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It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...

Release DateNov 5, 2021
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89% (very positive) Top 30% / 89.4%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.4% Top 10% / 85.9%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.8K  Top 10% / 3.1K  Top 10%
Curators68 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time20.2 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1 hour  Top 25%
Followers20.6K  Top 5%
Owners± 193.9K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 170.7K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.1M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Let's Build a Zoo steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Let's Build a Zoo's Steam rating and reviews from November 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 92.6% (November 2021) to 89.3% (August 2023).

The 3.1K reviews Top 10% suggest that Let's Build a Zoo is an AAA level success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Let's Build a Zoo and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Let's Build a Zoo's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (57%), followed by Simplified Chinese (16%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 23 languages represented. The game is available in 8 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Let's Build a Zoo percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Let's Build a Zoo, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 51 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.2 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (30 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Let's Build a Zoo's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Lots of adorable little pixel animals
  • Lots of different management elements
  • Loads of decorations, shops and tiles
  • Good value for the price
  • Morality system
  • Breedable and cross-breeds of animals
  • 30-60 hours of gameplay
  • Great visual appeal
  • Fun game to play
  • Research system
  • No tutorial
  • Resizing enclosures can be difficult
  • Feeding system could be improved
  • Confusing nutrition system
  • Limited enclosure shapes
  • Black-market selling is tedious
  • Path-finding issues when restarting game
  • Selling buildings/dialogue process to hire new employees could be improved
  • Music and sound effects could be expanded

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 89% rating  Top 30% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Let's Build a Zoo's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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