Let&s;s Build a Zoo
November 5, 2021
It&s;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 …
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82.3
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Critic Reviews (18)
Graphics
68.0
Gameplay
73.0
Story
42.0
"Still, with enough humour and its fun game mechanics, Let’s Build A Zoo will have you sinking hours into your park, if you can get past its poor UI and lack of guidance."
Read original review"Still, Let’s Build a Zoo’s comedic approach to zoo management belies just how deep it is. It isn’t perfect and I’d love a patch that halved the number of animals you need for splicing, but seeing your visitors gawp in …"
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70.0
Gameplay
65.0
Story
80.0
"Regardless of whether you&s;re just dipping your toes into management simulators for the first time, or you&s;re a hardcore experienced management tycoon, this game has something to offer you. Let’s Build a Zoo: Dinosaur Island is the sort of simulator …"
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70.0
Gameplay
85.0
Story
45.0
"The game&s;s tasks and incentives to attract more visitors are great fun, and its colourful visual environment and good performance helps with creating a more enjoyable experience. Its lack of tutorials and the way it throws players right into the …"
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70.0
Gameplay
68.0
Story
45.0
"You begin with nothing; what you make is up to you. Let&s;s build a Zoo allows players to be as creative, or not, as they want. Design a layout that feels more like a theme park, or tourist trap if …"
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70.0
Gameplay
85.0
Story
65.0
"I hope that the future of Purrasic Jark is bright, and not filled with escapees mauling my guests like those "other" dinosaur theme parks. My experience with Dinosaur Island has been very relaxing, at times downright funny, and not too …"
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96.0
Gameplay
98.0
Story
94.0
"I’m practically overflowing with positively for Let’s Build a Zoo and it’s absolutely deserved. Once you become accustomed to the controls, as well as the basics, everything flows brilliantly."
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75.0
Gameplay
80.0
Story
40.0
"Let’s Build A Zoo is exactly the kind of game that is required to sit amongst some others in the genre such as Two Point Hospital and Campus along with Planet Coaster. 2013’s Zoo Tycoon was lacklustre when it came …"
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55.0
Gameplay
35.0
Story
20.0
"While a terrific idea, and there are good bones here, the interface and lack of direction make it tough to enjoy"
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30.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
20.0
"Let’s Build A Zoo is just as wonderful on console as it was on its initial release on PC. As with any building management simulator, some controls will never feel completely intuitive moving from mouse to controller, and Let’s Build …"
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75.0
Gameplay
85.0
Story
60.0
"Overall, Let&s;s Build a Zoo is an in-depth and delightful tycoon management sim. Its mechanics are detailed, going above and beyond to create an enjoyable experience. Players will get lost in decorating their habitats, and revel in the difficult choices …"
Read original review"With animal fusion and a fantastic morality system, Let&s;s Build a Zoo brings some great new ideas to the tycoon genre."
Read original review"Let&s;s Build a Zoo excels at balancing the already traditional mechanics of management games with huge doses of charisma and fun. However, it is in the genetic manipulation system and in the challenge of caring for its illustrious guests where …"
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65.0
Gameplay
75.0
Story
70.0
"To summarise, Let’s Build A Zoo is a very satisfying, darkly funny and moreish tycoon game. A few tiny glitches are the only issues with a game I imagine I’ll be revisiting many, many times over the next few months. …"
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75.0
Gameplay
80.0
Story
30.0
"Let&s;s Build a Zoo is a modern take on zoo management games like Zoo Tycoon. The game is very unique in the genre and has a choice system that actually matters. A huge part of the game is collecting all …"
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75.0
Gameplay
80.0
Story
35.0
"Create over 300,000 hybrid animals, make moral choices, and run and design your own zoo all in one game. A best-of-best-worlds mix of creativity and business management, Let&s;s Build a Zoo provides a lot to do, a ton of people …"
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80.0
Gameplay
85.0
Story
75.0
"There is a lot to love about Let&s;s Build a Zoo. Players can get stuck into the minute details of managing their own zoo or they can take a more relaxed approach to building an animal empire, but the amount …"
Read original review"Let&s;s Build a Zoo is an enjoyable management game that allows you to create and construct your own zoological park. The moral dilemmas you are often presented with are absurd and humorous, as you choose to either be a steady-eddy …"
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