Ride wild animals and build your Sky Zoo in Rodeo Stampede. Master timing, tame rare species, avoid obstacles, and grow your zoo empire in this fun arcade game.

Overview of Rodeo Stampede

Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari, commonly known as Rodeo Stampede, is a popular mobile game released on June 22, 2016. It was developed by Yodo1 Games and Featherweight Games.

What makes it so appealing is its smart mix of different gameplay styles:

  • Exciting, fast-moving action sequences
  • Collecting and unlocking a wide variety of animals
  • Managing and upgrading your very own Sky Zoo
  • Colorful, cartoon-style visuals that are perfect for kids

What Makes Rodeo Stampede So Unique?

Rodeo Stampede is special because it combines exciting animal-riding action with building your own zoo. Here’s why it’s so fun and different.

Riding and Taming Wild Animals

Riding and Taming Wild Creatures

In the game, you step into the boots of a fearless cowboy racing across untamed landscapes packed with wild animals.

Your main goals:

  • Move from one animal’s back to another safely without falling.
  • Avoid hitting rocks, trees, or obstacles in your path.
  • Keep your balance while the herd charges forward
  • Capture and tame new animals with your trusty lasso

Along the way, you’ll encounter many different creatures, including:

  • Zebras
  • Elephants
  • Lions
  • Buffalo
  • Crocodiles

No two animals behave the same way.

Some sprint at high speed.

Some lose patience very quickly.

Pro Tip: Watch the Anger Meter

Every animal has a hidden patience limit. Stay on its back for too long, and it will panic, run wildly, and try to throw you off.

Smart players know that success is not about holding on forever - it’s about knowing the perfect moment to jump.

Perfect timing between takeoff and landing is what turns a beginner into a rodeo expert.

Building and Managing Your Sky Zoo

When you tame an animal, it doesn’t disappear - it becomes part of your Sky Zoo, a floating zoo in the sky!

Your new animal lives there, and you can visit it anytime.

Here’s what you can do in your Sky Zoo:

  • Make cozy homes for each animal
  • Upgrade and expand their enclosures
  • Gather coins from your zoo visitors to earn rewards and upgrade your enclosures.
  • Unlock new areas with rare animals

Everything works in a loop: more animals attract more visitors, more visitors give more coins, and more coins let you make your zoo even better!

  • More animals attract more visitors.
  • More visitors earn you more coins.
  • More coins let you build bigger and better upgrades for your zoo.

Completing Missions and Special Challenges

The game also has fun activities to keep you busy:

  • Daily challenges to improve your skills
  • Special events that appear for a limited time only
  • Cool rewards for finishing objectives
  • These missions help you progress faster and discover rare animals.
  • Instead of repeating the same run, you always have new goals to achieve.

Controls Guide

Mobile devices:

  • Tap & hold: Stay on the current animal.
  • Swipe left or right to move your animal and avoid obstacles in your path.
  • Release tap: Jump to the next animal if close.

PC / Keyboard:

  • Arrow keys or WASD: Move and lean forward/backward.
  • Spacebar: Jump.
  • Automatic lasso: Land on nearby animals.

Note: Mistiming a jump ends the run, so practice timing carefully for smooth rides.