MAKE ROOM FOR THE WILD
A little planning. A lot of wildlife. Find the animals, build the right habitats and keep your zoo thriving.
Build your first zoo Browse all guides →Build a working first zoo, from choosing a mode to housing animals, hiring staff and welcoming guests.
AnimalsFind all 136 launch animals, their housing types and the six Deluxe species.
Habitats & waterBuild and maintain your first aquarium, including barriers, filtration, salinity, heating and staff access.
Zoo managementCheck your next tier, improve Zoo Reputation and raise reserve biodiversity to unlock more options.
Planet Zoo 2 does not have multiplayer or real-time co-op. You can share creations across platforms through Frontier Workshop, trade animals in Franchise and take part in Community Challenges.
Multiplayer & sharingOn PC, hold the middle mouse button—the scroll wheel—and move the mouse to rotate the camera. Scrolling the wheel zooms instead. Custom key bindings can change the default controls.
Default PC keyboard and mouse controls.
Camera controlsChange Salinity in the connected Filtration Network. Choose Freshwater, Brackish or Saltwater to match your species. Every water body on that network shares the setting, so separate incompatible water types.
Water salinityYes. In Franchise, open the Planet Hub with the world icon, choose an available reserve, name it and select Create Wildlife Reserve. Build suitable ecosystems and prepare Release Groups before releasing animals.
Wildlife Reserves