Frontier Developments has revealed Planet Zoo 2, setting the zoo management sequel for release on 13th October 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game is now available for pre-order, and the studio says it will expand the series with aviaries for flying creatures, aquariums for sea life and the chance to restore natural habitats and release animals into wildlife reserves.

The new game follows the original Planet Zoo, which arrived in 2019, and pushes the franchise into areas it has not covered before. Planet Zoo 2 will feature Black-tipped Reef Sharks, Hawksbill Turtles, Toco Toucans and Secretary Birds, alongside shoals of fish, while Frontier says it will deliver a generational leap in animation and animal behaviour.

The aquatic habitats are described as fully customisable, with zookeepers wearing wet suits and passing through airlocks to care for animals inside. Aviaries will also be fully editable, with support poles for habitat covers generated dynamically, and suitable aviaries will be open for guests to walk through. That mix of spectacle and management keeps the sequel tied to the conservation message that has defined the series since the first game.

Frontier is also lining up two public appearances for the game this week, with Planet Zoo 2 set to feature during the Wholesome Games showcase on 6th June and the PC Gaming Show on 7th June. Those events should give players a closer look at how far the sequel is going beyond the 2019 original, especially in the new underwater and airborne habitats that now sit at the centre of the project.

The larger question is no longer whether Frontier will extend Planet Zoo, but whether it can make its new systems feel as convincing as the animals themselves. By adding water and flight to a series built on ground-level enclosures, the studio is asking players to manage a far more ambitious kind of park, and it will have until launch day to prove the sequel can handle that leap.