Simulation · November 5, 2021

Let’s Build a Zoo (2021)

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It's time to build a zoo! Let out your wild side, and create your own animal empire with this cute, expansive management sim. Import and breed rare creatures, hire the right staff, keep your visitors happy, and deal with plenty of weird and wonderful events. Then try your hand at DNA Splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal, ranging from the majestic Giraffephant to the peaceful PandOwl! Build your own zoo with over 500 different animals at your disposal, then splice together over 300,000 different animal combinations Keep your animals and your visitors happy, with hundreds of buildings, foliage, path and enclosure decorations Hire the perfect employees to deal with a variety of life events Control everything that happens in your park, from what your animals eat to what eats your animals... Decide whether you want to run your Zoo above board... or break the law and pocket the extra cash Let's Build a Zoo lets you import a variety of animals from other Zoos around the world! Breed your animals and start families to expand your wildlife and fill your enclosures. But if that doesn't suit you... you could just create animals instead! With DNA splicing at your finger tips, you have the power to bind together over 300,000 different types of animal, creating monstrosities and oddities as you go! Ever wondered what a ChicKaka would look like? Now you can find out!

Simulation releases from 2021

21 Simulation titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Simulation titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Simulation · 129
  • Pixel Graphics · 111
  • City Builder · 101
  • Management · 97
  • Strategy · 93
  • Sandbox · 92
  • Building · 88
  • Creature Collector · 83
  • Cute · 74
  • Resource Management · 57
  • Colorful · 50
  • Economy · 49
  • Singleplayer · 45
  • Relaxing · 43
  • Open World · 36

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.7k Steam reviewsTop 65% in Simulation
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 29%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 75 — top 47% of Simulation titles
Concurrent peak108 playersTop 57% in Simulation by live player count
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 82% for session depth among Simulation

Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 3.7k reviews

3.3k positive · 411 negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

3.6k

Peak concurrent players

108

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Thai
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Italian

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 5, 2021
DeveloperSpringloaded
PublisherNo More Robots
Base price$6.99 -65%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

45

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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