OpenRCT2 Reviews and Details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Isocoaster – Theme Park Builder

  Feels like a vibe coded RCT clone. Cool project, but lacks the polish that makes games actually fun to play. I'd much rather someone drop https://openrct2.io/ into emscripten with open-source graphics. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• Interview with RollerCoaster Tycoon's Creator, Chris Sawyer

  This game _is_ my childhood. Spent countless hours one summer doing every scenario, learning all the little easter eggs (Michael Schumacher on the Go karts anyone?). The spirit of this game lives on now in OpenRCT2 [1] - which brings the game into the modern age and is backwards compatible with all the scenarios from the original. It even features multiplayer park building. [1] https://openrct2.io/. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

• Rollercoaster Tycoon (Or, MicroProse's Last Hurrah)

  Loved playing this game as a kid, Open Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 has been great for some recent replays: https://openrct2.io. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Valve releases Team Fortress 2 game code

  "Emulator" is the wrong word, but the answer is yes. The word you actually meant was "re-implementation" - writing a completely new, clean-room program which reads Source data files (levels, assets, scripts) and allows the user to play a Source game is perfectly legal. It is necessary to avoid distributing any copyrighted material, so the user must provide the game assets from a legitimate copy for using the... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• RollerCoaster Tycoon was the last of its kind [video]

  If someone ever gets the itch to play RTC again, I’d recommend taking a look at OpenRTC2 [0] for a bunch of QoL improvements. [0] https://openrct2.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• RollerCoaster Tycoon at 25: 'It's mind-blowing how it inspired me'

  One of my favorite PC games of all time. There's an enduring player base and online community for it, as well as a really solid open source reimplementation: https://openrct2.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• I'm crazy sick and all I want to do is play RCT2 and Steam will simply not work for me!! Can I play it anywhere that isn't steam?

  RCT2 is the reason I made a Steam account haha, def check out https://openrct2.org/. Source: over 2 years ago

• I'm crazy sick and all I want to do is play RCT2 and Steam will simply not work for me!! Can I play it anywhere that isn't steam?

  Hey, you might want to take a look at this: https://openrct2.org/. Source: over 2 years ago

• [Steam] Summer Sale 2023 (Day 13)

  If you buy the RCT2 pack (https://store.steampowered.com/app/285330/RollerCoaster_Tycoon_2_Triple_Thrill_Pack/) then you can run OpenRCT Project (https://openrct2.org/) on top of it Highly recommend. Source: about 3 years ago

• Should i go with RCT1 or 2? Whats the difference?

  Nowadays just buy both on Steam or GOG and use OpenRCT2 to combine both with modern features. Source: about 3 years ago

• Intel is seeking feedback for x86S, a 64-bit-only version of x86 for future processors.

  All these classic Chris Sawyer games have open source reimplementations by now, like OpenRCT2 or OpenTTD. More features, more polish, native 64-bit. Source: about 3 years ago

• Well I'm going to go cry myself to sleep now

  OpenRCT2 is honestly the best implementation of Rollercoaster Tycoon for Android. It is the original RCT2 that you can run on your Android device. It also has Scenarios and the best sandbox mode. Setup is kinda long but ultimately worth it. Source: over 3 years ago

• is it OpenTTD in this random meme I found?

  Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 has its own open source oroject too, if you want to play it. r/openrct2 Https://openrct2.org/. Source: over 3 years ago

• Is there any way to play rct on win10?

  Some volunteers created a replacement of the whole engine. It's called OpenRCT2. https://openrct2.org/ It does still require the assets from the original game disc though. It mainly focuses on RCT2 but RCT1 can also be added. Source: over 3 years ago

• Oh and World Peace *launches rollercoaster directly into neighboring park* [OC]

  Just FYI for any Rollercoaster Tycoon fans out there: there's an open-source remake of the game engine called OpenRCT2. It requires the original game files to run, but the engine supports a bunch of modern hardware features and includes a bunch of QoL improvements. Source: over 3 years ago

• OpenRCT2 v0.4.4 released!

  Note: it seems openrct2.org is currently not accepting my uploads, I'm working to fix that and will provide an update here. Source: over 3 years ago

• Games that can be played with one hand?

  A classic management sim where you build and run an amusement park. It really doesn't need an introduction. Just make sure to play it using open rct2 Https://openrct2.org/. Source: over 3 years ago

• Whats your favorite childhood video game?

  Alright, but seriously (well that's serious, too), have you tried OpenRCT2? It's a free fan-made launcher for RCT2 that can also import RCT1 scenarios so you can play both. You have to own the games and point to an install of them for the assets, so they stay out of legal trouble. Source: over 3 years ago

• i used to love this pc game called roller coaster tycoon, is it still a thing? what games can you recommend that are similar?

  If you like the old games there is a project called OpenRCT2 that is still expanding on the games today. (https://openrct2.org/). Source: over 3 years ago

• Roller Coaster Tycoons 1 vs 2 vs 3?

  Https://openrct2.org RCT2 because it has all features of the original, can play in 4k, do infinite zoom and way more. Source: over 3 years ago

• It’s 1999, what video game are you playing, and why?

  Did you know Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 has gone open source? It's being actively updated with new rides, scenarios, optimizations, and bug fixes. Check out OpenRCT2, https://openrct2.org/. Source: over 3 years ago