Zoo Empire
Zoo management sim with animal care and branching career scenarios
Enlight Software Limited · Published by Retroism, Enlight Software Limited · Released Sep 3, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 161
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 59/100 (critic reviews)
What is Zoo Empire?
In this zoo management sim, you build exhibits, adopt animals, hire staff, and manage animal care, visitor facilities, and finances. Career mode has branching scenarios, while sandbox mode lets you set your own rules; research unlocks more animals.
For you if...
- +you like balancing animal care with zoo finances
- +you enjoy scenario goals that test management strategies
- +you prefer setting your own rules in sandbox mode
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action to planning exhibits and managing budgets
- −you dislike managing visitor needs alongside animal welfare
What players say
74% of 161 reviews are positive
Players praise the management strategy and working through career goals. They report crashes that block career progress, along with mouse-control and resolution problems.
Screenshots and trailer
Zoo Empire system requirements
Minimum: 100% DirectX compatible, 0.3 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Zoo Empire?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7
- Processor
- 1.0 GHz Processor
- Graphics
- 100% DirectX compatible graphics
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 1.5 GHz Processor
- Graphics
- 100% DirectX compatible graphics
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Zoo Empire have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Zoo Empire run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Zoo Empire use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
