Developer: Frontier Developments
Publisher: Frontier Developments
Release: Out now
On: Windows
From: Steam
Price: 35/$45/ 45
Planet Zoo is a game where you can build your own zoo. It s buggy, intermittently opaque, frequently saccharine, and – barring an eleventh hour miracle – it s my undisputed game of the year. Because here s the thing: it s a game where you can build your own zoo. And by thunder, it delivers on that promise.
Usually, by the time I review a game – especially one as savagely time-guzzling as this one – I m burned out on packing so many hours of play into a few days, and I m ready to say my piece and move on. This time, my instinct is just to nod distractedly, tell you it s good, and get back to playing. But here, for the sake of professional responsibility, is wot I think.