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Games like Zoo Constructor

If Zoo Constructor is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wildlife Camp, Wildlife Park and Wildlife Park - Wild Creatures — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, cozy and relaxing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Zoo Constructor: Zoo Constructor - Construct and manage an animal park. Economic simulation with complex animal, climate and plant simulation. The constructor has tools for soil, water, roads, fences and plants, personnel, visitor facilities and decorations available.

2020StrategyIndieSimulationCasual17.99 USDWindowsby b-alive gmbh
Zoo Constructor — Steam game cover
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Animals interact dynamically with terrain and plantsBreeding happens naturally when conditions alignHabitats must meet deep ecological needsContemplativeCozyRelaxing

Players who liked Zoo Constructor also play

Steam players who put hours into Zoo Constructor also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Wildlife Camp

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Zoo Constructor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zoo Constructor.

    Discover new animal species, nurse them back to health and care for them. Look after your little camp with its cute and extraordinary residents. Enjoy some breathtaking encounters with exotic animals, and experience direct contact with the animals and their environment.

    2015IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Wildlife Park

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Zoo Constructor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Build and manage your own wildlife compound, determine which animals to feature, how to manage the business while ensuring that all the animals are thriving. • Build a giant animal park from scratch and manage it well • Choose a variety of terrains with different climates and environmental sounds • 45 detailed, seamlessly animated and...

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wildlife Park - Wild Creatures

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Third-strongest match for Zoo Constructor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Wild Creatures leads you into an extremely exotic world of wild animals from the present and the past. Numerous new species are available in Wild Creatures missions or in the free game. In your research centers and genetic labs you are able to breed related ancestors of existing animals, such as mammoths and dinosaurs.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation3.89 USDSteam ↗
  4. Megaquarium

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Ranked #4 for Zoo Constructor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Wildlife Park 2 - Crazy Zoo

    WHY THIS

    Shares animal breeding and a whimsical mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Ranked #5 for Zoo Constructor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    The Zoo is expanding! More than 30 new types of animals and plants have moved in at the zoo. Favorite species such as the Wolf, the Arctic Fox, the Giant Kangaroo and the Meerkat are the new Stars in your zoo! Improve the park with the blossoms of sunflowers and rare orchids and plant exotic trees such as bamboo and eucalyptus.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Wildlife Park 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares animal breeding and a whimsical mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Ranked #6 for Zoo Constructor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Now’s the chance to build the Zoo of your dreams! Just like in a real Zoo, your animals must receive complete care. Feed them, train them, cure them and even relocate them. Observe their realistic interactions with one another, the landscape, the play equipment and even Zoo visitors.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Wildlife Park 2 - Marine World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Ranked #7 for Zoo Constructor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    "Marine Wolrld" offers 23 sea dwellers in 8 new Missions and 10 maps. A lot of new animaldevices, service, plants and decoration

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Wildlife Park 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Ranked #8 for Zoo Constructor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Do you have what it takes to be a zoo tycoon? You are responsible for your very own and unique zoo. Choose from numerous types of enclosures, park buildings and plants to design an environment appropriate to each species. Take home a part of wilderness with Wildlife Park 3!

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Zoo Constructor

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  1. Wildlife Park 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Reviewers of Zoo Constructor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Do you have what it takes to be a zoo tycoon? You are responsible for your very own and unique zoo. Choose from numerous types of enclosures, park buildings and plants to design an environment appropriate to each species. Take home a part of wilderness with Wildlife Park 3!

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Wildlife Park 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares animal breeding and a whimsical mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Reviewers of Zoo Constructor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Now’s the chance to build the Zoo of your dreams! Just like in a real Zoo, your animals must receive complete care. Feed them, train them, cure them and even relocate them. Observe their realistic interactions with one another, the landscape, the play equipment and even Zoo visitors.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Planet Zoo

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Reviewers of Zoo Constructor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Zoo Constructor.

    Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.

    2019StrategySimulationCasual44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Zoo Constructor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Zoo Constructor.

    The wildly popular Zoo Tycoon series gets set to crank up the excitement, challenge, and fun of building the ultimate zoo. Let your imagination run wild with Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection. Build, manage, and maintain your dream zoo alone or with up to four players.

    2018Simulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Tycoon't

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Zoo Constructor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Tycoon't is a strategy game combining light roguelite deckbuilding with slot machine mechanics. Earn enough coins and complete your objective to obtain the key forward. This game contains no real-money gambling or microtransactions.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Zoo Constructor at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Zoo Constructor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Zoo Constructor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zoo Constructor.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Zoo Constructor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Zoo Constructor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zoo Constructor.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Zoo Constructor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Zoo Constructor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Zoo Constructor.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Zoo Constructor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Zoo Constructor on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Zoo Constructor.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zoo Constructor.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zoo Constructor.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Zoo Constructor.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zoo Constructor.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zoo Constructor.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Zoo Constructor.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zoo Constructor.

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from b-alive gmbh

Other recommendable Steam games by b-alive gmbh, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Wildlife Park 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares animal breeding and a whimsical mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Another title from b-alive gmbh, the studio behind Zoo Constructor. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Now’s the chance to build the Zoo of your dreams! Just like in a real Zoo, your animals must receive complete care. Feed them, train them, cure them and even relocate them. Observe their realistic interactions with one another, the landscape, the play equipment and even Zoo visitors.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Wildlife Park 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Another title from b-alive gmbh, the studio behind Zoo Constructor. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Do you have what it takes to be a zoo tycoon? You are responsible for your very own and unique zoo. Choose from numerous types of enclosures, park buildings and plants to design an environment appropriate to each species. Take home a part of wilderness with Wildlife Park 3!

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wildlife Park 2 - Crazy Zoo

    WHY THIS

    Shares animal breeding and a whimsical mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Another title from b-alive gmbh, the studio behind Zoo Constructor. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    The Zoo is expanding! More than 30 new types of animals and plants have moved in at the zoo. Favorite species such as the Wolf, the Arctic Fox, the Giant Kangaroo and the Meerkat are the new Stars in your zoo! Improve the park with the blossoms of sunflowers and rare orchids and plant exotic trees such as bamboo and eucalyptus.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Wildlife Park 2 - Horses

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Another title from b-alive gmbh, the studio behind Zoo Constructor. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Horsesimulation with 16 breeds of horses and varied missions.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Wildlife Park 2 - Marine World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Another title from b-alive gmbh, the studio behind Zoo Constructor. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    "Marine Wolrld" offers 23 sea dwellers in 8 new Missions and 10 maps. A lot of new animaldevices, service, plants and decoration

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Wildlife Park 2 - Farm World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Another title from b-alive gmbh, the studio behind Zoo Constructor. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Build your farm of your dreams! Farm World enlarges the Wildlife Park 2 Univers with 10 animals in 7 exciting missions and 20 freeplaymaps all around the world.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation2.79 USDSteam ↗
  7. Wildlife Park 2 - Dino World

    WHY THIS

    Shares ecosystem simulation and a whimsical mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Another title from b-alive gmbh, the studio behind Zoo Constructor. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    Exciting and thrilling dinosaur-extension for the Wildlife Park univers with 11 different dinosaurs in 9 new missions.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Wildlife Park 2 - Fantasy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Zoo Constructor.

    Another title from b-alive gmbh, the studio behind Zoo Constructor. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zoo Constructor.

    It becomes fantastic! Real mythical creatures will become the main attraction in your zoo for the very first time. White and black unicorns, saphire- and firedragons will asthonish your park visitors.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Zoo Constructor

How much does Zoo Constructor cost?
Zoo Constructor is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Zoo Constructor?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Zoo Constructor are Wildlife Camp, Wildlife Park, Wildlife Park - Wild Creatures.
Who developed Zoo Constructor?
Zoo Constructor was developed by b-alive gmbh.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Zoo Constructor.

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