I Played The Let’s Build a Zoo Closed Beta, Here Are My Impressions

The ethics of animal genetic engineering don’t apply in video games, so let’s splice that genome up!

What happens when your local zoologist is also a curious-minded and somewhat ethically questionable genetic engineer? Let’s Build a Zoo!

This upcoming Zoo Tycoon-inspired game, with a release date for sometime in 2021, is one to keep an eye on if you’re an animal enthusiast. Let’s Build a Zoo will be released on PC via Steam, then on Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation further down the line.

Let’s Build a Zoo, developed by Springloaded Games and published by No More Robots, is just as described: a tycoon game in which you manage a zoo’s finances, development, employment, and the genetic splicing of animals. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to fully explore the possibilities of genetic engineering within Let’s Build a Zoo, as the beta only allows you to manage the zoo for two weeks. However, this was more than enough time to learn the ins and outs of zoo management.