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Frontier Developments · 2026 · Windows

Steam: 62 % positive of 5,516 reviews, as of Oct 28

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.

24 games that play like Planet Zoo 2 and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Planet Zoo, Wildlife Park 2 and Let's Build a Zoo.

Player tags

  • Simulation
  • Strategy
  • Casual
  • Sandbox
  • City Builder
  • Zoo
  • Animals
  • Management
Map region: Cozy Farms & Life Sims
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Steam reviews

What players say

Mixed: players praise the new building tools, visuals and aquariums and aviaries, but many say the launch is buggy and the animal roster is thin.

Many players praise how much easier the new pathing, terrain and Nature Brush tools make building compared with the first game, and they like the sharper graphics, lighting and water effects. Animal models and behaviour get mixed reactions: some find them more natural, others see robotic movement and reused animations. Aquariums and free-flying birds are the most welcomed additions, although some reviewers find only about a dozen birds available. Many players complain about crashes, save loss, animals repeatedly boxing and unboxing, staff and pathfinding glitches, and a missing male animal supply that blocks breeding. Several reviewers also say that the roster is heavy on Africa, Europe and Asia, and that quality-of-life features from the first game were dropped. Recent reviews are more negative than the older helpful ones, and many of the critical recent reviews describe the launch as unfinished.

Praised

  • Building and pathing tools

    Pathing, terrain and the Nature Brush make building far less tedious than in the first game.

    Many players
  • Graphics and animal visuals

    Sharper graphics, better lighting, water effects and detailed animal models stand out.

    Many players
  • Aquariums and aviaries

    Players welcome the new aquariums and free-flying birds, long requested for the series.

    Many players
  • Smooth performance

    Players run the game without stutters or crashes on their hardware.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Crashes and save loss

    Frequent crashes to desktop, and some players lost whole saved zoos.

    Many players
  • Animal management bugs

    Sold or released animals return, and animals are repeatedly boxed and unboxed.

    Many players
  • Thin animal roster

    Players say Australia, North and South America are under-represented and birds are few.

    Many players
  • Missing quality-of-life features

    Basic conveniences from the first game were dropped, making routine tasks tedious.

    Some players
Who it suits
Suits builders and animal lovers who enjoy sandbox freedom and can wait for patches before diving into franchise progression.
Who should skip it
Skip it for now if you need a stable launch, want a wide roster of animals from every continent, or depend on breeding and selling animals.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with more than 40 hours are more critical, citing progression blocks, the lack of male animals on the market and bugs that build up over long play, while newer players mostly praise the building tools and visuals.

Summarised by AI from 56 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Planet Zoo 2

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Planet Zoo 2

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Zoo Simulator: Prologue71 % positive of 253Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Management
  2. Zoo Simulator63 % positive of 122Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Management
  3. Jurassic World Evolution87 % positive of 48,364Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Sandbox
  4. Jurassic World Evolution 289 % positive of 39,817Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Sandbox
  5. Parkasaurus91 % positive of 2,758Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Sandbox
  6. Aquarist81 % positive of 958Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Management
  7. Planet Coaster91 % positive of 59,525Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Sandbox
  8. Jurassic World Evolution 393 % positive of 11,921
  9. Planet Coaster 274 % positive of 13,367Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Sandbox
  10. Ark Nova94 % positive of 850Shared: Strategy · Resource Management · Multiplayer
  11. SPORE™92 % positive of 67,267Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Family Friendly
  12. ZooKeeper Simulator86 % positive of 408Shared: Simulation · Casual · Multiplayer

By look

Looks like Planet Zoo 2

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Beasts of Bermuda69 % positive of 8,475
  2. The Beasts Of 950053 % positive of 523
  3. Subnautica 290 % positive of 118,541
  4. Planet Coaster 274 % positive of 13,367
  5. Zoo Simulator: Prologue71 % positive of 253
  6. Wildlife Park 361 % positive of 376
  7. Smalland: Survive the Wilds81 % positive of 8,159
  8. Way of the Hunter 270 % positive of 1,982
  9. Eden Island58 % positive of 232
  10. Subside96 % positive of 525
  11. Soulmask75 % positive of 18,611
  12. ZooKeeper Simulator86 % positive of 408

At a glance

What games like Planet Zoo 2 have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Planet Zoo 2: Simulation (22 of 24), Strategy (18) and Sandbox (14).
  • They came out between 2008 and 2025, none of them after Planet Zoo 2 (2026).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Megaquarium (94 % positive of 3,459).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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