Planet Zoo 2.
A whole new
kind of wild.
Big cats. Tiny wings. A world underwater.
Meet your future residents and dream up your next zoo.
Xbox Series X|S
Who’s moving in?
Official Zoopedia images © Frontier Developments. Tier badges show Franchise unlock requirements; Deluxe badges show edition requirements.
Your first aquarium
Staff access, water types and a viewing route that leaves room to grow.
Standard or Deluxe?
Six extra animals. Compare exactly what changes before you choose.
Release & PC specs
Platforms, hardware, offline play and what sharing actually means.
Great zoos start
with a little daydream.
Keep the first sketch loose. These checks help you prepare without inventing enclosure sizes or animal compatibility.
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0 of 5 ready
Use the animal list to pick one species that gives your zoo a theme. Check its unlock tier, enclosure category and edition.
Open the guide ↗Leave a clear route behind enclosures for staff, with space to adjust paths after you see the game requirements.
Open the guide ↗Choose a possible aquatic species, then leave room to adjust water volume, gates and viewing areas.
Open the guide ↗Use your accreditation tier to choose animals you can adopt now, and plan the next upgrade.
Open the guide ↗Confirm your platform and compare every PC specification, then check the store for your download details.
Open the guide ↗See a zoo take shape
Cesar Creates builds an aviary, a custom exhibit and an aquarium in this Sandbox preview. He recorded it after an invitation to Frontier’s preview event; the footage predates release.
Cesar Creates · 12 September 2026 · 56 min 45 sec
Watch the original on YouTube ↗Leave room to change your mind.
Players are already sketching their first zoos and organising animal spreadsheets. Our starting point is the same: a useful shortlist and a flexible layout. The community planning discussion also separates animal lists from habitat sizes and mixed-species checks that need the game.
This guide uses Frontier’s published details and clearly attributed creator footage. We have not tested the released game. Read the in-game Zoopedia before placing animals, and treat any early preview as a view of development footage. For a first build, a favourite species is a better starting question than an unverified claim about the cheapest or most profitable animal.
Questions, answered
Which animal should I plan my first enclosure around?
Pick a species you want to build for, confirm its Franchise unlock tier, edition and enclosure category, then check its welfare requirements in the released game. Our shortlist is a design starting point; it does not rank animals by cost or difficulty.
Adapted from Inner__Penguin’s first-enclosure question ↗Can I use this guide to choose habitat sizes and mixed-species groups?
You can plan themes and reserve flexible space. This guide does not supply unverified sizes or compatibility rules. Check the released game’s Zoopedia before committing to a group or enclosure.
Player spreadsheet and planning discussion ↗