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Planet Zoo

Frontier Developments · 2019-11-05

Steam

CasualSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 05, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

2,616
playing now
91%
positive of 97k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
543
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (73 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$44.99
steam price (US)

2,616 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Planet Zoo is a 2019 construction and management simulation game by Frontier Developments. The game is a spiritual successor to Zoo Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon 2, with gameplay similar to the studio's theme park game, Planet Coaster. Originally released for Windows, ports for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were released in 2024.

Trailer

Planet Zoo trailer thumbnail

Planet Zoo - Announcement Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,616 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,714 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~714/week).
  • · Review velocity up 34% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 9,503 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 2.4M–5.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 97,462 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$11.95-73%
Gamesplanet$12.70-72%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$44.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.24 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $44.99 · on sale 122 of 175 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11k11k20192026Week of 2019-11-01: 10,825 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,510 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3,028 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 348 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,670 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 204 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,017 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,142 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2,025 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 255 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,019 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 732 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,075 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 954 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 724 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 552 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 883 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,719 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,226 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 890 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 810 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,200 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 803 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,046 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,090 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 801 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 990 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,047 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,383 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 183 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,145 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 792 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,204 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 831 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 804 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 813 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 593 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 569 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 796 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 834 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,090 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 945 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 581 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 638 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,024 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 544 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 829 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 941 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 726 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 744 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 873 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 865 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 934 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 565 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 487 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 665 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 604 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 778 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 461 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 604 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 769 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 830 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,243 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 238 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 47 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5.8k1.9k2026-08-06 21:00 — 3,552 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,140 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 4,515 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 3,760 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,591 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 4,902 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 4,168 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 2,935 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 5,781 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 4,264 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,123 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 4,493 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 3,379 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,131 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 4,320 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 3,059 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,927 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 4,330 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 4,463 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,954 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 3,368 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 4,205 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 2,455 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 4,515 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 4,611 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 2,298 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,882 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 3,981 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 2,616 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$44.99$8.892019-06-102026-08-262019-06-10 — best price $44.992020-04-06 — best price $44.992020-06-03 — best price $44.992020-08-02 — best price $30.522020-10-04 — best price $40.392020-11-25 — best price $26.992021-01-30 — best price $36.612021-03-18 — best price $44.992021-05-24 — best price $27.992021-08-14 — best price $19.992021-10-26 — best price $17.992021-12-22 — best price $11.252022-03-01 — best price $36.612022-05-21 — best price $13.502022-07-20 — best price $10.982022-10-04 — best price $11.242022-12-11 — best price $13.502023-02-19 — best price $11.252023-05-04 — best price $36.612023-08-22 — best price $8.982023-11-06 — best price $11.342024-01-23 — best price $36.612024-04-05 — best price $13.492024-07-04 — best price $44.992024-08-26 — best price $15.752024-11-05 — best price $38.242024-12-22 — best price $10.082025-02-01 — best price $15.752025-03-21 — best price $15.752025-05-07 — best price $44.992025-07-13 — best price $31.492025-10-06 — best price $44.992025-12-03 — best price $13.502026-02-06 — best price $12.372026-04-07 — best price $9.882026-06-07 — best price $37.322026-08-08 — best price $37.322026-08-26 — best price $44.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7331212026-05-29 — 733 pageviews2026-06-01 — 447 pageviews2026-06-04 — 304 pageviews2026-06-07 — 358 pageviews2026-06-10 — 298 pageviews2026-06-13 — 227 pageviews2026-06-16 — 206 pageviews2026-06-19 — 264 pageviews2026-06-22 — 166 pageviews2026-06-25 — 256 pageviews2026-06-28 — 367 pageviews2026-07-01 — 233 pageviews2026-07-04 — 213 pageviews2026-07-07 — 251 pageviews2026-07-10 — 279 pageviews2026-07-13 — 242 pageviews2026-07-16 — 216 pageviews2026-07-19 — 184 pageviews2026-07-22 — 167 pageviews2026-07-25 — 154 pageviews2026-07-28 — 182 pageviews2026-07-31 — 172 pageviews2026-08-03 — 145 pageviews2026-08-06 — 154 pageviews2026-08-09 — 176 pageviews2026-08-12 — 140 pageviews2026-08-15 — 145 pageviews2026-08-18 — 175 pageviews2026-08-21 — 141 pageviews2026-08-24 — 134 pageviews2026-08-26 — 172 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

7.0k02026-08-27 13:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 231 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 400 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 364 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-28 20:12 — 6,103 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 5,760 viewers2026-08-28 23:12 — 5,987 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 6,057 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 1,559 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 188 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 274 viewers2026-08-29 20:12 — 4,718 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 6,644 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 88 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 50 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 326 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 142 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 543 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
98.3%
earned "Welcome to Planet Zoo"
15.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudHDR availableFamily Sharing22 DLC

17 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Czech, Danish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)38,2691%38
PS5 (PlayStation)13,7741%39

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CuteNatureEconomySandboxBuildingStrategyRealisticManagementSimulationMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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