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Planet Coaster

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Planet Coaster
Planet Coaster cover
Developers
Frontier Developments
OS X Aspyr Media
Publishers
Frontier Developments
macOS (OS X) Aspyr Media
Engines
Cobra[1]
Release dates
Windows November 17, 2016
macOS (OS X) November 17, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 84
OpenCritic 84
IGDB 83
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC, Sponsored, Subscription
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, First-person
Controls Point and select
Genres Building, Simulation
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Amusement park
Planet Coaster on HowLongToBeat
Planet Coaster on IGDB
Planet Coaster guide on StrategyWiki
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Planet Coaster on Wikipedia

Planet Coaster is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and first-person building and simulation game.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM[2]

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC Various DLCs are available for the game, including new rides, attractions, and decoration pieces, as well as a short campaign.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Sponsored The base game and its DLC feature various licensed rides and attractions from real-world theme parks.
Subscription The Planet Coaster Steam Subscription Pass is not required to play the full game, but it offers access to a variety of DLC without needing to purchase them.[3]

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Classic Rides Collection
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Magnificent Rides Collection
Windows
macOS (OS X)
World's Fair Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Vintage Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Studios Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Adventure Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Spooky Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Ghostbusters™
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Knight Rider™ K.I.T.T. Construction Kit
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Back to the Future™ Time Machine Construction Kit
Windows
macOS (OS X)
The Munsters® Munster Koach Construction Kit
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Quick Draw Interactive Shooting Ride Free DLC
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -nointro command line argument to skip intro videos.[4]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Frontier Developments\Planet Coaster\<user-id>\Config
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Frontier Developments\Planet Coaster
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/493340/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Frontier Developments\Planet Coaster\<user-id>\Saves
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/493340/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings
In-game video settings

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Missing controller support from the console versions.
Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings
In-game audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2300
AMD FX-4300
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
AMD Radeon HD 7850
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/493340/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (493340) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. BrettC_Frontier comments on Q: Does planet coaster use its own engine? - last accessed on August 31, 2016
    "We use our own in-house engine known as Cobra [...] Planet Coaster will be on the Cobra engine as well."
  2. Planet Coaster on Steam - last accessed on August 31, 2016
    "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Antitamper"
  3. Steam Community Announcement - Planet Coaster Steam Subscription Pass Now Available - last accessed on 2022-11-16
  4. Can I skip the intro video? Frontier Forums - last accessed on June 2017
    "Use -nointro to skip intro video"