From Fantasy Loot To Lion Enclosures
Two Point Museum has already treated players to plenty of free content and one chunky paid expansion in Fantasy Finds. That DLC leaned into light RPG mechanics and let you live out a Baldur's Gate style adventure while still running a slightly ridiculous museum. It felt fresh, weird, and very Two Point.
So when the Zooseum DLC was announced, some fans were a bit unsure. A zoo expansion for a museum game sounded like it could drift into more generic territory. There are already plenty of zoo management sims, and the worry was that Two Point Museum might start copying Zoo Tycoon instead of doing its own bizarre thing.
Thankfully, first hands on impressions show that Zooseum is staying true to the series. The animals are not just animals. They are walking visual jokes and strange exhibits in their own right. Tortoises stroll around with full vegetable gardens built onto their shells, complete with a tiny shed. Tropical birds look more like living exotic plants than normal animals. It is less realistic safari and more cartoon nature park run by a slightly confused curator.
The result is that Zooseum feels like an expansion of what makes Two Point Museum fun rather than a complete pivot into a different genre. You still get the classic management loops, the goofy world building, and the feeling that you are running the most chaotic cultural institution in existence.
Welcome To Silverbottom Park
Zooseum is not just a pack of random exhibits. It is the biggest DLC for Two Point Museum so far, and it comes with its own dedicated location: Silverbottom Park. Think of it as a full zoo themed museum campus that you can build up from a quirky starting point into a five star attraction.
Two Point Studios is leaning into the wildlife angle in a big way. The DLC proudly advertises one hundred percent more lions, plus a whole lot of other creatures to discover. Instead of just ordering animals from a menu, your staff can head out on new expeditions to track them down.
The Farflung Isles expedition map is where your future residents live. You will send budding wildlife experts to these islands to rescue more than forty wildlife exhibits. Each animal comes with its own needs and presentation style, so your museum must juggle guest comfort, exhibit design, and general chaos as the creatures settle in.
The campaign for Silverbottom Park runs all the way up to five stars, so this is not a tiny side scenario. It is a full progression path with new challenges as your hybrid zoo museum grows. If you enjoyed the structure and pacing of earlier career levels, Zooseum gives you another meaty location to conquer.
To keep things accessible, you do not need to finish the whole original game to reach the new content. You unlock Zooseum in career mode once you have completed the first star of Memento Mile. If you prefer to skip straight to the sandbox chaos and build your dream mutant zoo museum without restrictions, you can do that too.
Try The Zooseum For Free
One of the most player friendly details about this DLC is how Two Point Studios is handling the preview. If you already own Two Point Museum, you automatically get access to a free slice of the Zooseum content starting November 25.
This free portion includes:
- Silverbottom Park up to the first star of its campaign
- The first three points of interest on the Farflung Isles expedition map
- Any items, exhibits, or features you manage to unlock while playing
Best of all, this is not a timed demo. The trial content is permanent and folds straight into the base game. Anything you unlock remains available even if you do not buy the full DLC. It works the same way Fantasy Finds did, which was a clever way to let everyone sample the expansion while also enriching the standard game.
If the teaser wins you over and you want the full roster of animals and the complete Silverbottom Park campaign, the full Zooseum DLC launches on December 2. That is when you will be able to expand your menagerie beyond the free exhibits and really push your museum into full on creature kingdom mode.
Alongside the DLC, version 7.0 of Two Point Museum is also on the way. This free update focuses on quality of life improvements, bug fixes, and optimisations. So even if you are not ready to dive into lion management right away, your existing saves should feel smoother and more polished once the patch lands.
In short, Zooseum looks less like a bolt on zoo mode and more like a natural evolution of the game. It doubles down on the signature absurdity of Two Point County while giving you new tools, new challenges, and a lot of very strange animals to show off. If you have ever wanted to run a museum that somehow contains both priceless artifacts and a turtle that doubles as a mobile allotment, this DLC might be exactly your kind of chaos.
Original article and image: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/two-point-museum-lets-you-run-wild-in-its-biggest-and-hairiest-dlc-to-date-and-you-can-sink-your-claws-in-for-free-this-week/
