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Your first zoo: a prelaunch planning checklist

Know what to check before committing to a first-zoo plan.

Prelaunch edition · framework guidance · no verified game values · Evidence scope ↓ · Last reviewed

Quick answer

This edition has no verified first-zoo build order or game values. When you have access to the game, start with any available tutorial, record your build and mode, and check the requirements and costs it shows before building. Use this checklist to collect evidence; published animal categories and announced systems can guide a shortlist, while exact care and operating values still require checks.

ConfirmedThis edition includes sourced prelaunch animal profiles. Numerical care requirements, costs, compatibility and other detailed gameplay records have not been verified in a game build.ConfirmedPlanet Zoo (2019) values, species and mechanics do not automatically apply to Planet Zoo 2.

Step zero: the verification habit

Use current official documentation and, when available, your own gameplay observations to check requirements. Record the build, platform and mode alongside each observation. This checklist suggests questions to investigate; it does not establish which systems exist or how they work.

What to check when you can play

  1. Record the game build, platform and mode. Follow any available introductory objectives and note what they require.
  2. List the available species and any requirements or costs the game displays. Leave missing values unknown.
  3. Check which enclosure, path, viewing and staff-access rules apply before committing to a layout.
  4. If shops or services are available, record their construction and running costs. Test income before recommending a placement or claiming a profit.
  5. Record any displayed animal needs and the actions that change them. Keep observations separate from assumptions about the original game.
  6. Save your notes and screenshots, then use the planning tools below with values you have checked in your build.
First-zoo questions to verify
DecisionEvidence to collectIf the evidence is missing
Which species firstAvailable species, requirements and costsLeave the recommendation open
Where to buildPlacement and access rules in your modeFollow available game guidance
Which staff or facilities are neededExplicit requirements and recurring costsDo not copy predecessor staffing rules
Whether a shop is worthwhileObserved income against total costDo not assume an entrance shop is profitable
When to expandCurrent objectives, needs and budget, where shownRecord the unknowns before planning an expansion

Avoid unsupported assumptions

  • Do not copy a Planet Zoo (2019) habitat layout and assume its space values still apply.
  • Do not treat an untested shop placement or staffing plan as a route to profit.
  • Do not assume guest satisfaction or staff coverage behaves as it did in the original game.
  • If a tutorial is available, follow its current instructions and record any conflicts with this checklist.

Organize your planning notes

You can group notes under animals, visitors and operations, adding only the systems you observe. Use the habitat and budget tools to organize your inputs. These are planning aids; they do not supply verified Planet Zoo 2 requirements or certify that a layout works.

Plan habitat area and requirements →Plan your first budget →

Evidence

Every consequential claim on this page is labeled. The strip above each guide is the full evidence snapshot for this page.

What do the evidence labels mean?

Confirmed: Directly supported by an official source captured for this edition, or a statement about the wiki’s own editorial method. Announced: Stated by an official source; the detailed implementation is not yet verified. Observed: First-hand gameplay observation; not recreated or tested by this wiki. Reported: Provided through a brief or secondary channel; not yet independently rechecked against an official source. Inferred: A reasonable reading of an official statement; not stated outright and not guaranteed. Unresolved: No verifiable evidence exists yet. Published as an open question. Outdated: Superseded by a newer statement or from an earlier edition.

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When something goes wrong

My zoo is losing money.

If the game displays a financial breakdown, record the costs and income before changing the plan. This edition has no tested profitable setup; the zoo-budget tool can organize your own figures.

An animal appears stressed or unhappy.

Record the exact warning and any explanation the game provides. This edition has no verified welfare thresholds or remedies. Include your build and a screenshot in a correction report.

A step does not match the game I am playing.

Follow the current game instructions. Record which checklist item does not apply, along with the build, platform and mode, and submit it through the corrections page.

Next stepLearn the modes next → →

Planning tools for this guide: Habitat planner · Zoo budget

Sources & checks

Prelaunch edition · announced launch October 13, 2026 · launch sources checked September 19; animal records checked September 20; six additions and veterinary announcement checked September 23, 2026. Source records retain their recorded check dates; “Capture pending” means no capture is recorded. These dates do not verify the mechanics on this page for the current build. Planning advice here is editorial guidance unless labeled otherwise. No firsthand gameplay test is claimed.

  1. Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia · public animal catalog ↗

    Publicly linked animal identities and the habitat, biome, continent and pack filter classifications. Catalog coverage is not a final launch-roster claim.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-20 · Official game website; platform-specific parity not tested

    Limitations: Frontier marks the Zoopedia as work in progress. Published classifications and natural history are not a Kingy gameplay test.

  2. Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia · public animal catalog ↗

    Publicly linked animal identities and the habitat, biome, continent and pack filter classifications. Catalog coverage is not a final launch-roster claim.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-23 · Official game website; platform-specific parity not tested

    Limitations: Frontier marks the Zoopedia as work in progress. Published classifications and natural history are not a Kingy gameplay test.

  3. Frontier · Creature Feature: Managing a Zoo ↗

    Managing a Zoo systems and named functions.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-20 · Publisher description; platform parity and launch implementation not tested

    Limitations: Announcement evidence, not a hands-on test. Numerical costs, limits and species-specific rules require separate evidence.

  4. Frontier · Creature Feature: Aquariums ↗

    Aquariums systems and named functions.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-20 · Publisher description; platform parity and launch implementation not tested

    Limitations: Announcement evidence, not a hands-on test. Numerical costs, limits and species-specific rules require separate evidence.

  5. Frontier · Creature Feature: Aviaries ↗

    Aviaries systems and named functions.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-20 · Publisher description; platform parity and launch implementation not tested

    Limitations: Announcement evidence, not a hands-on test. Numerical costs, limits and species-specific rules require separate evidence.

  6. Frontier · Creature Feature: Creative Tools ↗

    Creative Tools systems and named functions.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-20 · Publisher description; platform parity and launch implementation not tested

    Limitations: Announcement evidence, not a hands-on test. Numerical costs, limits and species-specific rules require separate evidence.

  7. Frontier · Creature Feature: Seasons ↗

    Seasons systems and named functions.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-20 · Publisher description; platform parity and launch implementation not tested

    Limitations: Announcement evidence, not a hands-on test. Numerical costs, limits and species-specific rules require separate evidence.

  8. Frontier · Creature Feature: Wildlife Reserves ↗

    Wildlife Reserves systems and named functions.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-20 · Publisher description; platform parity and launch implementation not tested

    Limitations: Announcement evidence, not a hands-on test. Numerical costs, limits and species-specific rules require separate evidence.

  9. Frontier · Creature Feature: The Animal Brain ↗

    The Animal Brain systems and named functions.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-20 · Publisher description; platform parity and launch implementation not tested

    Limitations: Announcement evidence, not a hands-on test. Numerical costs, limits and species-specific rules require separate evidence.

  10. Frontier · Keeper Talks: Veterinary Centre ↗

    Veterinary Centre is the subject of a developer feature about care in zoos and Wildlife Reserves.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-23 · Publisher announcement; gameplay and platform parity not tested

    Limitations: The announcement confirms the feature topic. Video frames, costs, staffing and treatment mechanics were not independently verified.

  11. Planet Zoo 2 · official Steam listing ↗

    October 13 release; editions and bonus pack; Windows requirements; Career, Franchise and Sandbox; announced animal and building features; Steam Cloud.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-19 · Windows PC · Steam

    Limitations: Store announcements are not hands-on tests. Requirements do not establish an FPS target or Steam Deck compatibility.

  12. Planet Zoo 2 · official PlayStation Store (US) ↗

    PS5 release on October 13; Standard and Deluxe contents and US prices; announced aquariums, aviaries, Wildlife Reserves and Frontier Workshop sharing.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-19 · PS5 · US storefront

    Limitations: US prices are not regional price guarantees. PS5 Pro Enhanced does not establish resolution, FPS or parity with PC.

  13. Frontier game director · Planet Zoo 2 announcement on Xbox Wire ↗

    Launch platforms/date; edition contents and suggested prices; aquatic/flying species, aviaries, Wildlife Reserves, staff morale and training.

    Official publication · Checked · Captured 2026-09-19 · Xbox Series X|S and PC

    Limitations: Frontier announcement by Gareth Hughes, not independent gameplay verification. Detailed requirements, economy values and launch performance remain untested.

  14. Kingy editorial launch brief · August 21, 2026

    Historical editorial scope and route inventory only. Official sources above now support the launch information.

    Project brief · Checked · Capture pending · Unspecified in brief

    Limitations: Archived editorial context; not used as evidence for current game claims. Internal editorial brief; no public URL is available. The September 14 edition lacked public source captures; this limitation has been superseded by the September 19 review. Treats marketing language as announcements, not verified mechanics.

  15. Editorial method · kingy.wiki Planet Zoo 2 field guide ↗

    Statements about this wiki’s own evidence rules: Planet Zoo (2019) values are not transferred; unverified features are published as open questions; claims are labeled.

    Editorial method · Checked · Captured 2026-09-14 · All platforms

    Limitations: The editorial method governs this wiki only. A label describes evidence status, not the probability that a feature exists.

  16. Planet Zoo franchise official site ↗

    Context: the site named as official in the brief hosts Planet Zoo franchise material. No page-level capture exists in this edition and nothing on it is quoted as a Planet Zoo 2 fact.

    Predecessor reference · Checked · Capture pending · Unspecified

    Limitations: Page-level capture pending; not fetched in this edition. A predecessor reference never verifies a Planet Zoo 2 mechanic.

  17. Planet Zoo (2019) · Frontier Developments ↗

    Background only: the franchise’s first game introduced habitat, welfare, genetics, staff and finance systems. None of its values or mechanics are assumed to exist in Planet Zoo 2.

    Predecessor reference · Checked · Capture pending · Original Planet Zoo platforms (2019)

    Limitations: Not a Planet Zoo 2 source under any circumstances. Original-game knowledge in this wiki is used only to frame open questions.

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