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World of Zoo
Developer Blue Fang
World of Zoo is a life simulation video game, published by THQ and developed by Blue Fang Games, who also developed the similar Zoo Tycoon series. World of Zoo was released for Microsoft Windows, Wii and Nintendo DS on October 26, 2009. The game was showcased in the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009 on June 1, 2009, held in the Los Angeles Convention Center. The game educates players about animals using facts… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
187 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 13, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
LovedLoved
139 positive · 44 negative
95% range 69–82%
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| Steam reviews | 139 | 44 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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4 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
202 of 257 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 187 · most liked firstFun game if you want to just goof around with adorable critters. bought the game with full excitement of "OH MAN CUTE THINGS" and was only disappointed to find that there are only these families to pick from for animals in the PC version: - Big Cats - Horses - Giraffes - Small Monkeys - Koalas - Pandas The disappointment sets in when you realize, the game for Wii, has the above plus the following: - Bears - Penguins - Crocodiles - Antelopes - Elephants I looked it up, maybe there was a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It would be nice if the developers owned and embraced the fact the game is definetly oriented towards younger kids. I found out about it online while looking for a game for my kids so I bought it knowing full well what I was buying. I can see how some people may have bought the game thinking it was something more than what it is. Either way my 5 year old loves it and its something we get to do together so great game in that regard. Not recomended for gamers though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game for a little kid. My daughter loves taking care of the different animals and its pretty easy for her to grasp and play almost totally on her own. She is 3 years old and has an absolute blast.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Contain's a quarter of the content of it's console conterparts.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Both my 5 & 7 year old love this game! It's fun to play with the animals and earn points to get more animals. Shows you how to play AND clean up after them!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute game. A bit childish, but if you like cute animals or have a young kid to entertain it's a good way to pass the time. There is a nice variety of animals and plenty to do with them, toys to play with, and stuff to feed them. You can even design your own animals (fur pattern, body type, etc) to an extent. My only real wish is that you could rename the animals. Overall, not a bad game if you like cute, casual games. If you have a touchscreen laptop/monitor, it can be even more fun. And it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →was really excited to get a good dose of childhood nostalgia by playing a game i used to play religiously on the wii. played several hours worth, wondering where my beloved Alligators were. At first i assumed i had to unlock them later or something, it took me a while to realize that the very last bit of text in the about game mentions that animals were cut for the port. Why??? Also, why HALF of the animals? I would honestly be happy if they were offered as a dlc, but no, i guess i can just go…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Only played this a little while, but damn it's cute! Reminds me of kinectimals, and nintendogs on my 3DS. But with a lot more variety...and probably more stuff to do. Started with the big cats (can't think why :P ) and now have a little cub in the exhibit too. Hehe, too damn cute. Graphics are cute too, and the animals move quite well and realistically. They behave as you'd expect, when stroking and brushing, and even have a little fun without you pestering them all the time. Just give em…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game for my young daughter (4 or 5 at the time) and she LOVED it! It was one of her first video games, and I played together with her at first to show her what to do. Basically, treat your animals well by feeding, cleaning, and playing with them, and they will give you hearts which you use to unlock new and better food, toys, etc... get enough and you unlock new animal areas. Sydney's favorites were the playsets! Lots of hearts to buy, but she loved watching her animals play on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought it for bears, crocodiles and penguins... refunded for bears, crocodiles and penguins. (Hint: they aren't in the game)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great for younger kids, nothing on telly? no Mrs about to keep kids occupied and out of mishchief, sit kid on lap and launch this game they will love it. (my 4 year old daughter does anyway, not sure about sitting my 15 year old son on my lap and making him play it haha)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a child's game, sure, but why did Blue Fang have to rip us off? Did they think we wouldn't notice because, perhaps, are kids wouldn't tell us thst half the game is missing. Do they enjoy ripping off small children? With out the additional animals the game can be completed in an hour. Did they think are kids would just keep playing the same game over and over agian? Why do they call it a zoo when they're are only five or six different types of animals to began with? Why did I pay fifteen…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →World of Zoo is for kids. I seriously can’t recommend this to any gamer who is serious about gaming. While the name does bring up some Zoo Tycoon references, it plays absolutely nothing like it. If Nintendogs ever went zoo mode, this would be it. You spend the entire game poking the animal you are taking care of, while also feeding them enough food to cause diabetes. Each and every animal have the same two personalities; happy because you pamper them and utterly pissed because you’re a ♥♥♥♥♥♥…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used to play this game on the Wii and purchased it so I could experience the nostalgia of it again, however, most of the animal species are missing and the game feels incredibly limited. It is still a wonderful little game, but I would recommend the Wii or 3DS versions instead as they have far more animals to interact with.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Are you looking for a place to calm your mind? A game that soothens your heart? Something that will help you rest? Look no further! This gem of a zoo simulator is everything a prospective zookeeper needs! You will transport new animals into your zoo, feed them and keep up their daily life! This means entertaining your animals till they fall asleep! What are you waiting for you prospective zookeeper! GO GET YOUR EDUCATION HERE!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can i ever get all the animals?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In all honesty, this game is great! It's supposed to be a kid's game, but nothing wrong with getting in touch with your inner child every now and then. Originally bought this for when I watch my 4 year old nephew just to keep him occupied, but I found that I enjoy it as much as he does! Of course I had to operate the controls for him at first, but he caught on pretyy quickly and can play it on his own mostly now. It's very entertaining for us both, and his reactions to the animals are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I paid 30$ for this game and i don't even get to see the Elephant and crocodile. my 2 most favorite animals ever! world of zoo was my most favorite childhood game on the planet and this is how you reward me!? please for the love of god, game devs, update this game and bring back every single animal from the Wii! that includes the Antelopes, the Penguins, and the Bears!!! PLEASE!!!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute game. If you want your children to play this game, so be it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →really? you don't grt crocs,bears,penguins!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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 $3) it's a very simple game, you just care for animals, (minimally) decorate their enclosures and make new creatures with wildly vivid colourations. great entertainment for the little ones or anyone who just needs…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the devs do not mention that it is missing content from the wii version, it is fine otherwise but since they don't mention it it feels a bit ♥♥♥♥♥♥
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ported game with less stuff then the original decent little game, but not worth 15$ never a good sign when the store page has 0 gameplay footage
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"World of Zoo" is an ancient handheld (Nintendo DS) game from 2009. It's a whopping 15 years old at the time of this review. The game lacks support for the typical features of modern gaming PCs, hasn't been modernised or updated to run smoothly on contemporary machines. The game looks and feels dated. Despite this lack of modernisation, it carries a pretty high price tag for such an old game. This seems to have be lingering on Steam with an inflated price to try profit from abandonware.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game offers only 6 kinds of animals. There is no option to "run your own zoo" as the description claims, you merely see the animal pens you have unlocked and the up to three animals you have put in it. The content lacks variety (you basically just feed, throw toys and clean up), there is not much more to do. After 1,5 hours i have seen everything the game has to offer and don't see any reason why i should keep playing just to unlock all animal types.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pls made a dino version
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →''Some of the animals depicted in the trailer and screenshots are not included in the current version." Yeah, the MAJORITY of the animals the developers had added to the Wii AND DS version aren't even added into the game. You get 6 animals in this version, while the original had 11. Unless they change this, just don't bother buying this on steam. Get the original, its much more worth the money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I decide on games to buy for the Wii, I had one rule that prevent bowing money on bad games: Never buy a game from a third company except Okami. World of Zoo is a good reason for the rule, even though I payed for this game dirt cheap on Steam instead of buying it for my Wii. I do praise the game for being gentle on PC parts, temperature wise; I also praise it for including animal customization, believable animal sounds, a fun art style, and the attempt to be educational. However, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WHERE ARE MY PENGUINS AT half finished wii port just emulate it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nostalgic, but not as much content as there is in the wii version. Still reccomend if ya like big cats! <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved this on my Wii back in the day and it's good for a daily dose of nostalgia. However it's disappointed that they didn't have wolves and stuff like in the DS version. I never truly understood why the Wii version was missing certain animals that were available on the DS version.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a game that brings back nostalgia from the old wii days
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Doesn't have all the animals as advertised, buy the Wii version instead, since it does have all the animals. It has about 50 % of all the animals in the Wii game, which is a darn shame
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not all the animals yo
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another classic game I originally played on the Wii. Always had the same zoo: monkeys, and only monkeys. Got it again recently and, though it isn't complete like on the Wii, it still has its charm.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly the best game I've ever played in my life.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BAD GAME LIGHT VS DARK AT THE END OF THE DAY ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS IS THAT WE HAVE EACH OTHER AND EVERY TIME I SEE AN ATHLETE ON STEROIDS GET SHOT THE HAIRS ON MY ARM RAISE UP LIKE A COCOPHONY OF CORPSES ON THE SEABED BEGGING FOR A RETURN TO THE LIFE WE ALL SHARE TODAY SO COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY I ENJOY THE ZOO
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not as Great as the Wii game i was hoping to be like.....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the only game I've ever seen that has Clouded Leopards in it, or Quaggas, and it manages to have both. 10/10 no bias.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →G@ym of the year simply because it has a built in uninstall button
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got this game thinking it would be fun and a good distraction from facebook for a while but it turned out to be really slow and the instructions on how to play arent done very well. When it comes to the animal tracking I didn't even know how to use it and couldn't figure out what to do with all the different action buttons. If this is meant for kids theres way too much going on button wise, and if it's meant for adults, having better things to do with the animals then throw stuff and brush…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kid's pleasure, I played like I was a 5 years old child.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Childhood wii game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went into this game expecting to hate it. I played the Wii version as a kid, and I thought this would be a lesser version. Well, I can comfortably say that despite being half the game it was on Nintendo's platform, I enjoyed the game for what it was.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I use to have this game on the Wii back when I was a kid. Playing it again is such a huge hit of nostalgia. My only complaint is for the PC version, you only get half of the animals. No penguins, no crocodiles, no bears, etc. Besides that, the game is still as cute and fun as I remember it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →World of Zoo is a charming, if highly repetitive game for kids, where you pet, groom and play with various cute animals, such as giraffes, pandas, koalas, lions, etc. While it was not my cup of tea, I can absolutely see how an animal-loving kid could have many hours of fun with this game. The Good The graphics are bright and cute and colorful, if highly stylized/simplified. The music falls firmly into the “cute earworm” category. The game has a great sense of humor, with punny in-game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i 100%ed the koalas but kiryu was not in this game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its fun wish it had more than half the game tho
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play with, take care of and train your virtual animals. Tamagotchi style game where you raise different species of animals.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty neat game and lots of nostalgia. Only downside is the lack of animals form the console version. Otherwise it's a chill game to vibe to on a lazy day.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had this game as a kid on the wii, so I expected a lot of animals. I looked on the wiki and saw no crocodiles. Where are the animals. This game is great with more animals :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: -Adorable creatures -Nice music soundtrack -Nostalgia from childhood -Animal customization is nice Cons: -Not very many species available -Very juvenile for an adult but I think a kid would LOVE this game -Fun mini challenges
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Some of the animals depicted in the trailer and screenshots are not included in the current version" yeah
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had this game back in 2010, and its still amazing. The endless hours you can spend playing with vitural animals, distracts me from the horrors of life. The randomizer button makes some funny creations, making every habitat unique and personal. Almost as if you have raised them from birth. Panda exhibit 10/10, World of zoo 15/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →where are all the animals like it said i am so mad that it dont have all the animals
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Steam made me post this review because I couldn't post my review on the game I wanted ... "There was a problem posting your review." I played this game, it had animals.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if your actually wanting this game you are probably 6 900000000000000000000/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can create a baby purple koala...This is the best game ever
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great for little 'uns!
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