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SimulationStrategyCasualSandboxCity BuilderZooAnimals

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Game description

Build a wilder world in Planet Zoo 2. Create distinctive zoos around the globe filled with awe-inspiring animals, including fully aquatic and flying species, before taking your experience beyond the zoo to release your animals into expansive Wildlife Reserves.

Basic info

DeveloperFrontier Developments
PublisherFrontier Developments
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateOct 13, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10, 11
ProcessorIntel i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 5600XT (6GB VRAM) / Intel Arc A750 (8G…
Storage40 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 451 reviews from the past 1 year

71.6/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Mixed (63%)

Metacritic: 84 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 19, 2026)

A zoo building sequel with sharper animals and new terrain tools, Planet Zoo 2 scores 71.6, while Tech & Support appears in 61% of reviews.

👍 Strengths

149 reviews praise the visuals, and some single out better models and animations for birds and fish. Visuals & Sound ranks 257th of 1249. 81 find it enjoyable and pleasant, with some saying building habitats is now easier. 20 value the freedom in terrain creation, with realistic templates and stamp tools, and a few enjoy driving across the savanna. Others welcome aquariums, exhibits and better pathing.

👎 Where it falls short

145 reviews report bugs at launch, including franchise mode kicking players out, hotkeys that reset and an animal book full of nonsense numbers. 26 describe poor optimization, with stutter, frame drops and crashes on average hardware. 18 say the animal roster is thin, with whole regions and familiar animals missing. Tech & Support ranks 1172nd of 1399, Gameplay ranks 798th of 1396, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 873rd of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“birds and fish models and animations much better, gameplay features excellent” · 149 reviews
“made enjoyable and pleasant, sequel improves on first game” · 81 reviews
“perfect evolution of realism and freedom in terrain creation” · 20 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.12 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “perfect evolution of realism and freedom in terrain creation” · 20 reviews
Negative “maps astoundingly tiny, some barely fit one enclosure” · 10 reviews

Progression 15% · Difficulty 2% · Onboarding 20% · Strategy 4% · Controls & feel 25%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.95 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “nature reserve expands on first game, creates immersive animal conservation cycle” · 11 reviews
Negative “sandbox maps lack variety and biome-specific design across continents” · 3 reviews

Story 1% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +0.61 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “comprehensive integration of all DLC content from first game” · 7 reviews
Negative “roster incredibly shallow, many continents missing, essential animals absent” · 18 reviews

Variety 11% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.73 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “birds and fish models and animations much better, gameplay features excellent” · 149 reviews

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.33 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 2%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.25 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “animal market speculation breaks progression and economy balance” · 6 reviews
Positive “very fair price for the game” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 61% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -1.14 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “franchise mode kicks player out instantly, hotkey settings auto-reset” · 145 reviews
Positive “improved pathing allows enjoyable gameplay without headache” · 3 reviews

Performance 23% · Developer support 25%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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