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
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
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
As published by the developer.
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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
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