# Games like Zoo Empire

> The closest matches to Zoo Empire: Marine Park Empire, Wildlife Park 3, RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack, Let's Build a Zoo, and Planet Zoo. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Marine Park Empire](https://imho.run/games/294730/marine-park-empire) — Same retro mood as Zoo Empire. 75 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294730/)
2. [Wildlife Park 3](https://imho.run/games/287200/wildlife-park-3) — A frequent pick in Zoo Empire players' libraries, and another Strategy. 196 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287200/)
3. [RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack](https://imho.run/games/285330/rollercoaster-tycoon-2-triple-thrill-pack) — Shares guest satisfaction tracking with Zoo Empire. 3,664 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/285330/)
4. [Let's Build a Zoo](https://imho.run/games/1547890/let-s-build-a-zoo) — Same whimsical mood as Zoo Empire. 2,138 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1547890/)
5. [Planet Zoo](https://imho.run/games/703080/planet-zoo) — A frequent pick in Zoo Empire players' libraries, and another Strategy. 41,603 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/703080/)
6. [Restaurant Empire II](https://imho.run/games/32900/restaurant-empire-ii) — Same retro mood as Zoo Empire. 180 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32900/)
7. [Two Point Museum](https://imho.run/games/2185060/two-point-museum) — Shares staff management with Zoo Empire. 4,522 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2185060/)
8. [My Free Zoo](https://imho.run/games/694130/my-free-zoo) — Shares animal breeding with Zoo Empire. 357 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/694130/)
9. [Planet Coaster](https://imho.run/games/493340/planet-coaster) — A frequent pick in Zoo Empire players' libraries, and another Action. 31,038 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493340/)
10. [Zoo 2: Animal Park](https://imho.run/games/1352330/zoo-2-animal-park) — A frequent pick in Zoo Empire players' libraries, and another Simulation. 648 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1352330/)
11. [Mad Games Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/341000/mad-games-tycoon) — Shares staff management with Zoo Empire. 1,286 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/341000/)
12. [King of Retail](https://imho.run/games/968250/king-of-retail) — A frequent pick in Zoo Empire players' libraries, and another Indie. 783 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/968250/)
13. [Game Dev Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/239820/game-dev-tycoon) — Same nostalgic mood as Zoo Empire. 22,051 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239820/)
14. [Mars Attracts](https://imho.run/games/2760580/mars-attracts) — Shares staff management with Zoo Empire. 169 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760580/)
15. [Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game](https://imho.run/games/750520/arcade-tycoon-simulation-game) — Same retro mood as Zoo Empire. 325 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/750520/)
16. [Tiny Pasture](https://imho.run/games/3167550/tiny-pasture) — Shares animal breeding with Zoo Empire. 1,131 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3167550/)
17. [Parkitect](https://imho.run/games/453090/parkitect) — Same nostalgic mood as Zoo Empire. 4,657 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/453090/)
18. [Parkasaurus](https://imho.run/games/591460/parkasaurus) — Same nostalgic mood as Zoo Empire. 1,905 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/591460/)
19. [Train Fever](https://imho.run/games/304730/train-fever) — Same retro mood as Zoo Empire. 1,267 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304730/)
20. [Railway Empire](https://imho.run/games/503940/railway-empire) — Same challenging mood as Zoo Empire. 3,732 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503940/)
21. [Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/17100/children-of-the-nile-enhanced-edition) — Same nostalgic mood as Zoo Empire. 295 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17100/)
22. [The Sims™ Legacy Collection](https://imho.run/games/3314060/the-sims-legacy-collection) — Same retro mood as Zoo Empire. 1,455 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3314060/)
23. [TransRoad: USA](https://imho.run/games/494670/transroad-usa) — Same retro mood as Zoo Empire. 182 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/494670/)
24. [Railroad Tycoon 3](https://imho.run/games/7610/railroad-tycoon-3) — Same retro mood as Zoo Empire. 854 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7610/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=286750&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=286750&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=286750&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=286750
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/286750
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Zoo Empire

It's a zoo out there, and you're in charge! Go wild with your imagination running the most exotic, fun and exciting zoo ever.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 286750
- **Developer:** Enlight Software Limited
- **Publisher:** Retroism, Enlight Software Limited
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 3, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 59
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/286750/zoo-empire)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=286750&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286750/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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