Planet Zoo 2: Crashes and Autosave Issues

Find the official manual-save advice and the investigation status for animal-release crashes and autosave failures after hub transitions.

The Steam store lists an October 13, 2026 release. The October 20 investigation list describes fixes being tested; it is separate from the October 16 update 1.0.5. Choose the guide below to protect saved progress and check the current release status.

If the game will not start

Try one change at a time and test the game afterward, so you can see whether it helped.

  1. 1
    Save manually and often.
  2. 2
    Load from My Saves on the main menu.
  3. 3
    Check released patch notes against your installed version.

Sources

We checked these official pages and wrote the steps in our own words. Follow the publisher’s page if it has changed.

Official Steam announcements: October 20 investigation and October 16 updateSteam store: title and release dateJapanese version of this page