Planet Coaster

Buy91%

Very Positive · 72k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Frontier Developments · Simulation · Nov 17, 2016

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$11.24−75%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
32
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles0 of 9

Should I buy Planet Coaster?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 72k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visuals & Sound: The game is beautiful.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
⏱️ Highly Addictive Gameplay Loop
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I found myself constantly tinkering with my setup, optimizing power networks, balancing diesel and solar, and creatively building defenses around the Lazarus Complex — all while the story slowly unravels around you.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The guest animations and the sound design make the park feel truly alive.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
3 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Great, but could be more optimized.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
3 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Avoid this on the steam deck, I’m sure it’s great on the computer but this sadly was hell on the deck or really it seems any tycoon type games unless maybe somebody has any recommendations that could work well on it :(

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics25 reviews
Gameplay14 reviews
Story and characters14 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Optimization3 reviews
Steam Deck3 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
60% still recommend
Monetization
63% still recommend
Interface
40% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$11.24$44.99−75%

The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $11.24

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