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Zoominoes

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2026

Should you play it?

Build the ultimate Zoo in this number-go-up roguelike deckbuilder. Find powerful mythical animals, boost them with snacks, and even manipulate the board itself. Break the game by scoring millions (and more) with insane combos.

What works

  • Addictive and satisfying deckbuilding gameplay
  • Charming art style and sound design
  • Large variety of animals, zookeepers, and souvenirs
  • Meaningful strategic depth and combo potential
  • Good value with extensive content and replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Some balance issues and difficulty spikes
  • High rng impact especially at harder difficulties
  • Bugs and technical issues reported
  • Early game can feel repetitive or swingy
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Roulette Hero

  • Cat God Ranch

  • Crop Rotation

  • Eternal Card Game

  • Ark Nova

  • My Card Is Better Than Your Card!

More violent

Games that feels like Zoominoes but with more combat and destruction

  • Grindstone

  • Vault of the Void

  • Monster Train

  • Monster Train 2

  • Yao-Guai Hunter

  • Blood Card

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Zoominoes but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Replicat

  • Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't

  • Roots of Yggdrasil

  • Hungry Horrors

  • Phantom Rose

  • Feng Shui Meowjong

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Zoominoes. These titles are not in What to play next.

Zoominoes: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Fellowship.

Last update: 17/08/2026