Very cute and simple game. Great for if you enjoy management and zoo building games but don't have tons of time or energy to dedicate to heavier games like Planet Zoo. Not necessarily a tedious game to play and overall easy to "grind" to a sandbox-like experience if you have prior experience playing management games.

While overall the game is enjoyable, there are a few negatives including an actual sandbox mode and the DLC. The DLC is, in my opinion, a difference in preferences with the majority of the player base wishing that the DLC was merged with the main campaign. Instead, to access DLC you have to save up in-game currency and purchase separate parks within that save file that you can then travel to and play on. Personally, I don't always like when my "normal" zoos have extinct animals mixed in with the regulars, but I would like to at least be able to make the choice. The DLC is also accessible via the sandbox mode, however, there is no main menu option for a sandbox mode save file, and you either have to save up in-game currency similar to the DLC parks, or go and look up a guide provided by the devs to access it with cheats. Despite having the DLC parks as an option, the game can end up feeling repetitive because of the forced campaign run every time you start a new save. You will always have a "farm-esque" start and you will always have to follow the predetermined animal unlocks to get further into the game. After reaching a certain amount of in-game days played the game does offer more freedom in what animals you are offered, but it more often than not feels like "Lets Build a Farm" rather than an actual zoo.

While I find it disappointing that the devs have more or less abandoned development on this within the past 2 years and I wish they would provide patches for specifically a standalone sandbox mode or maybe adjusting the cohab rules, I feel the game is good for the price it's being offered at, and even better when it and its DLC are on sale.

I'm not sure how i feel about snakes being on trampolines, but this game is really cute and reminds me a lot of Zoo Tycoon, feels like im reliving part of my childhood.

100% intend on paying of the virtual debt of 15k

Not quite an idle game but quickly turns into one after enough hours and progression. Fun at first and quickly gets old. I only continued for achievements but I would not recommend this game unless you buy it super on sale. Not worth full price but maybe less than half.