Planet Zoo: Console Edition

Planet Zoo: Console Edition

March 26, 2024
Frontier Developments PLC
4.1/5.0(7,156 reviews)
SimulationFamilyCasual
Great

Overall, players overwhelmingly enjoy Planet Zoo: Console Edition, appreciating its intricate design and the depth of the management mechanics. Many express excitement for the upcoming sequel while highlighting the game’s customization and engaging gameplay. However, some players find the user interface complicated and the path-building mechanics frustrating.

About This Game

Build a world for wildlife with Planet Zoo: Console Edition. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon, the ultimate zoo simulator has arrived on console.

Experience the award winning, BAFTA nominated Planet Zoo on Console!

Build a world for wildlife with Planet Zoo: Console Edition. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon, the ultimate zoo simulator is arriving on console. Planet Zoo brings controller support that puts powerful creative tools at your fingertips and includes years’ worth of features, content, and animals from the celebrated PC video game’s free updates.

Planet Zoo: Console Edition features an incredible array of authentic animals who think, feel, and explore the world you design around them. Create unique habitats and vast landscapes, and make meaningful choices to nurture animals as you construct and manage the world’s wildest zoos using intuitive console controls. Pick up and play across four engaging game modes: embark on a globe-trotting campaign in career mode, build a network of connected zoos in Franchise mode, put your skills to the test in Challenge mode, or let your imagination run wild in the freedom of Sandbox mode.

Simulation Runs wild

Meet a world of beautiful, realistic animals. 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. Craft detailed habitats to bring your animals’ natural environments to life, research and manage each species to allow them to thrive, and help your animals raise families to ensure their future generations.

Meaningful Management

Manage an amazing living world that responds to every decision you make. Focus on the big picture or go hands-on and control the smallest details. Thrill visitors with iconic exhibits, develop your zoo with new research, and release new generations of your animals back into the wild. Your choices come alive in a world where animal welfare and conservation comes first.

Limitless Creativity

Planet Zoo’s intuitive creative controls let you effortlessly make your zoo unique with piece-by-piece construction tools. Every creative decision you make impacts the lives of your animals and the experience of your visitors. 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.

Share & Inspire

Join a connected community with console cross-platform and share the world’s most creative habitats, scenery, and even whole zoos on the Frontier Workshop. See your own designs appear in zoos around the world or discover fresh new content from the Planet Zoo community every day.

Platforms

PS5

Multiplayer

Single Player Only

Game Information

ESRB Rating:ESRB Everyone 10+
Languages:
Chinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CzechDanishDutchEnglishFrench (France)GermanItalianJapaneseKoreanNorwegianPolishPortuguese (Brazil)SpanishSpanish (Mexico)Swedish

Gameplay

Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric

Player Reviews

Great

Overall, players overwhelmingly enjoy Planet Zoo: Console Edition, appreciating its intricate design and the depth of the management mechanics. Many express excitement for the upcoming sequel while highlighting the game’s customization and engaging gameplay. However, some players find the user interface complicated and the path-building mechanics frustrating.

Pros

  • In-depth management mechanics
  • High level of customization
  • Engaging and fun gameplay
  • Realistic animal AI and animations
  • Nostalgic feel for fans of zoo simulation games

Cons

  • Frustrating path-building mechanics
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Clunky interface and menu navigation
  • Expensive DLC collection
  • Campaign feels like a long tutorial

Based on 99 reviews from steam

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Planet Zoo: Console Edition — Frequently Asked Questions

Is Planet Zoo: Console Edition worth playing?
Planet Zoo: Console Edition has a great reception from players, holding an average score of 4.1 out of 5 across 7,156 reviews.
Is Planet Zoo: Console Edition included with PlayStation Plus?
Yes — Planet Zoo: Console Edition is part of the PlayStation Plus Extra game catalogue, so subscribers on that tier can play it at no extra cost.
Is Planet Zoo: Console Edition single-player or multiplayer?
Planet Zoo: Console Edition supports single player.
What platforms is Planet Zoo: Console Edition available on?
Planet Zoo: Console Edition is available on PS5.
When did Planet Zoo: Console Edition release?
Planet Zoo: Console Edition released on March 26, 2024.
What is Planet Zoo: Console Edition's age rating?
Planet Zoo: Console Edition carries an ESRB rating of ESRB Everyone 10+.