Zoo Tycoon
Build a zoo on its own printed visitor map: buy habitats, lay paths, hire keepers and grow your land while visitors pay at the gate.
Made by Grant Vardanyan
About Zoo Tycoon
- Kind: Simulation, Strategy
- Played 29 times
- Published 2026-10-26
- Mode: single player
- Runs in a web browser, on a phone or a laptop. Free to play.
How to play Zoo Tycoon
Goal: Grow a profitable zoo by building habitats and attractions that draw paying visitors.
Controls
- mouse or touch: select, place, and drag zoo items like habitats, paths, and decorations
- Escape: cancel current placement mode or close info panel
Your first game
- Look at the printed visitor map as your zoo layout
- Buy and place habitats for animals
- Lay paths connecting areas for visitors
- Hire keepers to maintain habitats
- Expand land and add more attractions as money comes in