{"id":1959635,"date":"2026-05-28T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1959635"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:00:21","slug":"planet-zoo-2-finally-revealed-after-much-teasing-with-an-autumn-release-date-aquatic-and-flying-species-and-the-ability-to-conserve-outside-of-your-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1959635","title":{"rendered":"Planet Zoo 2 finally revealed after much teasing, with an autumn release date, aquatic and flying species, and the ability to conserve outside of your zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/planet-zoo-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Planet Zoo 2<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Planet Zoo 2 finally revealed after much teasing, with an autumn release date, aquatic and flying species, and the ability to conserve outside of your zoo<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">It&#8217;s all natural.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Planet-Zoo-2-key-art.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Planet Zoo 2 key art\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Planet-Zoo-2-key-art.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Frontier Developments<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-28T13:00:21+00:00\">May 28, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"f85aa947-890e-49df-8c4b-73f46712c08f\" data-name=\"Planet Zoo 2\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Planet Zoo 2\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Planet Zoo 2\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Planet Zoo 2\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Planet Zoo 2\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Planet Zoo 2\" title=\"Follow Planet Zoo 2\"><br \/>\n  Follow Planet Zoo 2<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Earlier this week, the park sim veterans at Frontier Developments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/planet-zoo-2-reveal-tease-youtube\">began teasing Planet Zoo 2<\/a>. Now, the sequel has been fully revealed, and it&#8217;s coming later this year with a handful of huge additions.<\/p>\n<p>Planet Zoo 2 will be released 13th October 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S. That autumn release window worked well for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/jurassic-world-evolution-3\">Jurassic World Evolution 3<\/a> last year. It&#8217;s also nice to see Planet Zoo made available on PC and consoles at the same time &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/planet-zoo\">the 2019 original<\/a> didn&#8217;t make the jump to consoles until March 2024.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Planet Zoo 2 - Announce Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G6-yj80Guxg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/G6-yj80Guxg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Planet Zoo 2 &#8211; Announce Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Planet Zoo 2 Announce Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G6-yj80Guxg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The game was announced with a trailer, which shows the additions of aquatic and flying animal species that enable all sorts of new creative opportunities when creating habitats and more complex zoo layouts. Moreover, &#8220;players can now take conservation outside of their zoos, restoring natural habitats and releasing animals into Wildlife Reserves&#8221; according to the press release, as the game is chasing a more &#8220;authentic&#8221; approach to animal conservation. Of course, everything is looking nicer after a seven-year jump as well.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, it&#8217;s unclear if more ideas and elements from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/planet-coaster-2-review\">Planet Coaster 2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/jurassic-world-evolution\">Jurassic World Evolution<\/a> 3 &#8211; Frontier&#8217;s two previous games &#8211; have made it into Planet Zoo 2. But after<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/planet-coaster-developer-frontier-refocusing-on-sims-after-low-sales-of-warhammer-rts\"> an ill-fated experiment with a Warhammer RTS<\/a>, Frontier has seemed to remember where its strengths lie and found success there.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Planet Zoo 2 - sea turtle\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Planet-Zoo-2-turtle.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Planet Zoo 2 - sea turtle\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Planet-Zoo-2-turtle.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Frontier Developments<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pre-orders of Planet Zoo 2 will receive a &#8220;Bonus Content Pack&#8221; at launch with extra buildings and customisation for parks, with the Deluxe Edition &#8211; which takes the price from \u00a339.99 to \u00a354.99 &#8211; adding six bonus animal species available in a separate upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, we&#8217;ve been told to stay tuned for more news really soon, &#8220;during the Wholesome Games showcase on 6th June and the PC Gaming Show on 7th June&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Earlier this week, the park sim veterans at Frontier Developments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/planet-zoo-2-reveal-tease-youtube\">began teasing Planet Zoo 2<\/a>. Now, the sequel has been fully revealed, and it&#8217;s coming later this year with a handful of huge additions.<\/p>\n<p>Planet Zoo 2 will be released 13th October 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S. That autumn release window worked well for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/jurassic-world-evolution-3\">Jurassic World Evolution 3<\/a> last year. It&#8217;s also nice to see Planet Zoo made available on PC and consoles at the same time &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/planet-zoo\">the 2019 original<\/a> didn&#8217;t make the jump to consoles until March 2024.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Planet Zoo 2 - Announce Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G6-yj80Guxg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/G6-yj80Guxg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Planet Zoo 2 &#8211; Announce Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Planet Zoo 2 Announce Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G6-yj80Guxg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The game was announced with a trailer, which shows the additions of aquatic and flying animal species that enable all sorts of new creative opportunities when creating habitats and more complex zoo layouts. Moreover, &#8220;players can now take conservation outside of their zoos, restoring natural habitats and releasing animals into Wildlife Reserves&#8221; according to the press release, as the game is chasing a more &#8220;authentic&#8221; approach to animal conservation. Of course, everything is looking nicer after a seven-year jump as well.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, it&#8217;s unclear if more ideas and elements from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/planet-coaster-2-review\">Planet Coaster 2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/jurassic-world-evolution\">Jurassic World Evolution<\/a> 3 &#8211; Frontier&#8217;s two previous games &#8211; have made it into Planet Zoo 2. But after<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/planet-coaster-developer-frontier-refocusing-on-sims-after-low-sales-of-warhammer-rts\"> an ill-fated experiment with a Warhammer RTS<\/a>, Frontier has seemed to remember where its strengths lie and found success there.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Planet Zoo 2 - sea turtle\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Planet-Zoo-2-turtle.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Planet Zoo 2 - sea turtle\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Planet-Zoo-2-turtle.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Frontier Developments<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pre-orders of Planet Zoo 2 will receive a &#8220;Bonus Content Pack&#8221; at launch with extra buildings and customisation for parks, with the Deluxe Edition &#8211; which takes the price from \u00a339.99 to \u00a354.99 &#8211; adding six bonus animal species available in a separate upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, we&#8217;ve been told to stay tuned for more news really soon, &#8220;during the Wholesome Games showcase on 6th June and the PC Gaming Show on 7th June&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Planet Zoo 2 Planet Zoo 2 finally revealed after much teasing, with an autumn release date, aquatic and flying species, and the ability to conserve outside of your zoo It&#8217;s all natural. 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