Caretaker
Cleans the zoo.
Still to verify: Wages, training prices and workload limits.
Database · Released
Find animals and plan their zoo.
Sourced animal profiles, published classifications and the gameplay requirements still to verify.
130 animal profiles, plus Frontier’s announced staff roles, building tools and research systems.
Explore the animal database
The published Zoopedia profiles feed the searchable index and species comparison. Published classifications are sourced; numerical care requirements remain unconfirmed.
Announced systems and objects
These functions are described by Frontier. Costs and operating limits have not been tested in a game build.
Keeper
Feeds and cares for animals.
Still to verify: Wages, training prices and workload limits.
Mechanic
Maintains habitats and facilities.
Still to verify: Wages, training prices and workload limits.
Vendor
Serves customers in shops and restaurants.
Still to verify: Wages, training prices and workload limits.
Vet
Treats illness and carries out research.
Still to verify: Wages, training prices and workload limits.
Educator
Provides guest education through talks.
Still to verify: Wages, training prices and workload limits.
Water filters
Configure aquarium water for freshwater, saltwater or brackish species.
Still to verify: Prices, capacities, connection limits and operating costs.
Aquarium staff gate
Provides staff access and controls for aquarium temperature and lighting.
Still to verify: Prices, capacities, connection limits and operating costs.
Research Outpost
The base of a reserve’s research network, supplied with a Research Vehicle.
Still to verify: Prices, ranges, staffing and research rates.
Observation Platform
Allows staff to observe wildlife.
Still to verify: Prices, ranges, staffing and research rates.
Acoustic Monitor
Collects animal audio.
Still to verify: Prices, ranges, staffing and research rates.
Camera Trap
Records animal footage.
Still to verify: Prices, ranges, staffing and research rates.
Frontier Workshop
Browse community blueprints inside the game and share your own creations.
Still to verify: Sharing limits, moderation and platform-specific behavior.
Thriving
Research enables care beyond baseline welfare, with announced lifespan and donation benefits.
Still to verify: Required research level, species conditions and benefit amounts.
Wildlife Reserve research
Reserve research unlocks higher species research levels and supports conservation.
Still to verify: Full research tree, unlock costs and timings.
Cash
Pays for expansion, animals, staff and running costs.
Still to verify: Prices, loan rates and mode-specific rules.
Conservation Credits
Earned through Wildlife Reserve research.
Still to verify: Rates, spending options and mode-specific balances.
Release groups
Species are released as eligible individuals, pairs or larger groups. Longevity, fertility or genetic diversity may affect eligibility.
Still to verify: Each species’ exact group rules and thresholds.
Seasonal fertility
Some species breed only in certain seasons; others can breed throughout the year. Welfare influences fertility.
Still to verify: Species calendars, inheritance equations and fertility thresholds.
Aviary roof
Add Roof spans the enclosure; movable pillars let you reshape the roof.
Still to verify: Material limits, per-species clearance and edge cases.
Flyable Area
The aviary info panel reports usable flight space; individual bird requirements appear in the game’s Zoopedia.
Still to verify: Species values and how obstacles affect the calculation.
Bird nests
Flying birds need nesting sites to reproduce. Nest options support different nesting preferences.
Still to verify: Species-to-nest suitability and nest capacity.
Aquarium volume
Aquatic space requirements use water volume.
Still to verify: Per-species minimums and usable-volume deductions.
Aquarium tunnels
A guest gate enables a viewing tunnel through the aquarium.
Still to verify: Tunnel placement limits and effects on usable volume.
Line and Curve Builder
Build a path between points.
Still to verify: Exact controls, limits, supported pieces and platform behavior.
Draw Tool
Draw a shape to fill with path.
Still to verify: Exact controls, limits, supported pieces and platform behavior.
Stamp Builder
Place predefined path or plaza shapes.
Still to verify: Exact controls, limits, supported pieces and platform behavior.
Border Edit
Adjust the boundary of a path or plaza.
Still to verify: Exact controls, limits, supported pieces and platform behavior.
Nature brush
Paint foliage and rocks with configurable brushes; custom brushes can be saved.
Still to verify: Exact controls, limits, supported pieces and platform behavior.
Scenery scaling and mirroring
Resize and mirror scenery, with expanded colour customization.
Still to verify: Exact controls, limits, supported pieces and platform behavior.
Veterinary Centre
Featured by Frontier in its September 21 Keeper Talks about animal care in zoos and Wildlife Reserves.
Still to verify: Construction cost, staffing, capacity, treatment times and exact species rules have not been verified.
Before planning a habitat
Published animal categories help you choose an enclosure type. They do not supply minimum space, temperatures, social limits or construction costs. Read the animal’s care panel in your installed game.