Planet Zoo

Planet Zoo

Released Nov 2019

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.

90% positive · 98K reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Planet Zoo launched on November 5, 2019 and received an exceptionally consistent run of paid animal packs over more than five and a half years — 20 themed DLC packs in total, arriving roughly every 2–4 months. All 22 items in the DLC list are released, with the most recent being the Asia Animal Pack on June 25, 2025. On November 5, 2025 (the game's sixth anniversary), Frontier Developments announced they were working on Planet Zoo 2. On May 28, 2026, Planet Zoo 2 was formally revealed with an October 13, 2026 release date and pre-purchase now open. As of today (August 27, 2026), Frontier is actively marketing Planet Zoo 2 with feature spotlights — the most recent posted on August 20, 2026 — and no new content for the original Planet Zoo has been announced or released since the Asia Animal Pack in June 2025. Frontier has not issued a formal "final update" statement for Planet Zoo, but the pattern is clear: the studio's last DLC for the game shipped over 14 months ago, the sequel has been announced and is releasing in October 2026, and the historical 2–4 month DLC cadence has now been silent for more than five times that interval. No outstanding content commitments for the original game remain. The Asia Animal Pack is effectively the final content release for Planet Zoo.
Evidence
Planet Zoo 2 formally announced with a confirmed October 13, 2026 release date and pre-purchase open on Steam. No new content for the original Planet Zoo was mentioned.
news post · May 28, 2026 source development ending
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On the game's sixth anniversary, Frontier announced they are 'hard at work on a sequel to Planet Zoo' and would share more in 2026, signaling a shift in development focus away from the original game.
news post · Nov 5, 2025 source development ending
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Content

22 of 22 released · no outstanding content

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Details

Publisher
Frontier Developments
Achievements
38
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim, featuring authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them. Experience a globe-trotting campaign or let your imagination run wild in the freedom of Sandbox mode. Create unique habitats and vast landscapes, make big decisions and meaningful choices, and nurture your animals as you construct and manage the world’s wildest zoos.

Meet a world of incredible animals. From playful lion cubs to mighty elephants, every animal in Planet Zoo is a thinking, feeling individual with a distinctive look and personality of their own. Craft detailed habitats to bring your animals’ natural environments home, research and manage each species to allow them to thrive, and help your animals raise families to pass their genes onto future generations.


Manage an amazing living world that responds to every decision you make. Focus on the big picture or go hands-on and control the smallest details. Thrill visitors with iconic exhibits, develop your zoo with new research, and release new generations of your animals back into the wild. Your choices come alive in a world where animal welfare and conservation comes first.

Planet Zoo’s powerful piece-by-piece construction tools let you effortlessly make your zoo unique. Every creative decision you make impacts the lives of your animals and the experience of your visitors. Let your imagination run wild as you dig lakes and rivers, raise hills and mountains, carve paths and caves, and build stunning zoos with a choice of unique themes and hundreds of building components.

Join a connected community and share the world’s most creative habitats, scenery and even whole zoos on the Steam Workshop. See your own designs appear in zoos around the world, or discover fresh new content from the Planet Zoo community every day.

Last evaluated Aug 27, 2026
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