Planet Zoo 2

The core loop is familiar to anyone who played the first game. You build habitats that meet each species' needs, attract guests with appealing animals, raise your zoo's rating and pour the money back into expansion. Animals herd, graze on the plants you provide and react to their surroundings, and Frontier has pushed animation and expressions forward so they look and move more naturally.

Aquatics change how you plan a park. Freshwater and saltwater tanks house fish shoals, Blacktip Reef Sharks, Hawksbill Turtles and more, and they need just as much design thought as a land habitat. Aviaries are built from barriers, support poles and dynamic mesh covers, so birds such as the Toco Toucan and Secretarybird can fly freely while staying contained.

Wildlife Reserves take conservation past the gate. Complete global projects, meet their requirements and release animals into large, customisable ecosystems built across multiple biomes.

There are three ways to play. Career mode follows FEN, the Fauna and Ecosystems Network, on a globe-trotting campaign. Franchise mode builds a network of zoos and reserves and lets you trade animals with other players. Sandbox removes limits for pure creativity. Blueprints let beginners drop in finished buildings, the Frontier Workshop shares player creations across platforms, and full controller support is included.

Planet Zoo 2 is out now on Windows PC through Steam at US$49.99. Local prices are RM135.99 in Malaysia, S$58.99 in Singapore, ₱1,999 in the Philippines, ฿1,079 in Thailand, Rp 489,999 in Indonesia and 800.000₫ in Vietnam. It supports 17 languages, and Thai is among them, alongside Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Danish and both Chinese scripts. The minimum PC is a Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 5 3600 with 16 GB of RAM and an RTX 2060, RX 5600 XT or Arc A750, plus 40 GB of storage, with an SSD recommended. Full controller support covers DualShock and DualSense.