Planet Zoo: Console Edition

Planet Zoo is Frontier's zoo management sim, and its central idea is that the animals are not set dressing. Each one has needs, a social structure and an opinion about the enclosure you built, and a habitat that looks impressive but gets the terrain wrong will make that obvious quickly. You design habitats piece by piece, manage staff, research, breeding programmes and conservation, and keep the books balanced while guests wander through. Career, Franchise, Challenge and Sandbox modes cover everything from a guided campaign to an unlimited-budget playground, and the Frontier Workshop supplies blueprints from other builders. Console Edition is the console release of the game, out on 26 March 2024, and it is a separate product from the PC version rather than a port sold under the same listing. Construction has been rebuilt around a controller, so the piece-by-piece terrain and habitat tools work on a pad without losing the precision the series is known for. It runs at 4K with HDR10, supports keyboard and mouse if you prefer, and shares creations between consoles through the Frontier Workshop. All four modes are here. Worth knowing before you buy: the console DLC line-up is not the same as the PC one, and the console Deluxe and Ultimate tiers are sold as their own products.