Planet Zoo

Buy91%

Very Positive · 98k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Frontier Developments · Zoo · Nov 5, 2019

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$44.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
18
Full audio11 of 18
Subtitles18 of 18

Should I buy Planet Zoo?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 98k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
this game is amazing, truly. the gameplay and the conservation messaging are both wonderful, but unless your pc is as powerful as a rocket ship, its not an enjoyable experience
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Every habitat is filled with beautiful plants, detailed textures, dynamic weather, and realistic lighting that make the zoo feel alive.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The path system can test your patience, and the learning curve is steeper than I expected.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design and ambience add to the feeling that you’re managing a real place rather than a static diorama.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay71 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Difficulty27 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
60% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
29% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Monetization
58% still recommend
Interface
33% still recommend
Performance
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • HDR available
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$44.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.24.

7 points recordedtoday · $44.99

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