Splicing animal genes has never gone wrong
Today, publisher No More Robots and developer Springloaded Games announcedLet’s Build a Zoo, a new management game all about maintaining a zoo. But while it looks cute as heck, there’s a shadier side to this whole thing should you choose to peel back the veneer.
Let’s Build a Zooputs you in the manager’s seat of an animal sanctuary, creating enclosures and filling them with animals. It’s not quite as simple as simply building a panda pen and placing some bears in there(s), though. There’s alsogenetic splicing.
That’s right, we’re going full-onJurassic Parkwith this. Using futuristic tools,Let’s Build a Zoowill let you fuse together any two animals, with over 300,000 combinations possible. No More Robots’ Mike Rose shared a few examples, like the “Crocoduck” and “Owlybara” on Twitter. Magnificent.
- Splice any animal with any other animal, with over 300,000 combinations available!pic.twitter.com/hIsHLXxAx1
— Mike Rose (@RaveofRavendale)Aug 11, 2025
Is rampant gene-splicing not enough chaos? Then engage inblack market trading, where you’re able to buy and sell rare animals. You can work your staff to the bone and “essentially turn your zoo into a meat factory,” according to a press release sent out today. Yeesh.
Does the sudden turn from cutesy zoo manager to potentially playing god for profit creep me out? Absolutely. Am I still very much intrigued by the possibilities? Oh yes, yes I am.Let’s Build a Zoowill be coming out this summer, with a closed PC beta happening sometime soon.
