Data as of 20 October 2026. Planet Zoo 2 keeps pricing simple: two editions, one suggested retail price per region, sold on four storefronts. The official buy page and FAQ confirm the Standard Edition at $49.99 / £39.99 / €49.99 and the Deluxe Edition at $64.99 / £54.99 / €64.99 — a $15 / £15 gap — and neither price has moved since Frontier announced both editions on 28 May 2026.
Planet Zoo 2 price: Standard vs Deluxe at a glance
| Edition | US | UK | EU | Steam (China) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Edition | $49.99 | £39.99 | €49.99 | ¥200.00 |
| Deluxe Edition | $64.99 | £54.99 | €64.99 | ¥260.00 |
Every figure in the table is a suggested retail price set by Frontier, and the publisher's buy page sells both editions at the same SRP whether you shop on Steam, Epic, PlayStation or Xbox. The China-region Steam figures come straight from the game's Steam store page snapshot, so treat them as illustrative of regional pricing rather than a worldwide guarantee. There was no launch discount and no cheaper pre-order bundle to time a purchase around, which makes the $15 / £15 gap between editions the only real pricing decision you face.
What separates the two editions is content, not access. Both contain the complete base game, and the Deluxe premium buys exactly two things: six additional species (Golden Eagle, Golden Lion Tamarin, Great Hammerhead Shark, Axolotl, Blue and Gold Fusilier, Longfin Batfish) and a set of exclusive animal signs. The full item-by-item breakdown lives in our Deluxe Edition guide.
Where to buy Planet Zoo 2: store by store
| Store | Platform | Editions sold |
|---|---|---|
| Steam | PC | Standard + Deluxe |
| Epic Games Store | PC | Standard + Deluxe |
| PlayStation Store | PS5 | Standard + Deluxe |
| Xbox Store | Xbox Series X|S | Standard + Deluxe |
Frontier's official buy page links all four storefronts directly for both editions, and the store URLs are collected in this page's sources below. On PC, Steam is the natural front door — the game is Steam Deck Verified and its store page carries achievements, cloud saves and family sharing — and we cover the build in detail in our Steam platform guide. Console players get the same day-one release: the PlayStation Store handles PS5 (see our PS5 guide), while the Xbox Store covers Xbox Series X|S (see our Xbox guide).
Physical copies deserve a caveat. Frontier's FAQ states it has "no news to share" about a physical edition, yet launch-week buyer's coverage tracked a physical Standard Edition listed around £36.85 at one UK retailer (shop2.net) — a few pounds under the £39.99 digital SRP. That same coverage could not find a physical Deluxe Edition, and it advised checking with the seller that the pre-order bonus is actually included with discs. If you prefer a box, verify the listing before paying.
One more platform note for players with older hardware: the game is also playable through GeForce NOW, Frontier's cloud partnership, which is the official workaround for machines below spec and for Mac users without a native version.
What each edition includes
The Standard Edition is the complete game: every launch mode (career, franchise, sandbox), all 130 base species, and the full building toolkit. Nothing gameplay-relevant is gated behind the Deluxe tier, which is why most launch reviews steered undecided buyers toward Standard by default.
The Deluxe Edition adds the Deluxe Upgrade Pack on top: the six species listed above plus exclusive animal signs themed to them. Several of those animals are aquatic or flying, so they plug directly into the sequel's headline systems — the Great Hammerhead for aquarium builds and the Golden Eagle for aviaries are the usual justifications for the premium. Frontier also sells the Deluxe Upgrade Pack separately through the Extras section of its buy page and on console storefronts, so Standard owners can upgrade later without re-buying the game.
The Bonus Content Pack — a Toucan Eat Shop with signage, three animal-shaped donation bins and a Tiger Photo Stand-In Wall — was the pre-order incentive and came with both editions, so it never favoured Deluxe. That pre-order window closed at launch on 13 October 2026, and the pack is now listed as a standalone Extra for players who want the cosmetics; our pre-order bonus page shows what buyers who waited missed.
Regional pricing and currency differences
Frontier sets suggested retail prices per currency rather than one global number, so your local store shows the $/£/€ figure for your region — and regional storefront pricing can sit below or above a straight currency conversion, as the Steam China snapshot (¥200.00 / ¥260.00) illustrates next to the Western SRPs. Store-specific regional pricing applies at checkout, so the live figure on your account's storefront is the one that counts.
Two practical takeaways follow from the pricing structure. First, prices held from the 28 May 2026 announcement through launch week with no discount, so late buyers paid exactly what pre-order customers paid. Second, because the SRPs are identical across all four storefronts, there is no store-exclusive deal to hunt at launch — the only levers are regional pricing on your account and, for physical hunters, retail listings like the one noted above.
Game Pass, PS Plus and subscriptions
Planet Zoo 2 is not included in any subscription tier. Frontier's FAQ position is simply: "We don't have anything to share regarding Xbox Game Pass/PS Plus," and launch-week buyer's guides confirmed no Game Pass or PS Plus inclusion was announced for release day. If you were holding out for a day-one subscription drop, there is currently no tier that includes the game — every route to playing means buying a copy at the prices above.
Quick checklist before you buy
- Pick the platform first. The game launched day one on PC (Steam or Epic), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S; PC players should sanity-check the 16 GB RAM and 40 GB storage baseline before checkout.
- Default to Standard if unsure. It is the complete game, and the six Deluxe species can be added later via the Deluxe Upgrade Pack in the official buy page's Extras section.
- Choose Deluxe only for the animals. If a hammerhead aquarium or golden eagle aviary is already your day-one build plan, the premium pays for itself immediately.
- Skip legacy pre-order expectations. The Bonus Content Pack was tied to pre-orders and is no longer included with new purchases at launch; treat any listing that claims otherwise with caution.
- Start at the hub. For the complete edition picture and future sale tracking, the Price & Editions hub is the page to bookmark.