History VideoGame / PlanetZoo

''Planet Zoo'' is a zoo simulation game by Creator/FrontierDevelopments. The title was initially announced in April 2019, with a beta publicly accessible by pre-ordering the deluxe version of the game. It was released on PC in November 5, 2019. Platform/PlayStation5 and Platform/XboxSeriesXS versions will be released on March 26 2024.

''Planet Zoo'' is a zoo simulation game by Creator/FrontierDevelopments. The title was initially announced in April 2019, with a beta publicly accessible by pre-ordering the deluxe version of the game. It was released on PC in November 5, 2019.

* DontLookAtMe / ShrinkingViolet: Animals classified as "Shy" get stressed after being viewed by too many guests. To deal with this problem, players have to install venice glass in glass barriers so animals can't see the guests, and use a lot of plants to silence the noises the guests make.

** The players can also invoke this trope by building nation-themed habitats for their animals, like for example building the dromadery camel habitat featuring Egyptian pyramids, or [[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2685242816&searchtext=badger English country cottage]] for european badgers.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The game's sandbox mode allowed for infinite possibilities, some of which are a zoo where the animals or guests are treated cruelly. There are even Website/YouTube videos about this. However, unlike the ''Videogame/ZooTycoon'' series you cannot sic animals on guests.

** The game's Malayan tapir was initially smaller than in real life, almost the size of the Baird's tapir, despite the info article correctly stating it's the largest living tapir. It also had an incorrect back and a far shorter trunk than real life animal. This is finally fixed in the 1.16 update.

* NationalAnimalStereotypes: The animals have names common in countries and regions where they occur: deers, swans, badgers and red foxes have British names, wisents have Slavic names, reindeer have Norse names, polar bears and arctic foxes have Inuit names, African animals like lions or elephants have African names, cougars and prairie dogs have Native American names etc. The interesting example of this trope are king penguins who have English/British names, due to Antarctica not being owned by any nation.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Elephants. Sure, they are an immense draw, and will net you an enormous amount of money and Conservation Points if you manage to get a breeding program running, but they also require a huge habitat with a large amount of water, large quantities of food, and since they can smash down glass barriers they need a non-transparent enclosure with a viewing platform, which is a pain to build.

** The game's Malayan tapir was initially smaller than in real life, almost the size of the Baird's tapir, despite the info article correctly stating it's the largest living tapir. It also had incorrect back and far shorter trunk than real life animal. This is finally fixed in the 1.16 update.

** The game's Malayan tapir was initially smaller than in real life, almost the size of the Baird's tapir, despite the info article correctly stating it's the largest living tapir. This is finally fixed in the 1.16 update.

* KangaroosRepresentAustralia: Red kangaroos are all over the decorations and marketing to an even greater extent than the other Australian animals. Ironically, they're not actually particularly popular with guests in-game.

* NationalAnimalStereotypes: The animals have names from the countries where they occur: deers, swans, badgers and red foxes have British names, wisents have Slavic names, reindeer have Norse names, polar bears and arctic foxes have Inuit names, African animals like lions or elephants have African names, cougars and prairie dogs have Native American names etc. The interesting example of this trope are king penguins who have English/British names, due to Antarctica not being owned by any nation.

* SwansASwimming: Eurasia Animal Pack adds mute swans, who are safe enough for guests to enter their habitats.

* NationalAnimalStereotypes: The animals have names from the countries where they occur: badgers and red foxes have British names, reindeer have Norse names, polar bears and arctic foxes have Inuit names, African animals like lions or elephants have African names, cougars and prairie dogs have Native American names etc. The interesting example of this trope are king penguins who have English/British names, due to Antarctica not being owned by any nation.

* LighterAndSofter: Animals aren't able to attack guests unlike the ''VideoGame/ZooTycoon'' series, specifically because the game is intended to be family friendly. Guests will still react badly to animals being outside of their exhibit, so the player is discouraged from letting them out to roam (barring speculation you will be able to do this with peafowl without any complaint, like real zoos often do.)

** The game's Malayan tapir is smaller than in real life, almost the size of the Baird's tapir, despite the info article correctly stating it's the largest living tapir.

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* NationalAnimalStereotypes: The animals have names from the countries where they occur: badgers and red foxes have British names, reindeer have Norse names, polar bears and arctic foxes have Inuit names, African animals like lions or elephants have African names, etc. The interesting example of this trope are king penguins who have English/British names, due to Antarctica not being owned by any nation.

* YouAreNumberSix: Unlike the game's [[VideoGame/ZooTycoon spirutual predecessor]] this trope gets averted, due to animals having names [[NationalAnimalStereotypes common in countries in which they occur]].

* NationalAnimalStereotypes: The animals have names from the countries where they occur: badgers and red foxes have British names, reindeer have Norse names, polar bears and arctic foxes have Inuit names, african animals like lions or elephants have African names, etc. The interesting example of this trope are king penguins who have English/British names, due to Antarctica not being owned by any nation.

Polar Bears and Penguins: You can create a habitat like this in-game, but unless you turn predation off in Sandbox mode, it's... not a good idea.

'''Planet Zoo''' is a zoo simulation game by Creator/FrontierDevelopments. The title was initially announced in April 2019, with a beta publicly accessible by pre-ordering the deluxe version of the game. It was released on PC in November 5, 2019.

'''''Planet Zoo''''' is a zoo simulation game by Creator/FrontierDevelopments. The title was initially announced in April 2019, with a beta publicly accessible by pre-ordering the deluxe version of the game. It was released on PC in November 5, 2019.

The trailer can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naQ0acqONwg here,]] and the website [[https://www.planetzoogame.com/ here]].

* NotTheIntendedUse: The object of the game is obviously to make a normal zoo, but it's more than easily possible to do an endless amount of ridiculous stuff in-game. There is even a [[LetsPlay/LetsGameItOut famous player]] that has made money on Youtube by making comedic videos of himself playing the game in the most hilariously ridiculous manner possible, including by:

** Giant anteaters can be placed in walkabout exhibits, despite them being potentially dangerous and aggressive towards humans.