Planet Zoo

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
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 Pack (December 19, 2022) Caribbean flamingo, Tasmanian devil, Fossa, Markhor, and Tokay gecko Aviary Pack (October 24, 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

Island Animal Pack (August 29, 2022) Walrus, Green sea turtle, Magnificent frigatebird, Atlantic puffin, Coquerel's Sifaka, Great blue heron, Southern rockhopper penguin, and Lord Howe Island Stick Insect

Conservation Pack (June 21, 2022) Przewalski’s horse, Amur leopard, Scimitar-horned oryx, Siamang, and Axolotl

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
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]}
Go to the Settings window and navigate to the Video settings page. Change the setting from Borderless Window or Windowed to Full Screen Change your Refresh Rate to the desired setting.

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
Right click Planet Zoo in your Steam Library and select "properties". Click "local files" then click "verify integrity of game files" Steam should then verify and replace files as needed. Wait for Steam to finish verifying then try launching Planet Zoo again.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	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.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/703080/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (703080) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

Developers

	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