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Planet Zoo cover art

Planet Zoo

Frontier Developments · 2019-11-05

Steam

CasualSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Planet Zoo is a Casual, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2019, priced at $44.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 97696 reviews).

1,703
playing now
91%
positive of 98k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
8
twitch viewers (latest)
2.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
77/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (73 ratings)
2,051
Nexus mods (11M downloads)
81/100
opencritic · strong · 88% recommend · from 67 critics
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$44.99
steam price (US)

1,703 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 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
  • · 1,703 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,797 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~600/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 29,339 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 2.5M–5.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 98,105 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $44.99 · on sale 122 of 170 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: 472 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.7k1.5k2026-09-15 11:00 — 2,487 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 3,294 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 1,654 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 3,250 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 4,630 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 1,856 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 1,846 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 3,040 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 1,999 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 2,903 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 3,459 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 2,002 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 1,695 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 3,172 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 3,200 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 1,780 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 2,905 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 2,727 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 1,524 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 3,228 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 4,402 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 1,784 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 2,017 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 1,703 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
14k2.4kNov 2019Aug 2026Nov 2019 — avg 14,392 · peak 38,457Feb 2020 — avg 3,710 · peak 8,150May 2020 — avg 4,570 · peak 9,176Aug 2020 — avg 3,823 · peak 11,033Nov 2020 — avg 3,133 · peak 6,958Feb 2021 — avg 3,954 · peak 7,968May 2021 — avg 3,662 · peak 8,728Aug 2021 — avg 3,752 · peak 8,258Nov 2021 — avg 3,596 · peak 8,564Feb 2022 — avg 3,729 · peak 7,788May 2022 — avg 4,013 · peak 7,948Aug 2022 — avg 3,291 · peak 6,126Nov 2022 — avg 3,579 · peak 8,090Feb 2023 — avg 3,258 · peak 7,038May 2023 — avg 3,221 · peak 6,558Aug 2023 — avg 3,368 · peak 7,062Nov 2023 — avg 3,229 · peak 6,697Feb 2024 — avg 3,168 · peak 6,552May 2024 — avg 3,533 · peak 7,943Aug 2024 — avg 3,096 · peak 5,724Nov 2024 — avg 3,157 · peak 6,156Feb 2025 — avg 2,975 · peak 6,075May 2025 — avg 2,926 · peak 5,982Aug 2025 — avg 2,935 · peak 5,712Nov 2025 — avg 2,763 · peak 5,100Feb 2026 — avg 2,931 · peak 5,623May 2026 — avg 2,558 · peak 7,464Aug 2026 — avg 3,430 · peak 6,612
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
22222026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 4 new positive2026-09-22: 9 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-23: 3 new negative2026-09-24: 8 new positive2026-09-25: 9 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new negative2026-09-26: 13 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 19 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new negative2026-09-28: 22 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 10 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 3 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 13 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 6 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 15 new positive2026-10-03: 3 new negative2026-10-04: 13 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 18 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 8 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 17 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new negative2026-10-08: 7 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new negative2026-10-10: 16 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 17 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 14 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 15 new positive2026-10-13: 4 new negative2026-10-14: 7 new positive2026-10-14: 6 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$44.99$8.892019-06-102026-10-012019-06-10 — 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 $37.322026-10-01 — best price $11.57
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7331102026-05-29 — 733 pageviews2026-06-02 — 374 pageviews2026-06-06 — 319 pageviews2026-06-10 — 298 pageviews2026-06-14 — 227 pageviews2026-06-18 — 161 pageviews2026-06-22 — 166 pageviews2026-06-26 — 395 pageviews2026-06-30 — 245 pageviews2026-07-04 — 213 pageviews2026-07-08 — 250 pageviews2026-07-12 — 277 pageviews2026-07-16 — 216 pageviews2026-07-20 — 151 pageviews2026-07-24 — 181 pageviews2026-07-28 — 182 pageviews2026-08-01 — 147 pageviews2026-08-05 — 136 pageviews2026-08-09 — 176 pageviews2026-08-13 — 127 pageviews2026-08-17 — 134 pageviews2026-08-21 — 141 pageviews2026-08-25 — 124 pageviews2026-08-29 — 198 pageviews2026-09-02 — 143 pageviews2026-09-06 — 201 pageviews2026-09-10 — 110 pageviews2026-09-14 — 191 pageviews2026-09-18 — 151 pageviews2026-09-22 — 136 pageviews2026-09-26 — 134 pageviews2026-09-30 — 147 pageviews2026-10-04 — 165 pageviews2026-10-08 — 172 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2.3k02026-10-01 10:34 — 60 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 73 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-02 22:34 — 2,046 viewers2026-10-03 07:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-03 16:34 — 100 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 52 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 159 viewers2026-10-05 04:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-05 22:34 — 37 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 1,564 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 142 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 99 viewers2026-10-08 22:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-09 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-09 16:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-10 10:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-10 19:35 — 36 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-12 16:34 — 185 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-13 10:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-13 19:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-14 04:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-14 22:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-15 07:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-15 09:34 — 8 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…

Post-launch support: 22 DLC released, first 2019-11-05, latest 2025-06-25 (Steam store data)

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.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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