Planet Coaster (2016)

Planet Coaster is a construction and management simulation video game. Similar to its spiritual predecessor, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (also developed by Frontier), the game allows players to build different theme park rides and roller-coasters. Planet Coaster - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.

Simulator Strategy Action Sandbox tycoon construction voxel amusement park management steam artificial intelligence steam trading cards steam achievements digital distribution steam cloud pre-release public testingPC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

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GameSkinnyAutumn FishNov 201610/10 stars
Revolutionary creative sandbox tools make Planet Coaster the best theme park simulation game ever to hit PC. And when we say ever, we mean it.
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Digitally DownloadedDec 20165/5 stars
Planet Coaster is everything I could want in a simulation game of this type. Good management tools, good building tools, and most of all, it is extremely fun to play. It's the best amusement park simulation we've seen yet, and any complaints that you might have with the variety of rides that it offers are mitigated brilliantly by the use of Steam Workshop to allow the community to broaden the experience. In this way Planet Coaster feels both nostalgic and yet eminently modern.
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Saving ContentHarry HarrisonDec 20165/5 stars
Planet Coaster captures that real-life theme park feeling, bakes it into one hell of a delicious cake and oﬀers you, and a growing community, a slice with a smile and a balloon.
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IGNT.J. HaferNov 20168.5/10
While it may not be an amazing capitalism simulator, Planet Coaster is a fantastic theme park-building sandbox that rarely ever took an idea I had and told me, "No, you can't do that."
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GamerheadquartersJason StettnerNov 20168.6/10
Planet Coaster is a beautiful and special experience allowing players the ability to create an amusement park however they'd like.
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About the game

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Developer: Frontier Developments
Publisher: Frontier Developments
Released: November 17, 2016
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Engine: Cobra
Time to beat: 61 h completionist

IGDB rating 8.2/10 from 132 ratings.

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