Planet Zoo 2 has only been out for a week, but player sentiment is already turning sour. It launched to massive critical acclaim, scoring an 85 on Metacritic, four points higher than its predecessor, but now that players have got their hands on it, it isn't all sunshine and rainbows.
The title has a tepid "Mixed" rating on Steam, and complaints are surfacing on some online forums, with certain sections of the audience calling it "completely unplayable".
Planet Zoo 2 currently has 2,540 Steam reviews. 60 percent are positive, while 40 percent are negative, and this has left it with the dreaded "Mixed" tag. It's not a death knell, especially for a game like this, where Frontier Developments will release constant updates, improvements, and new content, but it's a strong sign that players aren't particularly happy with the launch.
As the week progresses, the situation worsens. While the game received roughly three positive reviews for every one negative in the first few days, the last six days have seen an almost 1:1 ratio.
Players have slammed some of the quality-of-life changes, but more often than not, the negative reviews focus on the bugs.
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