Is Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — PvP. Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection is a builder & management game released in 2018, 64% positive on Steam (1,911 reviews), with 19 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.
PvPSingle-player tooStrategy · Builder & management
The wildly popular Zoo Tycoon series gets set to crank up the excitement, challenge, and fun of building the ultimate zoo. Let your imagination run wild with…
How Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection plays with friends, according to Steam
- Online co-op
- Not listed on Steam
- Local / split-screen co-op
- Not listed on Steam
- Online PvP
- Yes
- LAN play
- Not listed on Steam
- Single-player mode
- Yes
- Controller
- Partial controller support
- PC Game Pass
- In the catalog (rotates monthly — see the list)
Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.
Steam tags: Simulation, Management, Sandbox, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Family Friendly, Building, City Builder
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Quick answers
- Is Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection co-op?
- Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection does not list co-op on Steam; it has PvP, Single-player too.
- Does Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection have PvP?
- Yes, Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection has player-versus-player modes.
- Do we both need to own Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection to play together?
- Yes. Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
- How many people play Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection?
- About 19 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
- Is Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection on PC Game Pass?
- Yes — Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection was in the PC Game Pass catalog when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09). Game Pass rotates titles monthly, so check the Game Pass listing before you count on it.