Planet Zoo 2 Passes 40,000 Concurrent Steam Players After Launch
Frontier's decision to carry the aquarium and aviary systems into the sequel, rather than sell them as separate expansions, gives the launch a fuller feature set than the 2019 game had at release, and the concurrent player numbers suggest the audience showed up for it.
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Frontier Developments released Planet Zoo 2 on October 13 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with in-game text in Japanese. The Steam version passed 40,000 peak concurrent players shortly after launch. The sequel to 2019's Planet Zoo adds three elements to the previous game: an Aquarium for sharks and sea turtles, an Aviary for birds such as shoebills, and wildlife conservation areas.
Frontier Developments' follow-up to its 2019 zoo sim opened on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, with the Steam release drawing more than 40,000 peak concurrent players shortly after going live. The build carries three systems the first game handled differently: an Aquarium, an Aviary, and wildlife conservation areas where players release animals they have raised. Aquarium tanks require salinity, filtration, and waste management, while aviaries need nests placed by species, with cameras inside the nests for checking eggs and chicks. Beyond that, Line, Curve, Stamp, and Nature Brush tools join the habitat and staffing loop.
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