Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the creators 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.
Best gaming PC for Planet Zoo in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Planet Zoo today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Frontier Developments on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 (SP1+) / 8.1 / 10 64bit | Windows 10 64bit |
| CPU | Intel i5-2500 / AMD FX-6350 | Intel i7-4770k / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (2GB) / AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB) |
| Storage | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Planet Zoo?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i7-4770k / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.