It certainly does a better job than its forebearer at introducing the basics, but when, in the fourth chapter of the career mode it throws you onto a blank canvas plot of earth and tells you to build a zoo from scratch and make money, it feels like a step too far, too soon.
The aim with career mode is to introduce you to all the core elements of Planet Zoo's gameplay before being let loose on the more creative, freeform modes, moving you from tutorial to tutorial in a way that the team's previous game – Planet Coaster – struggled to do.
Challenge mode takes those Career levels and adds a never-ending string of challenges (as the name implies), and Sandbox mode lets you build without limits, while Franchise mode lets you create a series of connected zoos that span the globe. The career mode takes you on a worldwide tour across 12 levels, putting you at the heart of a dramatic story as it asks you to complete a variety of different objectives to proceed. There are four game modes on offer, which, when combined, create more content that you might ever be able to play. See your own designs appear in zoos around the world, or discover fresh new content from the Planet Zoo community every day.It's a complicated process, and Planet Zoo has a steep learning curve as a result, but the more you play, the easier it becomes to understand – to a point, at least. Join a connected community and share the world’s most creative habitats, scenery and even whole zoos on the Steam Workshop.
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. Every creative decision you make impacts the lives of your animals and the experience of your visitors. Planet Zoo’s powerful piece-by-piece construction tools let you effortlessly make your zoo unique. Your choices come alive in a world where animal welfare and conservation comes first. Thrill visitors with iconic exhibits, develop your zoo with new research, and release new generations of your animals back into the wild. Focus on the big picture or go hands-on and control the smallest details. Manage an amazing living world that responds to every decision you make. 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. 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. 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. Experience a globe-trotting campaign or let your imagination run wild in the freedom of Sandbox mode. 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. With the Planet Zoo Deluxe Edition, you’ll get access to three exclusive animals: the Pygmy Hippopotamus, Thomson’s Gazelle, and the Komodo Dragon! These three animals all come with their own set of habitat and enrichment needs you’ll need to fulfil!Ībout the GameBuild a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. Three unique animals: Pygmy Hippopotamus, Thomson’s Gazelle and Komodo Dragon
Digital Deluxe EditionPlanet Zoo Deluxe Edition includes the Planet Zoo game plus the following bonus digital content: