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Let's Build a Zoo

Let's Build a Zoo

Released: 9/29/2022

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!

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!

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!

Critics
82
Steam
89
Metacritic
68

Score Breakdown

82.2

Critic Average

19 reviews

89

Steam User Score

4,046 reviews

68

Metacritic User Score

23 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-7.3
Metacritic Disparity
+14.2
Combined Disparity
+3.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

8 early (42%)9 launch window (47%)2 late (11%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 19 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 82.2/100. Critics score this game 7.3 points lower than Steam users and 14.2 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 19)+
  1. Diogo CaeiroviaStarbit
    Jan 17, 2023·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 89.4/100 · -19.4 ptsMetacritic 68/100 · +2.0 pts
  2. Jordan CampbellviaCompletexbox
    Jan 16, 2023·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 89.4/100 · +0.6 ptsMetacritic 68/100 · +22.0 pts
  3. Thumb Culture StaffviaThumb Culture
    Nov 8, 2022·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 89.4/100 · -9.4 ptsMetacritic 68/100 · +12.0 pts
  4. Sophie HinerviaPure Nintendo
    Nov 2, 2022·Launch window
    85/100View review
    Steam 89.4/100 · -4.4 ptsMetacritic 68/100 · +17.0 pts
  5. Yasmine HubbardviaNew Game Network
    Oct 15, 2022·Launch window
    73/100View review
    Steam 89.4/100 · -16.4 ptsMetacritic 68/100 · +5.0 pts