Zoo Tycoon

Zoo Tycoon (2001) is a zoo simulator series where you take charge of a zoo business, build the park, care for animals and attract visitors. You can build, expand, and upgrade the zoo by purchasing animals, creating suitable animal habitats, and allocating staff and resources for animal maintenance and care.

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The latest Zoo Tycoon games feature four modes: Training, Scenario, Challenge, and Freestyle. The Scenario mode puts players in control of a preset scenario in which they have to accomplish multiple objectives within a time period. New items are unlocked as the scenario progresses. The Challenge mode is the same but with limited funds. The Freestyle mode differs in each game but usually leaves the player free to build a zoo from scratch however they see it.

• Zoo Tycoon (2001) on PC.
• Zoo Tycoon 2 (2004) on PC with Endangered Species, The African Adventure, Dino Danger and Marine Mania packs released over the next few years.
• Zoo Tycoon (2013) on Xbox One and Xbox 360.
• Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection (2017) on PC and Xbox One

There are simpler Zoo Tycoon games on handheld platforms:

• Zoo Tycoon DS (2005)
• Zoo Tycoon 2 DS and iOS (2008)

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Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Zoo Tycoon 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 3 weeks ago.