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Let's Build a Zoo

Let's Build a Zoo

It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...

Released Nov 5, 2021 Developer Springloaded Publisher No More Robots Platforms Windows SimulationPixel GraphicsCity BuilderManagementStrategy
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.5%positive3,739 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too…”

— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“It's weirdly addictive, and making new abominations in the CRISPR building is pretty fun. My one gripe is that I wish you could see more of the tech tree, but it isn't a big deal. Great little game!”

— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Get used to people talking major smack about your zoo regardless of how many trees and decorations you fill it with!! "Where are all the decorations? I'm going home." THEN GO”

— a player, Steam review · 123 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

87playing at last check
8824-hour peak
1,619all-time peak
0 500 1k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 543 avg · Nov 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

45achievements
5.9%median completion
0.4%rarest: Criminal Mastermind
83.8% of players 60.5% of players 59.9% of players 58.0% of players 55.1% of players 51.6% of players 40.6% of players 34.2% of players 34.0% of players 30.6% of players 27.7% of players 24.1% of players 17.6% of players 15.3% of players 13.9% of players 13.5% of players 12.2% of players 10.4% of players 9.5% of players 7.3% of players 6.8% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.0% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 1.7% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.4% of players 83.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
83.8%Have a baby! — One of your animals must give birth.
60.5%Snitch — Send a member of the black market to prison.
59.9%Trampoline — Buy a trampoline for your zoo.
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Criminal Mastermind — Have 200 evil points.
0.6%GORSD — Hire 6 different types of mascots
0.7%Map Master — Map 56 standard animal Genomes.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU16.79 EUR
UK15.49 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China59.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 24, 2026
Community Zoo Showcase and New Let's Build a Dungeon Demo

Hi zookeepers, We hope you've been enjoying the latest Hats Update! I don't think we'll ever get bored of seeing your animals in their new fancy headgear. 🎩👒We've also been seeing a lot more of your z

Oct 31, 2025
Hats Update - General Bug Fixes

Fixed the Steam Deck .NET issue that was preventing players from launching the game.Fixed the Recycling Centre issue with janitors. Recycling Centre employees will now properly collect trash, and when

Oct 23, 2025
Hats Update - Out Now!

Hi zookeepers! A brand new game update went live earlier today for Let's Build a Zoo. Thanks for your patience as we worked to fine-tune the details, we're really happy to finally share it with you. K

Sep 18, 2024
General Bug Fixes - 18th September

Hi all! We've pushed out a small update with some fixes: The heat map, world map, and settings button will be hidden when the build bar is active Fixed an issue where the correct employee icon was not

Sep 05, 2024
The Monstrous Structures Update

Hi zookeepers! We've got a new update for you - the Monstrous Structures Update! It's an exciting time for Let's Build a Zoo, you can grab it as part of a Daily Deal, which means you can grab the game

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsSimulation · Pixel Graphics · City Builder · Management · Strategy · Sandbox · Building · Creature Collector · Cute · Resource Management · Colorful · Economy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Thai, Spanish - Spain, Italian
ControllerFull support
Achievements45
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://letsbuildazoo.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or later Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550/equivalent or higher DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 738 MB available space