What are all 39 Planet Zoo 2 achievements?
The full Steam list, most-earned first. Tick each one as you unlock it; your progress is saved in this browser only. The last column is the share of Steam players who had it two days after launch.
| Achievement | How to unlock | Area | Steam players with it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Let’s Get Started | Adopt your first animal | Zoo | 84.0% |
| The Future is Bright | Have your first baby animal born in your zoo | Breeding | 70.6% |
| Earth, Wind and Water | Adopt an Aquatic, Avian and Terrestrial animal | Animals | 54.3% |
| Student | Fully research a species | Research | 20.2% |
| Worth Its Weight in Gold | Release an animal with Gold Genetics | Reserves | 18.2% |
| A Few More Hoses | Build an Aquarium habitat with a volume of 25 million litres | Aquariums | 12.5% |
| Green Thumb | Plant 1000 trees in Wildlife Reserves | Reserves | 11.1% |
| Full Tank | Have 5 different species in a single Aquarium | Aquariums | 6.6% |
| Budding Conservationist | Complete a Conservation Project | Conservation | 3.8% |
| Unbothered. Focused. Thriving. | Have 3 animal species Thriving at the same time in a zoo | Welfare | 1.6% |
| Shared Accommodation | Place 5 different species in a single Terrestrial Habitat that all share a Thriving relationship | Habitats | 1.2% |
| Follow Me! | Set up an Educational Tour | Education | 1.2% |
| Just In Case | Build an Aviary roof on a Habitat with a Penguin (Spheniscidae) or Pig (Suidae) | Aviaries | 1.0% |
| They Do Move In Herds | Release a Release Group with more than 10 animals | Reserves | 0.9% |
| Job Well Done | Release 20 Release Groups | Reserves | 0.9% |
| Metamorphose | Have a Walkthrough Exhibit with at least 3 different Butterfly (Lepidoptera) species | Exhibits | 0.9% |
| Birds of a Feather | Have 5 different Avian species in a zoo | Aviaries | 0.8% |
| Sieve The Day | Reach a Filtration Rate of at least 5,000 in one filtration network | Aquariums | 0.7% |
| Mola Mola Likes You | Achieve 100% welfare with an Ocean Sunfish | Aquariums | 0.5% |
| Snap! | Take a Photo with a score of 10,000 in any Wildlife Reserve | Reserves | 0.5% |
| Naturalist | Establish 10 Ecosystems | Reserves | 0.5% |
| Lessons Learned | Achieve an Education Rating of 5 Stars on a non-Sandbox zoo | Education | 0.4% |
| Paradise | Gain a 5-Star rating in a Wildlife Reserve | Reserves | 0.4% |
| Jungle Beat | Have 3 different Primate species in a zoo | Animals | 0.3% |
| Bear-Able | Have 3 different Bear (Ursidae) species in the same zoo | Animals | 0.2% |
| Ultimate Conservationist | Complete one Conservation Project of every type | Conservation | 0.2% |
| Conservation-aire | Earn 10,000 CC | Conservation | 0.2% |
| Long Distance Builder | Build 25km of barrier | Building | 0.1% |
| Professor | Fully research 80 different species | Research | 0.1% |
| Credit Where It’s Due | Receive the highest level Accreditation in any non-Sandbox hub | Career | 0.1% |
| Where Am I? | Drive 10km in the Research Vehicle | Reserves | 0.1% |
| They Grow Up So Fast | Have an animal born in your zoo reach 15 years of age | Breeding | 0.1% |
| Did You Know? | Make every Education Topic for a species available in a zoo | Education | 0.1% |
| Show-Pony | Start a Gold Tier (Level 3) Marketing for an animal | Management | 0.1% |
| Cats and Dogs | Have 2 different Canine (Canidae) and 2 different Feline (Felidae) species in a zoo | Animals | 0.1% |
| First Steps | Have 10 critically endangered Terrestrial or Aquatic animals born in a single zoo | Breeding | 0.1% |
| Good Start… | Achieve Bronze in all Career Scenarios | Career | 0.1% |
| Excellent Finish | Achieve Gold in all Career Scenarios | Career | 0.1% |
| Goodwin Park | Gain a 5-Star reputation in a zoo | Management | 0.1% |
Which achievements unlock first?
- Let’s Get Started: adopt your first animal (84.0% of players).
- The Future is Bright: your first baby animal is born (70.6%).
- Earth, Wind and Water: adopt an aquatic, an avian and a terrestrial animal (54.3%).
- Student: fully research one species (20.2%).
- Worth Its Weight in Gold: release an animal with Gold Genetics into a reserve (18.2%).
Which animals count for the species achievements?
Matched against the Zoopedia’s family and order data on October 14, 2026.
| Achievement | Goal | Qualifying Zoopedia species |
|---|---|---|
| Just In Case | Aviary roof on a penguin or pig habitat | African Penguin, Common Warthog, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Wild Boar |
| Metamorphose | 3 butterfly species in one Walkthrough Exhibit | Cloudless Sulphur, European Peacock, Menelaus Blue Morpho, Monarch, Old World Swallowtail, Sri Lankan Rose |
| Bear-Able | 3 bear species in one zoo | Eurasian Brown Bear, Giant Panda, Grizzly Bear, Sun Bear |
| Jungle Beat | 3 primate species in one zoo | Golden Lion Tamarin, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Siamang, Sumatran Orangutan, Western Chimpanzee, Western Lowland Gorilla (Golden Lion Tamarin is Deluxe) |
| Cats and Dogs | 2 canine and 2 feline species in one zoo | Canines: African Wild Dog, Grey Wolf (you need both). Felines: African Leopard, Eurasian Lynx, Lion, Snow Leopard, Sumatran Tiger |
| Mola Mola Likes You | 100% welfare for one Ocean Sunfish | Ocean Sunfish (aquarium only) |
| First Steps | 10 critically endangered land or aquatic animals born in one zoo | African Penguin, Black Rhinoceros, Gharial, Great Hammerhead, Hawksbill Turtle, Sand Tiger Shark, Sumatran Orangutan, Sunda Pangolin, Western Chimpanzee, Western Lowland Gorilla |
| Professor | Fully research 80 species | Any 80 of the 136 Zoopedia species |
Which achievements are the hardest?
- Excellent Finish and Good Start…: Gold, or Bronze, in every Career scenario. Both were at 0.1% on October 14.
- Long Distance Builder: 25 km of barrier in total.
- They Grow Up So Fast: an animal born in your zoo reaches 15 years of age.
- Credit Where It’s Due: the highest Accreditation in any non-Sandbox hub.
- Sieve The Day: 5,000 Filtration Rate in one filtration network; see the aquarium guide.
Why do other achievement lists look different?
Some lists published around launch include names such as Zoologist, Noah’s Ark, Joyrider or Deep Pockets. None of them are in the Planet Zoo 2 list on Steam, which has exactly the 39 above. The Research Vehicle goal, Where Am I?, is 10 km.
Sources & verification
- Steam Community global achievements for Planet Zoo 2: all 39 names and unlock conditions, read October 14, 2026Store / platform · 2026-10-14
- Steam Web API global achievement percentages for Planet Zoo 2, read October 14, 2026Store / platform · 2026-10-14
- Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia (Frontier) after launch: 136 species, read October 14, 2026Official · 2026-10-14
- Planet Zoo 2 official site: Game Modes, read October 11, 2026Official · 2026-10-11