Planet Zoo: Wetlands is the coziest Animal Pack yet

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Planet Zoo has grown far beyond its initial roster of animals, and while everyone surely has their favorite picked out, I don’t see any other DLC topping the Wetlands Animal Pack.

What’s so great about it? Well, it’s adding the most wholesome of trios. DLC players can make room in their zoos for species like the capybara, platypus, and Asian small-clawed otter — as well as the Nile lechwe, red-crowned crane, spectacled caiman, wild water buffalo, and Danube crested newt; that last one that looks like a real-life Pokémon.

I died when the baby otter rolled around at 1:18 in the Wetlands trailer. I mean it. This isn’t a bit — there’s now a Goosebumps-lookin’ skeleton typing out the rest of this blog.

A big part of Planet Zoo‘s appeal is carefully constructing an ideal environment for the zoo’s critters and guests (from a practical and aesthetic standpoint), and when that work is done, there’s some passive joy to be had in just watching everyone go about their business. These videos usually do a good job of conveying that vibe, but this one nails it.

Aside from the eight new species, the Wetlands DLC also has scenery pieces like the submarine buoy enrichment item and a hot water tap (wonderfully depicted above with some chilled-out capybaras), as well as a timed scenario set in Brazil. I’ve seen some Planet Zoo fans pine for less stressful missions that are still challenging to figure out, and I feel that. I don’t personally like to rush, as I ultimately end up cutting corners.

We got an otter species before with the Aquatic Pack, but this one’s cuter.

They’re both cute in their own way but still from PlanetZoo

Separate from the Planet Zoo Wetlands Animal Pack (which costs $9.99 out of the gate), there’s also update 1.9 to