World of Zoo
Skip · Strategy · 2009
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
WAIT.
It has sold at a fair price before.
Today
$9.99Skip
On its price record
$5.76Fair
- Length
- 3h
- Value
- $3.33/hr
- Reviews
- 79% of 257 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $5.76 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
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About the game
What would you do if you had the keys to the zoo? World of Zoo is the only life sim game that pushes you past the fences and into a world of your own zoo. Create and customize your zoo experience and develop hands on relationships to earn the trust and love of your animals.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 99 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 80 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 24 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 71 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 70 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Tracks - The Train Set Game ($19.99, scores 49) beats it on value, while it beats Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator ($24.99, scores 41).
What players say
I would like to preface this review with a GET THIS GAME WHILE IT'S ON SALE as this port is incomplete. I used to love playing this game for hours on the Wii, but upong hearing this version didn't have all the animals, I waited to get this game on sale (I snagged my copy for around $3) it's a very simple game, you just care for animals, (minimally) decorate their enclosures and make new creatures with wildly vivid...
2 more reviews
I bought this beautiful, sweet game as a DVD from a store when I was a little child. I installed it on my own computer and also tried to get my loved ones to install it on theirs. This game is so precious. It is really very special and important to me. I love this game from the bottom of my heart. I'm glad you made such a game, thank you.
The PC version of this game is missing a few things the Wii version had (namely Gazelles, Bears, Penguins, Elephants and Crocodiles), and that's the version I grew up with. However aside from that, it's still a fun little romp with zoo animals. You can customize and make your own animals, you unlock various new toys, tools and food for your animals the more time you spend with them. Get it on sale though, it isn't...
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Cite this score
World of Zoo scores 44/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/43100/world-of-zooReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.