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SimulationStrategySandboxBuildingCity Builder3DSingleplayer

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Game description

Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave? 

Basic info

DeveloperFrontier Developments
PublisherFrontier Developments
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateNov 6, 2024
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64bit (22H2)
ProcessorIntel i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 5600XT (6GB VRAM) / Intel Arc A750 (8G…
Storage25 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 453 reviews from the past 1 year

78.2/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (75%)

Metacritic: 76 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

Building theme parks and coasters is the heart of this sequel, which scores 78.2 across 15,124 Steam reviews while bugs and DLC draw criticism.

👍 Strengths

134 reviews say they enjoy it, and the most upvoted says it keeps them busy for hours on end. 72 praise the creative freedom, saying building coasters is a satisfying creative outlet. 43 say the graphics look good and well presented, and Visuals & Sound ranks 700th of 1249. Gameplay ranks 530th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

60 reviews say the controls and interface feel clumsy, and some single out path building and pool tools as frustrating, while a few feel the layout was designed for console first. 51 report bugs, such as broken water park features, mechanics ignoring rides, and crashes, and some say they spend more time fighting bugs than playing. 42 feel the price is unfair because base content is locked behind paid DLC, and some resent paying again for assets they owned in the first game. Pricing & Fairness ranks 967th of 1399, Tech & Support ranks 418th of 1399, and Content Volume ranks 780th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“amazing game, keeps me busy for hours on end” · 134 reviews
“building coasters is enjoyable creative experience” · 72 reviews
“graphics are good, well-presented” · 43 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 69% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.16 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “building coasters is enjoyable creative experience” · 72 reviews
Negative “building system tedious and restrictive, game fights your creativity” · 13 reviews

Progression 5% · Difficulty 4% · Onboarding 21% · Strategy 11% · Controls & feel 25%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

World +2.68 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 2% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -0.59 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “no Steam Workshop replacement, Frontier workshop very lackluster” · 6 reviews
Positive “flumes and pools add completely new variety” · 3 reviews

Volume 15% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.77 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics are good, well-presented” · 43 reviews
Negative “lighting system broken, lights do not illuminate rooms or environments properly” · 4 reviews

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Community +3.45 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.32 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “core features stripped and base content locked behind paid DLC; feels like money extraction” · 42 reviews
Positive “having lots of fun without buying DLC” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.36 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “waterpark feature broken, pools overflow, guests swim through dry land” · 51 reviews
Positive “buggy on release but has matured into a great game” · 1 review

Performance 12% · Developer support 23%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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