Learn the basics to playing Planet Zoo
Hayo Zookeepers!
We were delighted to celebrate the launch of Planet Zoo: Console Edition yesterday and welcome players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S into the Planet Zoo family.
With so many of you playing for the first time, we’ve put together a Beginner’s Guide to Planet Zoo series to help you get started and find your feet in the world of zoo simulation.
This first guide focuses on the very basics of Planet Zoo, including game modes, difficulty settings and some basic controls.
In Planet Zoo you can create, manage, research and develop the zoo of your dreams across four different game modes.
Embark on a globe-trotting campaign mode and progress through a career in zoo management. If you’re new to Planet Zoo, we recommend starting with Career Mode to help you learn the basics.
Build a network of connected zoos around the globe and trade your animals online.
*Community challenges will be coming to Planet Zoo: Console Edition on April 2nd 2023.
Put your skills to the test and build your zoo offline with a full economy and challenges.
Let your imagination run wild in the freedom of Sandbox mode and build your dream zoo with no restrictions.
Once you select your chosen game mode, you’ll be presented with a few settings, including the difficulty.
Planet Zoo features three difficulty settings allowing you to control the challenge and alter how difficult the game is, choosing between easy, medium or hard.
These difficulty settings are available in all game modes and the difficulty is set before a new scenario or zoo is started. Don’t worry though, if you’re finding it too much of a challenge, the difficulty can also be changed mid-game through the settings menu.
Each difficulty setting modifies the challenge you’ll face in a few different ways, with Easy providing a more laid back experience and Hard giving a more realistic representation of the animals and how they need to be cared for.
Along with difficulty, when selecting Franchise, Challenge or Sandbox modes, the location of your zoo is also chosen when a zoo is first opened. In Career mode, the location of the zoo is set by the narrative.
A zoo's location is defined by the continent and biome it is set in, with the location presenting different modifications to the gameplay.
The choice of continent and biome will impact the following:
You now know enough of the basics to start diving into one of Planet Zoo’s game modes, but your Education meter isn’t full yet! Head to part 2 of our series and learn everything you need to know about how to build your own zoo.
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