043“YOU WANT THEME
PARK VISITORS LINING
UP OUT OF THE DOOR.”
PREVIEW
An early tooltip tells us that a little bit
of fear is necessary for any successful
ride – but creating the perfect theme
park is all about balance. Scare your
customers silly and they won’t come back, but
bore them to death instead and you may as well
throw the tarp over your entire site.The tension of keeping many plates spinning is what
makes the construction and management sim genre
so compelling. In our hands-on, we’re pushed and
pulled by four different advisors, each with their own
concerns for our park. You’ve got to make money,
but charge too much and your customers will seek
their thrills elsewhere. You want park visitors lining
up out of the door, but people get bored waiting in
long queues. Besides all that, your best rides can’t
stay open perpetually, so how will you choose to
balance all these spinning plates?
It’s not all stress, though – that’s just there to
keep you, the burgeoning park manager, on your
toes. In our hands-on, after being subjected to the
views of that opinionated quartet of advisors in the
tutorial, we are then let loose with unlimited dosh.
The science fantasy park we build, complete with
breathing dragon animatronics alongside costumed
robo-staff, castles, and spaceships, would likely never
be a viable venture in the real world but that doesn’t
mean we can’t dream.1
Whimsical park owner
Oswald B Thompson
walks you through the
basics and believes that
theme parks are all about
crafting memories.2
Chief Financial Officer
Cynthia Clarke reckons
everything has a price,
repeatedly encouraging you
to raise your entry fees as
your park’s rating increases.3
Theme park influencer
Lucy Summers has
many followers and
knows how to create buzz.
She encourages you to ask
park visitors what they want.There is a dizzying array of
options on offer, each one
bringing you closer to building
the park of your dreams.PLANET COASTER
It has its ups and downsWith a little help
Meet three of your park advisorsFORMAT PS4, PS5 / ETA HOLIDAY / PUB SOLD OUT
DEV FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTSAbove Each coaster needs to complete a test run before you open it to the public.“YOU WANT THEME
PARK VISITORS LINING
UP OUT OF THE DOOR.”
PREVIEW
Anearlytooltiptellsusthata littlebit
offearisnecessaryforanysuccessful
ride–butcreatingtheperfecttheme
parkisallaboutbalance.Scareyour
customerssillyandtheywon’tcomeback,but
borethemtodeathinsteadandyoumayaswell
throwthetarpoveryourentiresite.Thetensionofkeepingmanyplatesspinningis what
makestheconstructionandmanagementsimgenre
socompelling.Inourhands-on,we’repushedand
pulledbyfourdifferentadvisors,eachwiththeirown
concernsforourpark.You’vegottomakemoney,
butchargetoomuchandyourcustomerswillseek
theirthrillselsewhere.Youwantparkvisitorslining
upoutofthedoor,butpeoplegetboredwaitingin
longqueues.Besidesallthat,yourbestridescan’t
stayopenperpetually,sohowwillyouchooseto
balanceallthesespinningplates?
It’s not all stress, though – that’s just there to
keep you, the burgeoning park manager, on your
toes. In our hands-on, after being subjected to the
views of that opinionated quartet of advisors in the
tutorial, we are then let loose with unlimited dosh.
The science fantasy park we build, complete with
breathing dragon animatronics alongside costumed
robo-staff, castles, and spaceships, would likely never
be a viable venture in the real world but that doesn’t
mean we can’t dream.1
Whimsical park owner
Oswald B Thompson
walks you through the
basics and believes that
theme parks are all about
crafting memories.2
Chief Financial Officer
Cynthia Clarke reckons
everything has a price,
repeatedly encouraging you
to raise your entry fees as
your park’s rating increases.3
Theme park influencer
Lucy Summers has
many followers and
knows how to create buzz.
She encourages you to ask
park visitors what they want.There is a dizzying array of
options on offer, each one
bringing you closer to building
the park of your dreams.PLANET COASTER
It hasitsupsanddownsWitha littlehelp
Meet three of your park advisorsFORMAT PS4, PS5 / ETA HOLIDAY / PUB SOLD OUT
DEV FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTSAbove Each coaster needs to complete a test run before you open it to the public.