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"We don't want to simplify it and make it easy, that's not where we're at": Planet Zoo 2 developer on approachability, animal improvements, and all new habitats

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Planet Zoo 2
Genres · simulation, strategy
Release · Oct 13, 2026
Developer · Frontier Developments
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