Its core premise, gameplay systems, and campaign/sandbox modes contain no romance systems, player character customization with pronouns or gender options, or identity-focused narratives. Staff and animals follow standard biological and social behaviors without activist reframing.

The conservation focus stays within established genre conventions rather than contemporary social justice themes, keeping progressive messaging peripheral at most. Official annual Pride events and merch sales donating to Stonewall, along with developer Frontier Developments' standard corporate EDI policies and diversity hiring statements, represent the main points of engagement. Community Steam Workshop mods featuring Pride flags and some official livestreams highlighting same-sex animal behaviors exist but remain optional and non-central to the base experience. This limited scope results in a low woke score, as the game avoids forced diversity in core content or narrative prioritization of identity politics.