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World of Zoo

What would you do if you had the keys to the zoo? World of Zoo is the only life sim game that pushes you past the fences and into a world of your own zoo. Create and customize your zoo experience and develop hands on relationships to earn the trust and love of your animals.

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Developer
Blue Fang
Publisher
HandyGames
Release
October 30, 2009
16 years and 280 days ago
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Mostly Positive255 reviews79.2%

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What would you do if you had the keys to the zoo?
World of Zoo is the only life sim game that pushes you past the fences and into a world of your own zoo.
Create and customize your zoo experience and develop hands on relationships to earn the trust and love of your animals.
  • Build on relationships with the world’s most amazing animals through hands on interaction
  • Create unlimited animals with the Animal Creator
  • Hours of play with mini-games, achievements and unlockables
  • Create and customize your own zoo
  • Experience over 40 different animal species
  • Learn about each animal with the National Geographic animal fact cards
  • Connect online and share user generated content
* Some of the animals depicted in the trailer and screenshots are not included in the current version.
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