So it’s been a hot minute since I last wandered the halls of my Two Point Museum, but the new Zooseum DLC was the perfect excuse to dive back in. Apologies to my husband in advance — this game has previously consumed my every waking moment.
A few things have changed since I left. Two Point Studios dropped a free update adding Pointy Mountains to the map, alongside their first paid DLC, Fantasy Finds. Zooseum is the second paid drop — and is it worth your money? After sinking 30 hours into the game over the weekend (yes, really), I’m happy to report that Two Point Museum: Zooseum has absolutely lured me back with its charming, chaos-filled exhibits.
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What’s new in the zoo?
Zooseum brings a brand-new museum, Silverbottom Park, plus a new map called Farflung Isles. You’ll need the newly added Wildlife Experts to venture there — you’re on the hunt for the elusive Painted Panda, and you’ll be island-hopping to track it down.
While Two Point Museum already boasted an exciting aquarium feature, Zooseum introduces three new big-ticket items: Terrariums, Habitats, and the Wildlife Welfare room.
- Terrariums are biome bubbles you build in the Workshop, complete with environmental tweaks and Perks to keep your tiny tenants happy.
- Habitats are larger rooms for the furry creatures you find on Expeditions. Indoors, outdoors — your call. You can set them up as Jungle, Cave, Arctic, and more.
The animals are proper picky, too. Some demand Sprinklers. Some want Wind Chimes. Others were apparently offended by insufficient foliage density. They have to be either Open, Sparse, or Dense. Or else… Well, they die. Make sure you keep them fed and watered too, or else, guess what, they die again. Oh, and keep their Habitats clean. A couple of mine died from too much poop. Oh well.
Wait — what’s Wildlife Welfare?
Think of it as animal quarantine meets spa day. Some new creatures arrive with a sickness named Farflung Flu, so you’ll need to treat them in the Wildlife Welfare room — let them relax!
You’ll unlock three different machines, each offering something for a particular animal type. Giving animals these little pamper sessions also increases your knowledge level with them — completing changing up the the way you analyse exhibits.
Increasing your knowledge level unlocks fresh décor via Enlightenment — helpful if you’re tired of placing the same three pot plants in every room.
You can also adopt animals you’ve previously found on Expeditions, so long as you have enough Sanctuary Points. You earn those by releasing happy, fully healed animals back into the wild, which boosts each POI, or location’s, Biodiversity level. Higher biodiversity means better-quality exhibits. Go chase that pristine Dandy Lion!
Breeding time
Similarly with aquariums, you can also breed animals in Zooseum. Add Baby Hutches to Terrariums and Habitats, get your animals to max happiness (Buzz), and let nature do its thing. Some creatures breed on their own; some don’t care about gender at all.
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Make sure you check your exhibits for certain traits too, as I found some of my Fountain Lions had annoying qualities such as being an Expert Pest, Flimsy, or even an Odd Specimen.
Also, PLEASE don’t house predators with things they can eat. Yes, the game lets you. Yes, I tried it. Yes, they died. I’m suddenly very grateful no one is evaluating my zoo management skills.
To visit or not to visit?
Two Point Studios has delivered a delightful, and surprisingly beefy, DLC with Zooseum. I hit a few pre-launch bugs, but the team already had patches in the works. As with the other games, when you hit a certain point, it gets that bit trickier to fulfill the objectives, and you start having to get into the nitty-gritty. Overall though, Zooseum is a great reason to return — and clearly, I’ve been happily sucked back in.
Not sure about buying it? Good news: every Two Point Museum owner can play up to the first star of Zooseum for a taster. A little zoo sample platter. Love that.
Two Point Museum: Zooseum is out now and available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox X|S. The Nintendo Switch version will be available in 2026.
Quest Daily scores Two Point Museum: Zooseum:
9/10
A copy of Two Point Museum: Zooseum was supplied to Quest Daily for this review.
