Planet Zoo
Developers | |
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Frontier Developments | |
Engines | |
Cobra | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 5, 2019 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 81 |
OpenCritic | 81 |
IGDB | 77 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, Simulation |
Art styles | Cartoon, Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GamersGate | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Deluxe Edition also available. | ||||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition also available. |
- All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
{{DLC|
Worldwide Bird Pack (August 23, 2023) Helmeted guineafowl, Marabou stork, Southern ground hornbill, Kori bustard, Ruppell's griffon vulture, Saddle-billed stork, African grey parrot, Dalmatian pelican, American white pelican, Black-billed magpie, Pileated woodpecker, Lammergeier, Common raven, Victoria crowned pigeon, Nicobar pigeon, Turkey vulture, American black vulture, Cinereous vulture, Red-tailed hawk, and Tawny frogmouth Greater Asia Animal Expansion Pack (June 21, 2023) Saiga, Java green peafowl, Wild yak, Wolverine, Red fox, Sloth bear, Gaur, White-rumped vulture, and Indian cobra
Colosseum Animal Scenery Pack (May 24, 2023) Amur leopard, White-backed vulture, Striped hyena, Wild boar, Przewalski's wild horse, Red river hog, Secretary bird, Shoebill, and Lappet-faced vulture (The pack also features hotel and colosseum themed decoration items. This is the first place-themed pack.)
Aviary 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
Tropical Animal Scenery Pack (September 28, 2022) Black howler monkey, Maned wolf, South American coati, Golden lion tamarin, Red-legged seriema, Northern white cheeked gibbon, Keel-billed toucan, Fossa, and Tokay gecko (This is the first animal scenery centered pack to have nine animals and scenery.)
Island Pack (June 28, 2022) Walrus, Great blue heron, Atlantic puffin, Green sea turtle, and Lord Howe Island stick insect
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
Europe Pack (December 14, 2021) Eurasian lynx, European fallow deer, European badger, Alpine ibex, and Fire salamander
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
Africa Pack (June 22, 2021) Meerkat, Southern white rhinoceros, African penguin, Fennec fox, and Sacred scarab beetle
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
Aquatic Pack (December 8, 2020) King penguin, Giant otter, Cuvier's dwarf caiman, Grey seal, and Diamondback terrapin
Australia Pack (August 25, 2020) Red kangaroo, Dingo, Southern cassowary, Koala, and Eastern blue-tongued lizard
South America Pack (April 7, 2020) Colombian white-faced capuchin, Giant anteater, Jaguar, Llama, and Red-eyed tree frog
Arctic Pack (December 17, 2019) Polar bear, Reindeer, Dall sheep, and Arctic wolf
You, Me & Other Animals: The music of Planet Zoo This is used for a soundtrack and album.
Deluxe Upgrade Pack (Pygmy hippopotamus, Komodo dragon, and Thomson's gazelle) Upgrades the standard edition to the Deluxe Edition
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Remove video files |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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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 |
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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 |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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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 |
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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] |
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Planet Zoo does not start after launching
- This issue appears to come from the latest update that added the Africa DLC and may be fixed in a future patch.
Verify integrity of game cache |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1, 8.1 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2500 AMD FX-6350 |
Intel Core i7-4770K AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 16 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 270X 2 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 580 8 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/703080/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (703080) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.