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Planet Zoo
A zoo management game where the player builds habitats to meet each species' welfare needs, manages genetics and breeding, and raises a conservation rating, using Planet Coaster's building tools.
parts
15 mechanics, as Planet Zoo does themcore · 3
Habitat suitability
Each species needs habitat size, land and water area, biome terrain and plants, temperature, shelter, and enrichment; welfare drops when any requirement is unmet.
Needs decay
Animals have food, water, social, enrichment, and privacy needs whose shortfalls lower welfare and can cause illness.
Trait inheritance
Animals carry genomes that set lifespan, size, health, and fertility; offspring inherit them, and inbreeding causes harmful effects.
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Building placement
Content sharing
Habitat and building blueprints are shared on the Steam Workshop.
Crowd preferences
Guests choose exhibits, shops, and talks and react to animal welfare and park layout.
Day-night cycle
Lifecycle and aging
Animals age from juveniles to adults and die of old age.
Modular assembly
Barriers, buildings, and scenery use Planet Coaster's modular piece system.
Pause and speed control
Player-driven markets
In Franchise mode an online animal market shared across players lists animals for sale and trade, priced in conservation credits.
Reputation
A conservation rating rises with endangered species, releases to the wild, and education.
Staff hiring and rosters
Keepers, vets, mechanics, security, and vendors are hired with work zones and facility needs.
Tech tree
Vets research species to unlock knowledge and enrichment items.
Weather
core loop
build a habitat for a species' needs -> animals respond to space, terrain, enrichment, and group size -> breed and manage genomes -> trade or release animals for conservation -> guests pay and learn -> expand the zoo
design notes
Planet Zoo gives each animal species a requirements profile (habitat size, land and water, terrain and plant biome, temperature, group size and sex ratio, enrichment, privacy, and guest exposure) and reports the shortfalls as welfare, so habitat design is a constraint-satisfaction problem. Each animal carries a genome that affects lifespan, size, health, and fertility; offspring inherit it, and inbreeding harms the young, which turns breeding into a population-genetics task. Franchise mode connects zoos to an online market where players buy and trade animals with conservation credits. It reuses Planet Coaster's construction and Workshop tools.