{"id":1982757,"date":"2026-06-10T16:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1982757"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:14:21","slug":"frontier-quietly-announces-a-brand-new-planet-game-and-everyones-trying-to-guess-what-it-might-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1982757","title":{"rendered":"Frontier quietly announces a &#8220;brand-new&#8221; Planet game and everyone&#8217;s trying to guess what it might be"},"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<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Frontier quietly announces a &#8220;brand-new&#8221; Planet game and everyone&#8217;s trying to guess what it might be<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Planet Resort? Planet Museum? Planet Studio?<\/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\/PC2-water-park.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Planet Coaser 2 water park\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"PC2-water-park.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=\"2026-06-10T16:14:21+00:00\">June 10, 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=\"4964bf72-6bfe-4cd5-b935-1ab19d853590\" data-name=\"Planet Coaster 2\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Planet Coaster 2\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Planet Coaster 2\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Planet Coaster 2\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Planet Coaster 2\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Planet Coaster 2\" title=\"Follow Planet Coaster 2\"><br \/>\n  Follow Planet Coaster 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>Frontier Developments has just announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/planet-zoo-2-revealed\">Planet Zoo 2<\/a> and the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/jurassic-world-evolution-3\">Jurassic World Evolution 3<\/a> expansion, but the developer is already hard at work on its next &#8220;construction and management simulation&#8221; game. And it isn&#8217;t a sequel.<\/p>\n<p>In news that was first revealed by head of player engagement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlanetCoaster\/comments\/1u1ax1n\/new_planet_game_informally_announced\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Richard Stephenson on Discord <\/a> and then later announced by the company in a financial earnings report, Frontier said: &#8220;We&#8217;ve started work on a brand-new Planet Game franchise, which has all the familiarity you love about the Planet series, but a completely new setting for us than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/planet-coaster\">Planet Coaster<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/planet-zoo\">Planet Zoo<\/a>, one which still combines our love for creativity, management, and meaningful simulation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Jurassic World Evolution 3: Rebirth Expansion - Official Announce Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DiIa0oocjsY?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\/DiIa0oocjsY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Jurassic World Evolution 3: Rebirth Expansion &#8211; Official Announce Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Jurassic World Evolution 3: Rebirth Expansion &#8211; Official Announce Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DiIa0oocjsY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The original Discord message lacked any word on a release date, but the financial earnings report offers a bit more detail (hat tip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamewatcher.com\/frontier-appears-to-be-working-on-a-new-planet-ip\">GameWatcher<\/a>). It specifies that &#8220;a new own-IP CMS [construction and management simulation] game is confirmed for FY28&#8221;, which means it&#8217;s scheduled to arrive between May 2027 and May 2028, based on the company&#8217;s financial calendar.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This quiet announcement has excited Frontier fans and caused all sorts of theories about what&#8217;s coming next to bubble up, from safe guesses like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlanetCoaster\/comments\/1u1ax1n\/comment\/oqoc1mq\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Planet Resort<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlanetCoaster\/comments\/1u1ax1n\/comment\/oqockqv\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Planet Museum<\/a> (similar to the Two Point series) to more novel possibilities such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlanetCoaster\/comments\/1u1ax1n\/comment\/oqos6ji\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Planet Studio<\/a>. We particularly like the later suggestion because no one has attempted to repeat what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/movies\">The Movies<\/a> did back in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Frontier &#8211; both developer and publisher &#8211; is preparing for a busy back of 2026, with Planet Zoo 2 heading for a 13th October launch, and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3010270\/Warhammer_40000_Chaos_Gate__Deathwatch\/\">Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate &#8211; Deathwatch<\/a>, which is listed as just &#8220;coming soon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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And it isn&#8217;t a sequel.<\/p>\n<p>In news that was first revealed by head of player engagement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlanetCoaster\/comments\/1u1ax1n\/new_planet_game_informally_announced\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Richard Stephenson on Discord <\/a> and then later announced by the company in a financial earnings report, Frontier said: &#8220;We&#8217;ve started work on a brand-new Planet Game franchise, which has all the familiarity you love about the Planet series, but a completely new setting for us than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/planet-coaster\">Planet Coaster<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/planet-zoo\">Planet Zoo<\/a>, one which still combines our love for creativity, management, and meaningful simulation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Jurassic World Evolution 3: Rebirth Expansion - Official Announce Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DiIa0oocjsY?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\/DiIa0oocjsY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Jurassic World Evolution 3: Rebirth Expansion &#8211; Official Announce Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Jurassic World Evolution 3: Rebirth Expansion &#8211; Official Announce Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DiIa0oocjsY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The original Discord message lacked any word on a release date, but the financial earnings report offers a bit more detail (hat tip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamewatcher.com\/frontier-appears-to-be-working-on-a-new-planet-ip\">GameWatcher<\/a>). It specifies that &#8220;a new own-IP CMS [construction and management simulation] game is confirmed for FY28&#8221;, which means it&#8217;s scheduled to arrive between May 2027 and May 2028, based on the company&#8217;s financial calendar.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This quiet announcement has excited Frontier fans and caused all sorts of theories about what&#8217;s coming next to bubble up, from safe guesses like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlanetCoaster\/comments\/1u1ax1n\/comment\/oqoc1mq\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Planet Resort<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlanetCoaster\/comments\/1u1ax1n\/comment\/oqockqv\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Planet Museum<\/a> (similar to the Two Point series) to more novel possibilities such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlanetCoaster\/comments\/1u1ax1n\/comment\/oqos6ji\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Planet Studio<\/a>. 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