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Zoonomaly

2024

Should you play it?

You must survive a monster infested zoo while searching for key shards that unlock the truth to its origin. Collect all the key shards by solving puzzles throughout the grounds and put a stop to the monster mayhem.

What works

  • Unique and creative monster designs
  • Large open zoo environment with exploration
  • Atmospheric visuals and sound design
  • Engaging puzzle mechanics for patient players
  • Good value for price especially on sale

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive and sometimes frustrating puzzles
  • Bugs and glitches affecting gameplay and saves
  • Lack of autosave and inconvenient manual saving
  • Inconsistent physics and launch mechanics
  • Monsters camping safe zones causing softlocks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Share

  • Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward

  • Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh

  • ROUTINE

  • Apsulov: End of Gods

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

More expressive

Games that feels like Zoonomaly but with more self-expression and customization

  • Youropa

  • The Upturned

  • Eternal Evil

  • Psychopomp GOLD

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

  • Red Matter 2

Less violent

Games that feels like Zoonomaly but with less combat and destruction

  • Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek

  • Cybernetic Fault

  • THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE

  • THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE: Foreword

  • Hello Neighbor Alpha 3

  • SOMA

More relaxing

Games that feels like Zoonomaly but with a more relaxing feel

  • Conductor

  • MO:Astray

  • Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

  • Garten of Banban 7

  • Dread X Collection 5

  • Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Zoonomaly but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Venge

  • CARNAL

  • Skinwalker Hunt

  • DEDA

  • Wick

  • Bushside Rangers

Choose your own criteria ->

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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).

Zoonomaly: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026