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{{DLC/row| Aviary Expansion Pack (December 20, 2022) | Andean condor, Bald eagle, Blue jay, Eurasian eagle owl, Golden-breasted starling, Great curassow, Great hornbill, Great white pelican, Grey-crowned crane, Hoatzin, Indian flying fox, Laughing kookaburra, Long-wattled umbrellabird, Peregrine falcon, Resplendent quetzal, Roseate spoonbill, Scarlet ibis, Scarlet macaw, Sun conure, and Violet turaco | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Nocturnal Animal Expansion Pack (October 31, 2022) | Tasmanian devil, African crested porcupine, Common wombat, Linneaus's two-toed sloth, North Island brown kiwi, Raccoon, Barred owl, Senegal bushbaby, and Lord Howe Island stick insect | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| Conservation Pack (June 21, 2022) | Przewalski’s horse, Amur leopard, Scimitar-horned oryx, Siamang, and Axolotl | Windows }}
 
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{{DLC/row| Wetlands Animal Pack (April 12, 2022)| Capybara, Platypus, Wild water buffalo, Asian small-clawed otter, Spectacled caiman, Red-crowned crane, Nile lechwe, and Danube crested newt | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| Wetlands Animal Pack (April 12, 2022)| Capybara, Platypus, Wild water buffalo, Asian small-clawed otter, Spectacled caiman, Red-crowned crane, Nile lechwe, and Danube crested newt | Windows }}

Revision as of 02:35, 29 September 2022

Planet Zoo
Planet Zoo cover
Developers
Frontier Developments
Publishers
Frontier Developments
Engines
Cobra
Release dates
Windows November 5, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 81
IGDB 77
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select
Genres Building, Simulation
Art styles Cartoon, Realistic
Themes Contemporary
Planet Zoo on HowLongToBeat
Planet Zoo on IGDB
Planet Zoo on MobyGames
Planet Zoo on Wikipedia

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Aviary Expansion Pack (December 20, 2022) Andean condor, Bald eagle, Blue jay, Eurasian eagle owl, Golden-breasted starling, Great curassow, Great hornbill, Great white pelican, Grey-crowned crane, Hoatzin, Indian flying fox, Laughing kookaburra, Long-wattled umbrellabird, Peregrine falcon, Resplendent quetzal, Roseate spoonbill, Scarlet ibis, Scarlet macaw, Sun conure, and Violet turaco
Windows
Nocturnal Animal Expansion Pack (October 31, 2022) Tasmanian devil, African crested porcupine, Common wombat, Linneaus's two-toed sloth, North Island brown kiwi, Raccoon, Barred owl, Senegal bushbaby, and Lord Howe Island stick insect
Windows
Conservation Pack (June 21, 2022) Przewalski’s horse, Amur leopard, Scimitar-horned oryx, Siamang, and Axolotl
Windows
Wetlands Animal Pack (April 12, 2022) Capybara, Platypus, Wild water buffalo, Asian small-clawed otter, Spectacled caiman, Red-crowned crane, Nile lechwe, and Danube crested newt
Windows
Europe Pack (December 14, 2021) Eurasian lynx, European fallow deer, European badger, Alpine ibex, and Fire salamander
Windows
North America Animal Pack (October 4, 2021) North American beaver, Moose, California sea lion, American alligator, Arctic fox, Black-tailed prairie dog, Cougar, and American bullfrog
Windows
Africa Pack (June 22, 2021) Meerkat, Southern white rhinoceros, African penguin, Fennec fox, and Sacred scarab beetle
Windows
Southeast Asia Animal Pack (March 30, 2021) Sun bear, Clouded leopard, Binturong, North Sulawesi babirusa, Malayan tapir, Ussuri dhole, Proboscis monkey, and Giant Malaysian leaf insect
Windows
Aquatic Pack (December 8, 2020) King penguin, Giant otter, Cuvier's dwarf caiman, Grey seal, and Diamondback terrapin
Windows
Australia Pack (August 25, 2020) Red kangaroo, Dingo, Southern cassowary, Koala, and Eastern blue-tongued lizard
Windows
South America Pack (April 7, 2020) Colombian white-faced capuchin, Giant anteater, Jaguar, Llama, and Red-eyed tree frog
Windows
Arctic Pack (December 17, 2019) Polar bear, Reindeer, Dall sheep, and Arctic wolf
Windows
You, Me & Other Animals: The music of Planet Zoo This is used for a soundtrack and album.
Windows
Deluxe Upgrade Pack (Pygmy hippopotamus, Komodo dragon, and Thomson's gazelle) Upgrades the standard edition to the Deluxe Edition
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove video files
  1. Navigate to <path-to-game>\Movies and delete all the files.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Frontier Developments\Planet Zoo\<user-id>\Config
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Frontier Developments\Planet Zoo
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/703080/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Frontier Developments\Planet Zoo\<user-id>\Saves
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/703080/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Can select which monitor displays the game but not both at once.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Main menu is locked to 60fps but the in-game FPS is unlimited.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Most keys can be remapped but some cannot.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse sensitivity controls the camera speed.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Hardcoded on when characters are talking.
Mute on focus lost
Music goes quiet when opening the steam overlay but does not mute completely when not in focus.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish

Issues fixed

Unable to change refresh rate

Frame rate settings are currently locked to 30 Hz even on monitors that are higher refresh rate when not using exclusive fullscreen mode.
Use exclusive fullscreen[citation needed]
  1. Go to the Settings window and navigate to the Video settings page.
  2. Change the setting from Borderless Window or Windowed to Full Screen
  3. Change your Refresh Rate to the desired setting.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1, 8.1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2500
AMD FX-6350
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 770
AMD Radeon R9 270X
2 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References