RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic is a simulator developed by Origin8, released 20 December 2016 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
What RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic is
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic is a simulator game developed by Origin8 and released in 2016. It was published by Atari, Inc.. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
RollerCoaster Tycoon is a 1999 construction and management simulation video game developed, designed and programmed by Chris Sawyer. It was published by Hasbro Interactive under the MicroProse label for Windows. Frontier Developments developed an Xbox port, which was released in 2003. It is the first game in the RollerCoaster Tycoon series.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 85% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 17 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel 2.16Ghz or AMD equivalent, 4 GB RAM and OpenGL 2. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic launched on 20 December 2016, within three weeks of Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, Darksiders Warmastered Edition and Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, Darksiders Warmastered Edition, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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