Game

Zoo Tycoon

2001 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · Simulator

74IGDB player score
103 ratings

Previously Take

A 74 average on few ratings — judge this one for yourself. This is a sandbox for sandbox obsessives. Relaxing in a way few games manage. One player, no compromises. This was built for the solo run. A 2001 original that still holds up — they don't make them like this anymore, literally.

About this game

Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005. It was followed by two expansion packs, Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs and Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania, which were released in 2002, as well as a sequel, Zoo Tycoon 2, released in 2004.