Browse, subscribe, download, upload, and share. Cross-platform sharing covers PC (Steam and Epic), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S; Xbox Play Anywhere covers the Microsoft Store version. The Workshop is separate from Franchise animal trading.

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How to subscribe and download in the Planet Zoo 2 Frontier Workshop

  1. Open the Frontier Workshop

    Open the Frontier Workshop from the game's main menu.

  2. Browse or search

    Browse or search for blueprints, creations, and creators. Filters sort by scenery theme, biome, building type (habitat, scenery piece, path, blueprint), or creator.

  3. Subscribe to creators

    Subscribe to favourite creators so new uploads appear in the player's feed without a manual search.

  4. Download the build

    Download a build, blueprint, or piece-by-piece creation. Downloads are tied to the player's Frontier Workshop account, so a single subscription carries across every supported platform.

How to upload a build, blueprint, or piece-by-piece creation

  1. Finalise the build

    Open the in-game editor and finalise the build, blueprint, or piece-by-piece creation.

  2. Publish to Frontier Workshop

    From the Game menu pick Publish to Frontier Workshop. The upload dialog accepts the metadata and tags the creator chooses.

  3. Pick descriptive tags and filters

    Choose descriptive tags and filters so other players can sort by scenery theme, biome, building type (habitat, scenery piece, path, blueprint), or creator.

  4. Publish

    Publish the entry. Other players can now find, subscribe, rate, and download the upload.

Cross-platform sharing in the Planet Zoo 2 Frontier Workshop

The Planet Zoo 2 Frontier Workshop is unified across PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, so a player on PS5 can download a blueprint uploaded by a player on Steam without any cross-platform hack. The same Frontier Workshop account is used across the supported platforms, so a single subscription and a single uploaded creation carry across PC and console versions of the game. Two cross-platform notes: Xbox Play Anywhere is supported for the Xbox/PC Microsoft Store version, so a single purchase covers both Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC with saves following between the two; and cross-platform content sharing is one-way. Players on console can browse and download what players on PC have uploaded, and vice versa. There is no live multiplayer behind the workshop, so the download step is always async.

Frontier Workshop versus Franchise animal trading

The Planet Zoo 2 Frontier Workshop is a separate community-sharing system for uploading and downloading parks and blueprints cross-platform, distinct from the animal trading in Franchise mode. Frontier Workshop is for builds, blueprints, and scenery pieces; Franchise mode is for the asynchronous animal marketplace. Players use both at the same time without conflict, because uploads and downloads do not change the player-owned animal stock or the Franchise Animal Storage cap.

Planet Zoo 2 Building Tools: Blueprints, Paths, Foliage and Terrain BrushesThe build bar, blueprints vs piece-by-piece placement, scaling, flexi-color, pathing, and the foliage and terrain brushes that ship with Planet Zoo 2.Planet Zoo 2 Multiplayer and Co-Op: What Online Play Actually SupportsWhy there is no live co-op, the async animal trading in Franchise mode, and the cross-platform scope.Planet Zoo 2 Franchise Mode: How the Async Animal Trade Hub WorksHow Franchise mode works, the cross-platform async animal marketplace, the storage cap, and the breeding plan that fits.Planet Zoo 2 Animal Trading: How the Franchise Animal Trade Centre WorksHow animal trading works, the Franchise Animal Marketplace, the storage cap, and the breeding plan that fits the cap.Planet Zoo 2 Scenery Themes: 5 Returning and 4 New Theme SetsThe 9 scenery themes at launch, the 5 returning Planet Zoo 1 themes, and the 4 new Planet Zoo 2 themes, plus the rules for mixing themed props.