12 Games like Planet Zoo on PlayStation that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Planet Zoo does: a relaxing pace, a sandbox world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to resource management. It sets itself apart with strong narrative focus and a first-person view.

Its point of contact with Planet Zoo is a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to resource management. It sets itself apart with adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

On paper it is what Planet Zoo is — cozy, relaxing feel, open world exploration and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is progression and game mode: crafting mechanics.

It meets Planet Zoo on a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to resource management. Where the two diverge is tone: adventure storytelling and 2D presentation.

Its point of contact with Planet Zoo is a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building. They part company on game mode: this one brings co-op play.

Shelved next to Planet Zoo for good reason: a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to resource management. Where the two diverge is tone and game mode: strong narrative focus.

Same family as Planet Zoo: a sandbox world, single-player focus and resource management. The distance is in tone and game mode — its own ground is strong narrative focus.

On paper it is what Planet Zoo is — a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on resource management. The distance is in tone and game mode — its own ground is an isometric view.

Genre puts it alongside Planet Zoo, and so does a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. To that it adds base building. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings an isometric view.

It resembles Planet Zoo most in how it is built: deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is genre: survival mechanics.

It comes from the same genre as Planet Zoo and shares single-player focus and base building. The distance is in tone and game mode — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It comes from the same genre as Planet Zoo and shares cozy, relaxing feel, single-player focus and base building. They part company on world and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems, and procedural generation.