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ZooKeeper
Developer ▲ Pyramid Games
Become a Zoo Keeper, manage and build the zoo of your childhood dreams! Take care of the animals and create ideal conditions for them. Grow your zoo, add extraordinary species and prepare amazing attractions for visitors. From the Steam store page
74 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Sep 16, 2026 · last updated Oct 13, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
59
Mixed
17 positive · 12 negative
95% range 41–74%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| Steam reviews | 17 | 12 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
19 of 32 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
58% recommend · 18 yes, 13 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 31 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (42 of 60 positive).
Players find ZooKeeper a cute and relaxing zoo management game at a fair price. [1][2][3] Some reviewers criticize the game for being repetitive, buggy, and clunky. [4][5][6] Several players compare it unfavorably to Zoo Tycoon, saying it lacks depth. [7][8][9]
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- [5]
English + Deutsch Unfortunately, I find this a terrible game so far which is why this review is a negative one. Guests permanently run instead of walking which is really disturbing. Why would people visit a zoo when they are so hectic, running around and leaving again a second later ?! Animals poo is way too big, if it would be half the size, it would still be big enough to notice. You have to pay the staff manually …
- [6]
The game is extremely hard to navigate. Moving around the screen is difficult, and building is even harder. The settings do not help. And there is an awful motion blur whenever you move that cannot be turned off. I had to quit the game after 30 minutes because of the frustration of attempting to build and move around, and getting nauseous from the motion blur. I would not recommend this game to anyone. Even though …
- [19]
ZOOKEEPER I had my eyes on this for months. Finally got a key from the devs - thank you - when it was released. Played thus far for about 10 hours and i am about to unlock the last Zoo. You are a Zoo Keeper , you get to manage and build many different Zoos to your liking. You need to take care of your animals , feed , wash, entertain, heal and clean them. You can hire more people to work at your Zoo at a cost. You …
- [12]
This is a fun, laid-back management sim at a great price. If you enjoy other zoo building or city building games, you should try this one out. It's similar to other indie games in the genre and reminds me of the game Parkasaurus (zoo building for dinos). It's a fairly short and small game when compared to something like Planet Zoo but it's also a very affordable game (less than $7 during a sale). There are also …
- [1]
FOLLOW-UP: After playing some more hours I must add that it's an easy-going, chill out game. You can level up by doing easy tasks, but I wish there were more of them, as they get repetitive. Road building is the most tricky part of building, but you can get used to it as soon as you get hang of it. There is some micromanagement, but with enough levelled up staff things get done without the need for any commands. I …
Summarised from 34 of the 74 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
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The crowd is split on ZooKeeper: 18 recommend it, 13 don't. Which camp are you in?
Reactions
60 of 74 · most liked firstToday is the day of the Superb Owl, right!? Great horned owl Bob has his game face on. 🦉🏈 📷: Zookeeper Murphy
neutral · AI labelView post →Not really finding too much appeal in this game just yet, I've been watching it for over a year but having now had the chance to try it out it feels very lacklustre. I've been having it running for over half an hour doing nothing just trying to get the next zoo upgrade on the second map and i'm already feeling pretty bored. The building is clunky, all the buildings have that weird path connection thing, creating non square exhibits requires dragging all the fence posts (just let us make lines…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1983 Taito Zeke’s Peak ⛰️ arcade game. Zeke’s Peak is the family-friendly version of Taito’s Ice Cold Beer. The main character, Zeke, is the guy from Taito’s 1982 game Zookeeper. As seen at the Game Terminal Arcade in Nashville, Tennessee. #arcade #1980s #retroarcade #taito #classicarcade
neutral · AI labelView post →why would you even need hardware-accelerated raytracing in a phone because that would mean playing MOBILE GAMES which are by their very nature and context intractably evil. the only game on my phone is Zookeeper and that doesn't need raytracing. It barely needs sprites. And that is FINE. 🐂
positive · AI labelView post →Indie Retro News: Zookeeper - Another Commodore 64 game released by Vector5 Games! www.indieretronews.com/2025/03/zook... #retrogaming #gaming #c64 #games #puzzle
neutral · AI labelView post →English + Deutsch Unfortunately, I find this a terrible game so far which is why this review is a negative one. Guests permanently run instead of walking which is really disturbing. Why would people visit a zoo when they are so hectic, running around and leaving again a second later ?! Animals poo is way too big, if it would be half the size, it would still be big enough to notice. You have to pay the staff manually all the time instead of them being paid automatically. There are hardly any…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A little mock up of how a match three game might look using the animals from our Puzzle Games Graphics Pack - I took some inspiration from Zookeeper DS with these (my favourite ever Match 3 game) but using local British Wildlife instead of tropical animals 😅 ci.itch.io/puzzle-games... #GameDev
neutral · AI labelView post →I randomly stumbled upon this game while browsing the PS shop, and now I'm considering checking it out. Zookeeper with mutated animals? Count me in! Some of the animals look wild af 😂
positive · AI labelView post →FOLLOW-UP: After playing some more hours I must add that it's an easy-going, chill out game. You can level up by doing easy tasks, but I wish there were more of them, as they get repetitive. Road building is the most tricky part of building, but you can get used to it as soon as you get hang of it. There is some micromanagement, but with enough levelled up staff things get done without the need for any commands. I like the stars system for each map (like in Two Point Hospital) and the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🍿 Sim UK REVIEWS https://youtu.be/kM6cNvRng_Y GAMEPLAY 🔵 Open, manage and maintain the MOST Unique Zoo You have EVER Seen! 🔵 A Low-polly environment with a casual approach to management. 🔵 Improve, expand and unlock bigger zoo's, animals and equipment as you progress. Join Our Curator for more REVIEWShttps://store.steampowered.com/curator/27020841-Sim-UK/ POSITIVES ✔️ Nice, well modelled animals across a very wide range. ✔️ Suitable for young and old players. ✔️ A feel-good gameplay…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Zookeeper 1 & 2 - A Commodore 64 match up game series released by Vector5 Games! [UPDATE] www.indieretronews.com/2025/03/zook... #retrogaming #gaming #c64 #commodore64
neutral · AI labelView post →I like the simplicity of how to build and run a zoo, but there needs to be more. You can't just build a game with low quality graphics when a game exists already like this with better graphics - and has been around for 20 years. You can't even argue that it's a low spec pc market niche, because the older game can and will run on most pcs. If you're going to make a game with low quality graphics, you can only get away with it if it's more entertaining than the existing competition, and this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#fiveVideogames meme? Sure why not :) 1. #zooKeeper, playable on MAME. An overlooked and incredibly fun and diabolical risk-vs-reward trap, you can play it safe but you won't want to; 2. #themePark, Bullfrog's earlier take on better games, but this got me into the "Give folk a fun time while making bank" genre; 3. #redFactionGuerilla, literally smash capital with a big hammer; 4. #saintsRow, like GTA but way more fun and silly; 5. #raiden series, genre-defining vertical shooters zap zap!
positive · AI labelView post →This is a little and easy Zoo management game with a fair price tag. There are 7 parks to unlock. And to unlock new parks you need to finish some tasks. The game is pretty easy. Hire some workers and give them tasks like feeding or playing with the animals. Some tasks they will perform automatically and some you need to order. This is a video with my gameplay: https://youtu.be/HLB8UyD3aqQ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The most important game in the B section so far: BAKU BAKU, and blessings be upon the fan translators, thanks to whom I could learn that the premise of this game is that I'm in a competition to become the Princess's Zookeeper
neutral · AI labelView post →i bought the game on release day and found that the pathing system was intolerable, felt extremely similar to zoo tycoon. i really hope that this game improves and feels more enjoyable to play but currently just felt annoying. sorry. will check it out again in a couple of months.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2 MINUTE REVIEW: https://youtu.be/8IPaM0Dq5WE --------------------------------------- TL;DW: The visuals are quite nice but sadly the gameplay is very repetitive and boring in general. You're better off playing Zoo Tycoon 1/2, as ZooKeeper really doesn't bring much to the table and ends up making some questionable decisions by keeping things locked behind your Keeper Level and Guest pathways being very clunky.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Graphics are so cute and easy to manage zoo. It kinda reminds me Zoo Tycoon. Easy to learn and having fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy 25th birthday to #BartTheBear2. Most remembered from such movies & shows like Evan Almighty, Did You Hear About the Morgan's, Zookeeper, We Bought a Zoo, and Game of Thrones.
neutral · AI labelView post →I like it at the price point of $10, but it does have a few things that could be tweaked to make this a better experience. The UI can be messy and uninformative at times. Gaining stars to unlock new animals is weird because the quests do not come often enough. The animals are pretty cool but the micromanagement does get on my nerves. We should be able to automate most of the things other than the design of the park. https://youtu.be/_bjLaw_X_hI
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →decent game but pretty similar to zoo tycoon i refunded after 6 mins of playing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Zookeeper 3 (2025) by Vector5 Games for Commodore 64. Free 30 puzzles, cages, bubbles, and blue goo stand between you and the next level code. Mouse support included, but the joystick works too. 🐾 🎁 vector5games.itch.io/zookeeper-3 #homebrew #commodore64 #c64 #retro #game #zookeeper3
neutral · AI labelView post →Name a game that most of today's kids haven't heard of 🎮🕹️ Zookeeper! I saw this game played on the television show Starcade every Saturday morning, but I never found the arcade cabinet in the wild.
neutral · AI labelView post →For it's price I would say it's a decent game, Overall rating is 6.5/10 Honestly the game does have a decent grind system and some things u need to figure out on how to handle, but the game feels like it is lacking so much more, I dont know what exactly but it's more of a feeling. But it is still a relaxing game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Zookeeper was a great game. I loved a lot of Taito games, for sure!
positive · AI labelView post →Yes, the man who thought Zookeeper was a game changer and worships red dirt thinks wrestling is silly. Make it make sense.
neutral · AI labelView post →The grateful thing is a bit personal, but I do have a very silly thing… I have an old Nintendo DSiXL. My favourite game is ZooKeeper. The other night I clocked the mode where you have to catch 100 matching animals 100 times. The (often mean) boss Zookeeper said “You are a legend in this zoo!”
positive · AI labelView post →Zookeeper 1 & 2 - A Commodore 64 match up game series released by Vector5 Games! [UPDATE] #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #online
neutral · AI labelView post →You Must Build a Boat is incredible. Million Onion Hotel (Moon rpg devs), Candies ‘n Curses, Subpar Pool, Japanese Rural Life Adventure, Ridiculous Fishing, Laya’s Horizon, Lucky Luna (Altos Odyssey devs), Tiny Wings, Holedown, Easy Come Easy Golf (new Clap Hanz!), Zookeeper World (the DS game!)
neutral · AI labelView post →ZOOKEEPER I had my eyes on this for months. Finally got a key from the devs - thank you - when it was released. Played thus far for about 10 hours and i am about to unlock the last Zoo. You are a Zoo Keeper , you get to manage and build many different Zoos to your liking. You need to take care of your animals , feed , wash, entertain, heal and clean them. You can hire more people to work at your Zoo at a cost. You can let them do their own thing or you can also give them specific orders.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game, Very cool!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just realized that all the careers from Survivor Guatemala could be Blood on the Clocktower roles. "I hope I'm not Zookeeper this game. Last time I was Magician's Assistant sitting next to the Hotel Doorman and the Wilderness Guide."
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m seeing the “5 classes in college” post but I do like the “5 jobs” idea too! 5 jobs I’ve had (in no particular order): - Copilot of a triceratops animatronic - Escape room game master - Zookeeper - Semi-truck logistics broker - Veterinary assistant
neutral · AI labelView post →Sched for the week! Gonna start an hour earlier than normal and we're streaming on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday! Jan 27 - New Terraria update launches! I'm playing as a Zookeeper looking to fill the Bestiary! Jan 29 - What if Stardew was about building rockets? That's this game.
neutral · AI labelView post →ZooKeeper, developed by ▲ Pyramid Games and published by Gaming Factory and Ultimate Games S.A., is a lighthearted simulation game that places players in the role of a zoo manager tasked with building, organizing, and maintaining a thriving animal park. The game emphasizes creativity and management, allowing players to design enclosures, expand exhibits, and curate a space that balances animal welfare with visitor satisfaction. Set in a vibrant low-poly world, ZooKeeper provides a casual and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Upon release, the game was very well received. Inexpensive, simple, and filled with bizzarro characters (Silver Angela, Nurse Grape, T3), this game is a bucket of fun. Fulfill your destiny and become the Princess’ new Zookeeper in SEGA’s fantastic Baku Baku Animal! #sega #saturn #BestOfSaturn
neutral · AI labelView post →RED: Drill Too Deep will probably be very relevant this set, don't underestimate its value. Zookeeper Mechan offers you some ramp and can help in the late-game. Plasma Bolt can be the bolt you're thinking of if you squint. Oreplate Pangolin is a pangoloin, and it grows. Not bad in RG or RU.
neutral · AI labelView post →Blog post! I set a personal best on an arcade game, so I wrote a post about it. Come read about Zookeeper! scooterb23.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/z...
positive · AI labelView post →@xillball.bsky.social I haven't played any other X game besides X-Com so I spun a wheel and it gave me the letter Z! So I'm giving you Zookeeper! I like matching animals in this game and basically trying to see how far I can go!
positive · AI labelView post →You could, of course, use this to make a game with characters other than anime girls. Could be some monster you have to defeat in an RPG-like setting, or animals you have to tame like in Zookeeper DS (I loved that game)
neutral · AI labelView post →Look, I’m not judging. My accomplishments today are getting up and showered, making dinner, and getting my highest ever score on Zookeeper on the Nintendo DSi. Which may have taken several hours. The game takes between 10-20 minutes to play right through…
positive · AI labelView post →If you are expecting zoo tycoon then you will be disappointed. Has decent graphics and looks good sometimes. The game has few bugs which leads to progression stoppage in the missions. Can try on offer and try to have fun. I would recommended 6/10 if that is any good for you to try the genre.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#IGR is back for 2023 with more #india GameReviews! This week Aereyn covers #IndieGame #Zookeeper a low poly resource and time management gig that has lots of great animals to visit but sometimes feels just like real work. Read the full review at https://indiegamereviewer.com/zookeeper-review-creature-feature/ Keep it fun #indieDevs !
neutral · AI labelView post →We also made our Match 3 template for @gamemaker.io completely free. It includes mechanics for a (soft) dating sim but they could be tweaked to create other styles of game (like Zookeeper maybe?) - anyway it's FREE to check out chequered.ink/gamemaker-ma...
neutral · AI labelView post →Baku Baku Animal: World Zookeeper Contest (1995) Very ugly game. Gameplay-wise it's weird? It plays like Puzzle Fighter but the garbage system is somehow even worse and you get so many useless activator pieces, though never the ones you actually need. Yeah, I don't like it. Valley.
negative · AI labelView post →"We hear how much you loved Sonic Mania, so here it is...Sonic Zookeeper- FUCK OFF!" - @thetomcampbell.bsky.social Welcome back, @cultaholic.bsky.social Nitro Review. The Sonic Frontiers Soundtrack (The part of that game that slaps) will be listened to in honor of this moment.
neutral · AI labelView post →ah, game demos on blu ray movies. that was a fun couple of months Kevin James’s Zookeeper had Ratchet & Clank for some reason
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s not a game really well designed for what I’m doing as it’s primarily a match 3 thing, but it’s ZooKeeper World
neutral · AI labelView post →In case you never played Zookeeper DS, it looks like this. IDK why it resonates with me so much more than any other match 3 game - probably a combination of the graphics & sound just having a very crunchy & coherent game feel.
positive · AI labelView post →18+ Zebra Mom - Now with more ZooKeeper Vibes! #Furry #Furries #Vtuber #Zoochosis #Writer #TwitchStreamers We are playing our First Play of Zoochosis -> Doing Writing Sprints. Come say hi and see me NOPE my way out! Comm Here: forms.gle/ETXH5qn1k5VG... twitch.tv/polychromati...
neutral · AI labelView post →⭐⭐⭐⭐ [4️⃣/🔟] 💚𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝💚 🌸 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 🌸 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 🌸 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞-𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 🌸 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐰, 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ❤️𝐛𝐚𝐝❤️ 🌸 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 🌸 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't get past the task that says "Visitors tend to lose things. Find them and move them to the staff area so they can be returned." It's literally unplayable until I pass this point and I can't. It won't let me. What am I supposed to do here?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing this game for few hours I need to say that this game is really fun. It has some major problems but it can be fixed with some upcoming patch. It has really cool low poly graphics and decent gameplay. If you have some spare money, I totally reccomend this game to you. This is my review on centrumher.eu which is czechoslovak gaming portal: https://www.centrumher.eu/zookeeper-recenzia/
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Apache resolved critical Apache ZooKeeper vulnerabilities. Patch Apache ZooKeeper vulnerabilities to block unauthorized znode deletion and audit spoofing. #ApacheZooKeeper #ZooKeeper #Cybersecurity #CVE202679993 #InfoSec https://securityonline.info/apache-zookeeper-vulnerabilities-fixed/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social
neutral · AI labelView post →Draw Your Own Creatures in Kid Friendly Action Multiplayer Game 'Wilds - Night Zookeeper" www.nettosgameroom.com/2026/07/draw...
neutral · AI labelView post →Randomly decided not to start anymore. I already had mixed feelings and going through the hassle of troubleshooting is not worth it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Writing a story is difficult. Passing a test and playing a game is not." In this episode, Joshua Davidson, creator of Night Zookeeper, talks about building kids' creativity, gamifying learning, & why making children the heroes is game-changing for literacy. cleverlychanging.com/2026/04/less...
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Perfect ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Okay ☐ Bad ☐ Very stylized ☐ They're what they should be for what the game is ☐ MS Paint could make something better ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Fantastic ☐ Excellent ☑ Perfect ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Meh ☐ Bad, but playable ☐ Just go watch paint dry ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Amazing ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not to bad ☐ Alright ☐ Bad ☐ My ears are bleeding ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Babies ☑ Young kids ☑ Young…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →💡 HIGH severity: CVE-2026-24308 in Apache ZooKeeper 3.8.0 – 3.9.4 logs sensitive config at INFO level. Risk of secret exposure via logs. Patch to 3.8.6/3.9.5 & restrict log access! https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2026-24308-cwe-532-insertion-of-sensitive-info-090ca1fd #OffSeq #ZooKeeper #CVE202624308 #Security
neutral · AI labelView post →Microsoft Solitaire is also good but the ads can get annoying. Zookeeper DX is a cute + simple match 3 game.
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