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Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection

Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection

The wildly popular Zoo Tycoon series gets set to crank up the excitement, challenge, and fun of building the ultimate zoo. Let your imagination run wild with Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection. Build, manage, and maintain your dream zoo alone or with up to four players.

Released Sep 14, 2018 Developer Frontier Developments, Asobo Studio Publisher Xbox Game Studios Platforms Windows SimulationManagementSandboxMultiplayerSingleplayer
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.

64.2%positive1,911 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Nice and fun game. I wish you could construct habitats like planet zoo, but I like how you can feed certain animals. But I REALISTICLY think that the animals would escape their habitat! (LOL) *If you buy this game... PLEASE PROMISE ME YOU WILL FEED A GIRAFFE ITS SO RELAXING AND…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I believe this is made by the same people that made Planet Coaster and Planet Zoo, both of which I love. In my opinion, Zoo Tycoon is a simpler, less detailed Planet Zoo. I have really enjoyed it. I just wish there were more animals/levels to unlock. I think Zoo Tycoon is a…”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
Not recommended · 45 found this helpful

“Not a fan. I grew up playing Zoo Tycoon/ Zoo Tycoon 2. I miss those games. They had alot more flexability to do what you want. If you grew up with those versions, you probably won't like this one. I'm not a fan of this new version, played it for 30 minutes and I've requested a…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:28 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

24playing at last check
3024-hour peak
401all-time peak
0 100 200 2019 2021 2023 2025 124 avg · Apr 2020

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.

59achievements
6.1%median completion
0.2%rarest: The Zoo Tycoon
80.0% of players 69.5% of players 52.2% of players 50.1% of players 49.2% of players 48.4% of players 46.0% of players 40.1% of players 36.8% of players 29.7% of players 29.0% of players 27.9% of players 25.8% of players 23.9% of players 20.5% of players 18.6% of players 16.7% of players 14.6% of players 13.9% of players 13.0% of players 12.4% of players 11.9% of players 11.8% of players 11.7% of players 10.4% of players 9.2% of players 7.5% of players 6.9% of players 6.4% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.1% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 3.1% of players 2.4% of players 2.0% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 80.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.0%Everyone's got to Start Somewhere — Start your first zoo.
69.5%If You Build Them — Build your 1st exhibit.
52.2%We Can Make it Better — Upgrade an attraction.
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%The Zoo Tycoon — Receive all 20 awards in the same zoo (Challenge Mode only).
0.2%The Plateaus on a Plate — Release one of every South America-specific animal type into the wild.
0.2%One of Everything — Breed every original animal and their color variants.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. 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 began2026-07-25
US19.99 USD
EU16.79 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan1,900 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China88.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.5 Japan China Canada EU UK US Australia≈$20

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

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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
Player tagsSimulation · Management · Sandbox · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Family Friendly · Building · City Builder (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese - Portugal
Achievements59
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.asobostudio.com/games/zoo-tycoon
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Window 7 or higher 64-Bit Processor: Intel Core i3-3210 @ 3.2 GHz || AMD FX-4150 @ 4 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GT GTX 650 || AMD R7 260 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space