Zooloretto / Similar games
18 games like Zooloretto
The best games like Zooloretto are Wingspan, PARKS and Calico — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Wingspan shares animals, set collection with Zooloretto.
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Every alternative below links to its own Zooloretto-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Zooloretto’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. Wingspan (2019)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~10 min longer · +0.6 heavier
2. PARKS (2019)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
3. Calico (2020)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
4. Jaipur (2009)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Zooloretto: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
5. Aquaretto (2008)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
6. Seikatsu A Pet's Life (2017)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
7. Agricola All Creatures Big and Small (2012)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Tile Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Zooloretto: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
8. Micropolis (2018)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
9. ZooSim (2002)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
10. Dinosaur Island (2017)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · +1.2 heavier
11. Ankh'or (2019)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
12. Draftosaurus (2019)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
13. Kanagawa (2016)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
14. Coloretto 10 years edition (2003)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
15. Great Western Trail (2016)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~68 min longer · +1.8 heavier
17. The Grimm Forest (2018)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
18. Ark (2005)Shares with Zooloretto: Animals, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Zooloretto’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Zooloretto: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Zooloretto?
- Wingspan (2019) is the closest match to Zooloretto, sharing animals, set collection. It rates 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Zooloretto?
- Wingspan, PARKS, Calico are the top-ranked alternatives to Zooloretto in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Wingspan harder than Zooloretto?
- Compared with Zooloretto, Wingspan is +0.6 heavier and ~10 min longer (2.4 vs 1.9 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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