed on the roof of their shelter and launched themselves out of the enclosure. An alarm was going off for a moment for the first one before I managed to watch in horror as the second one attempted this simple acrobatic feat and B lined it for the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →OMG. I just got my 2 weeks off in October and Planet Zoo 2 released a trailer that they release the game in my 2 weeks off. Life is perfect right now! 😭
positive · AI labelView post →I grew up on Zoo Tycoon 2, one of the best games I've ever played. Its a lot more complicated but like, I'm older now so that isn't a huge deal for me. I'm getting a hang of it and its starting to feel more and more like Zoo Tycoon 2. I'm sure as I sink more time into it I'll feel right at home playing it. I do miss having my old favorites like the Fennec Fox and the Gray Wolf and I hope they're added eventually.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What blows my mind about this is their other game, Planet Zoo really pushes that environmental issues are important. And yet here they are using a "tool" that stands heavily in opposition to that
neutral · AI labelView post →I had the awesome opportunity to visit Chester Zoo last weekend as a guest with Planet Zoo 2. Live vlog session is happening over on Twitch now complete with pictures, videos and gameplay from the event! #PlanetZoo2 #ad ➡️ www.twitch.tv/missvadams ⬅️
neutral · AI labelView post →I've never felt so annoyed by a simulation game before. The KnM controls are so inconsistent - just trying to exit out of a menu is a gamble whether it wants a right-click, a click elsewhere on the screen, or an esc key press, as an example. The building editor is god-awful. In the tutorial you are given the objective to add more species to a zoo immediately after having you setup some exhibits. Copying and pasting the exhibit buildings is effectively impossible. Took me 20mins just to select…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One thing you might not know is that I love zoo games like Planet Zoo! I just like to look at the game animals sometimes
positive · AI labelView post →The ultimate paradise for animal lovers and creative architects! Rating: 👍 Recommended (10/10) If you have ever dreamed of building your own zoo, forget about everything else. Planet Zoo by Frontier Developments is not just a regular simulator – it is an absolute masterpiece that has no competition in the tycoon genre. I have spent hundreds of hours in this game, and I am still fascinated by how much it has to offer. 🐘 Animals That Breathe with Life What will completely blow you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't wait for the actual Planet Zoo 2 announcement. Hopefully on the Game Summer Fest steam.
neutral · AI labelView post →Planet Zoo is just a modern day version of Zoo Tycoon with so much more content. There are countless creatures, designs, architecture available, so much that its honestly staggering. There are lists of details and pictures for every animal in the game, an encyclopedic level of information provided to the player, and those details can be passed on to guests in a variety of ways. I often found myself spending hours designing each exhibit and its surroundings, creating unique geographic areas…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think it's only fair I leave my review after 570 hours. I love this game, I'm a huge fan of the Zoo Tycoon series, since it came out. I can't stress enough how amazing this game is! 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Planet Zoo 2's Game Director breaks down its announcement trailer to give us a taste of what to expect in this upcoming sequel. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
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