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Build and run a pixel-art zoo: design habitats, manage staff and guests, breed animals, and splice unlikely hybrids.
Released 05 Nov 2021
Splice Strange Hybrids
Choose Your Zoo’s Morals
Breed Animal Variants
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
Developed by Springloaded · Published by No More Robots
You run a zoo, shaping its layout and deciding what kind of operation it will be. Build enclosures and visitor facilities, then decorate paths and habitats to create a park of your own.
Bring in animals through trade, breed them to expand your collection, and look after their food, health, and living spaces. Hire staff to care for animals and keep visitors happy while you manage the zoo’s finances and resources.
Research unlocks new facilities and options as your zoo grows. A morality system supports more ethical or exploitative approaches, while DNA splicing lets you combine animals into unusual hybrids.
Players who enjoy the game often describe it as an absorbing, cozy zoo-management sim, praising the creative freedom of building and decorating, the cute pixel art, and the range of things to manage. Animal splicing and the good-or-evil choices add humor and variety for some players. Others find the management chores and interface frustrating, especially as the zoo grows, and some report bugs or crashes.
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!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 45 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 78/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
