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2019 PC 44.99 € 👍 91 % Very positive, 87,849 reviews on Steam

A deeply detailed zoo simulator where you sculpt habitats piece by piece and care for convincingly simulated animals. Creative building meets economic management in a relaxed yet layered sandbox loop.

What defines Planet Zoo:

  • Lavish presentation
  • Cosy, great for unwinding

The closest matches for Planet Zoo are Prehistoric Kingdom, Cities: Skylines and Cities: Skylines II. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Planet Zoo special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Prehistoric Kingdom

96 %

2022 PC 24.99 € 👍 87 % Very positive, 3,997 reviews on Steam

  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Lavish presentation
  • Gameplay comes before story

A zoo management sim where you design and run a park full of extinct prehistoric animals, with deep freedom to build detailed exhibits and landscapes.

Cities: Skylines

Cosy, great for unwinding

A deep, relaxing city-builder sandbox where you grow a town into a sprawling metropolis, with traffic management as the real brain-teaser. Huge mod support makes the creative possibilities almost endless.

Transport Fever

Cosy, great for unwinding

A transport tycoon simulation where you start in 1850 and build rails, roads, harbors and airports, growing a thriving transport company across more than a century. The appeal lies in planning efficient networks and watching cities grow.

Transport Fever 3

Cosy, great for unwinding

A transport tycoon game where you plan and grow road, rail, sea and air networks across more than a century of vehicle evolution. The appeal lies in fine-tuning efficient routes and watching your transport empire expand.

Anno 1800

Gameplay comes before story

A richly detailed city-building and economic sim set in the Industrial Revolution, where you plan production chains, trade across the seas and keep growing populations happy. Its mix of relaxed optimization and optional naval combat is the draw.

Transport Fever 2

Cosy, great for unwinding

A transport tycoon sim where you build rail, road, sea and air networks across more than a century and watch towns grow. The appeal lies in optimizing routes and seeing your economy flourish.

Planet Coaster

Bright, upbeat tone

A lavishly detailed theme park sandbox where you craft roller coasters piece by piece and sculpt entire themed worlds. Creativity takes center stage over management, making it perfect for relaxed, pressure-free building.

Train Life: A Railway Simulator

Bright, upbeat tone

A railway simulator where you both drive the trains yourself and run your rail company. You must respect signals, switches and braking distances, while handling management decisions and unexpected incidents on the line.

Citystate Metropolis

Gameplay comes before story

A flexible city-builder with procedurally generated buildings, grid-free zoning and powerful editor tools, letting you shape anything from a small sustainable town to a futuristic metropolis.

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