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Parkitect
Developer Texel Raptor
Parkitect is a construction and management simulation video game developed and published by Texel Raptor. After a successful Kickstarter campaign and a two-year-long early access beta period, the game was released on November 29, 2018. Parkitect simulates amusement park management, reminiscent of the RollerCoaster Tycoon series. A console port was released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
363 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
LovedLoved
194 positive · 20 negative
95% range 86–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 194 | 20 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 31 | 2 | 49 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 38 |
| Lemmy * | 6 | 0 | 19 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
5,453 of 5,764 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
91% recommend · 185 yes, 18 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 203 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (7,689 of 8,162 positive).
Players widely praise Parkitect as a worthy spiritual successor to RollerCoaster Tycoon, capturing the classic gameplay. [1][2][3] Many reviewers highlight the game's deep management mechanics and creative building tools. [4][5][6] Some players note a steep learning curve and missing features like an undo button. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [9]
I keep deleting things by accidentally right clicking with my mouse, also there is no undo button. This is stupid, the right click delete is really bugging me to the point where I don't want to play this game anymore.
- [1]
Parkitect is the spiritual successor to RollerCoaster Tycoon and it is FANTASTIC! I generally write a pros and cons list for each of the games I review, but I don't need to do it for Parkitect because I only have good things to say. This game is an absolute BANGER and I think it is better than any of the other theme park tycoon games. It's shocking how much it mirrors the OG RollerCoaster Tycoon and I personally …
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AN ACTUAL SUCCESSOR TO ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON! Two kids and no life later, I am a bit late to the party, but this is an honest to goodness spiritual successor to the Rollercoaster Tycoon franchise. Very reminiscent of RCT2 but it just gets everything right. At first glance it feels a little clunky, it did take me a minute to get use to not having 3D view. But! Does it get the game-play right! The rides all feel very …
- [4]
This is a fantastic theme park tycoon type game. The interface is a joy to use compared to most, and the campaign is incredibly fun and replayable. There is plenty of depth here, but not too much that you will get frustrated and annoyed. Nothing gets tedious, it just remains fun. The challenge comes with trying to sell x amount of tickets by a certain date while maintaining the overall quality of the park. These are …
- [7]
WORTH THE LEARNING CURVE I see a fair number of negative reviews where people were initially frustrated by the controls and gave up even though they liked the nature of the game. They're not entirely wrong, the controls aren't fully intuitive and easy to overthink. At the start, stairs and structures higher than a story can be confusing and frustrating, but once it clicks, you can build anything you want. Literally …
Summarised from 34 of the 343 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Parkitect sits at 91% positive across 214 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received "generally positive reviews", according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Alex Donaldson of VG247 praised the game, claiming that the game is connected "to the first two sprite-based RCT games [as] Planet Coaster [is connected] to the later 3D entries." Two years after Parkitect's release on Early Access, Ellen McGrody of PC Gamer noted that the game "has grown from a simple recreation of the isometric rollercoaster sim to an evolution of it". Right before the game's release, Matt Wales of Eurogamer wrote that the game already possessed a "thriving" modding scene.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 363 · most liked firstAnd people wonder why I still play Factorio, Parkitect, ATS, or RCT. People suck and being able to ignore them is great.
positive · AI labelView post →Hi! I'm Sebastian, a programmer making creative management games with @texelraptor.com I've worked on Parkitect and our current project is Croakwood, a game about building a nice town for little frogs 🐸 I really like making games with lots of tiny people running around 😅 #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Parkitect is the spiritual successor to RollerCoaster Tycoon and it is FANTASTIC! I generally write a pros and cons list for each of the games I review, but I don't need to do it for Parkitect because I only have good things to say. This game is an absolute BANGER and I think it is better than any of the other theme park tycoon games. It's shocking how much it mirrors the OG RollerCoaster Tycoon and I personally think it's better than RCT 2 and 3. Let me give you a few reasons this game is for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekend PC Game Deals: Bundles for multiplayer mayhem, storytelling discounts, and more. Big Deals - Remnant II – $39.99 on Steam - Elden Ring – $35.39 on Fanatical - EVERSPACE 2 – $34.99 on Steam - No Man's Sky – $29.99 on Steam - Old World – $29.99 on Steam - Xenonauts 2 – $29.99 on Steam - Terra Invicta – $27.99 on Steam - Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – $25.99 on Steam - Sherlock Holmes The Awakened – $23.99 on Steam - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 – $19.99 on Steam - Transport Fever 2 –…
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey hey I can finally share what I've been up to which was creating concepts and models for the Dinos & Dynasties Parkitect DLC! 💖 Had a blast working on these, we hope you all enjoy! :D (tried making a quick shrine to display my Minotaur son 😆) (ps: Parkitect is on sale, 60% off!! 👀)
positive · AI labelView post →Theme park building game Parkitect gets its first ever Steam Free Weekend #Parkitect #IndieGames #Linux #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →From the dev of Parkitect, Croakwood is a chill town building simulation game about frogs and nature https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/from-the-dev-of-parkitect-croakwood-is-a-chill-town-building-simulation-game-about-frogs-and-nature/ #Croakwood #Parkitect #IndieGame
neutral · AI labelView post →Arriving this Winter, the frog town-building game Croakwood from the Parkitect devs looks lovely #Croakwood #Casual #CityBuilder #Steam #IndieGames #Upcoming
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay Parkitect just became the best game ever I'm CRYING
positive · AI labelView post →Parkitect: Deluxe Edition | Official Trailer | PS5/4 and Xbox One/Series.
neutral · AI labelView post →Today is the 7th anniversary of Parkitects release 🥳 We've put together a retrospective blog post about the games development: store.steampowered.com/news/app/453... (Also Parkitect is on sale currently at -66%)
neutral · AI labelView post →AN ACTUAL SUCCESSOR TO ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON! Two kids and no life later, I am a bit late to the party, but this is an honest to goodness spiritual successor to the Rollercoaster Tycoon franchise. Very reminiscent of RCT2 but it just gets everything right. At first glance it feels a little clunky, it did take me a minute to get use to not having 3D view. But! Does it get the game-play right! The rides all feel very familiar, even the mechanics take me right back. It's not until you get into…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Earth of Oryn (in development), a vibrant, colourful medieval city-builder x strategy hybrid game, with construction gameplay inspired by RCT/Parkitect, releases a demo on Steam.. cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/post/548044 > [Main steam store page.](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1972450/Earth_of_Oryn/)
neutral · AI labelView post →GOG is pretty good because of this. I check in there if I’m considering buying something on Steam. There might still be compelling reasons to buy on Steam, like I bought *Parkitect* on Steam because a review on GOG specifically called out how the mods really only work well on Steam, but I’m at least checking first and maybe Wishlisting the game on GOG. I have fairly reasonable trust in Valve while Gabe is running it, but I feel like I can have longer trust in keeping copies of installers myself.
neutral · AI labelView post →Troy got to play Croakwood! A new game co-created by the dev behind Parkitect (which he loves)! #VancouverGameGarden @totts.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →I keep deleting things by accidentally right clicking with my mouse, also there is no undo button. This is stupid, the right click delete is really bugging me to the point where I don't want to play this game anymore.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rollercoaster Tycoon Spiritual Successor 'Parkitect' Lands On Xbox Next Week.
neutral · AI labelView post →Aw, I really love the originals but dang that new rollercoaster tycoon game looks off to me.. like just more of the same but also a little hard to look at.. on that note though I’m super happy that Parkitect exists because that game rules and totally fills the void the originals left 💥✨
positive · AI labelView post →Excellent theme park builder Parkitect gets a surprise Dinos & Dynasties DLC out now #Parkitect #LinuxGaming #Gaming #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →The only Theme Park games better than this one are the OG Roller Coaster Tycoon Deluxe, and Sim Theme Park. This is essentially a clone of RCTycoon and that's it's best feature. The additions or changes to gameplay are basically just two. First one being how important decorations are, you have to hide bathrooms and employee areas behind walls and fences, and you need to decorate your queue lines or people think your park is ugly. Second one being employees themselves, you cannot put shops…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolute masterpiece of a modernized take on roller coaster tycoon. I loved playing RCT while growing up along with the management piece of the park. Tried Planet Coaster, it was good but didn't quite scratch that itch. I came across this game after scrounging around (didn't even know it existed) and it delivered. It's a shame I don't see greater awareness for this game. I would recommend 100 times over. Whether you like the business management side of the house, creating crazy but rideable…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games: ⛏️Minecraft 🎡RollerCoaster Tycoon, Parkitect, Planet Coaster 🚶Octopath Traveler 🐻FNaF 📸Life is Strange 🦋Until Dawn (and really any Supermassive game) 🔪OMORI ❤️Undertale 🌎Earthbound 🔫Overwatch (sadly) Youtube/TV stuff: ❓De Mol (& WIDM) 🏆GTLive 🏠Haunting of Hill House 👻Horror movies 🦀Hermitcraft
neutral · AI labelView post →Then a 5800X3D is maybe what you need. AMD’s 3D cache is demonstrated to compensate for slower RAM. Tightened timings or lower bandwidth have proportionally less of an impact than non X3D CPUs because, in games, they are *accessing RAM less*, as more of it fits in cache. You can look up benchmarks proving this if you don’t believe me, or how the 5800X3D smacks 7000 series AM5 CPUs around in CPU-heavy simulation games. It’s better than low-end AM5. That, and the actual latency of high end…
neutral · AI labelView post →Excellent theme park builder Parkitect gets a surprise Dinos & Dynasties DLC out now https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/excellent-theme-park-builder-parkitect-gets-a-surprise-dinos-dynasties-dlc-out-now/ #Parkitect #LinuxGaming #Gaming #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Theme park builder Parkitect gets a campaign editor and a new DLC is on the way https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/theme-park-builder-parkitect-gets-a-campaign-editor-and-a-new-dlc-is-on-the-way/ #Parkitect #IndieGames #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck
neutral · AI labelView post →Croakwood Announcement Trailer - "Creative, relaxed" town-builder/management game from Texel Raptor, makers of Parkitect. [Croakwood](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2261380/Croakwood/) on Steam (currently wishlist only) https://www.croakwood.com/
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a fantastic theme park tycoon type game. The interface is a joy to use compared to most, and the campaign is incredibly fun and replayable. There is plenty of depth here, but not too much that you will get frustrated and annoyed. Nothing gets tedious, it just remains fun. The challenge comes with trying to sell x amount of tickets by a certain date while maintaining the overall quality of the park. These are obtainable once you figure out how many decorations to put around the park and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 this game is a worthy and welcome successor. This game maintains the simplicity of those older RCT games without over complicating the building process like some other theme park games have done. The additions this game brings to the community have also been quite fun. I would say there are little things for me that i wish this game included such as certain types of coasters and flat rides but i also haven't gone through all the mods yet to see if they exist.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No Undo button? Unforgivable here. Might as well remove the block button on fighter games, or forget to add in guns in a shooter game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Theme park building game Parkitect gets its first ever Steam Free Weekend https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/theme-park-building-game-parkitect-gets-its-first-ever-steam-free-weekend/ #Parkitect #IndieGames #Linux #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been playing a lot of Parkitect recently, which is self-published
neutral · AI labelView post →[Steam] Parkitect - Booms & Blooms (FREE). Free until March 9th Base game is $10.19 / 66% off on Steam
neutral · AI labelView post →Parkitect is my nostalgia trip back to Theme Park, a very cool balance of customization and very solid park management (economy, satisfaction etc). There is nothing much to criticize about it, it's well made enough all around to give you a couple 100h of enjoyment if you like theme park builders. Visuals are really sweet, just that tilt shift effect sells all the cuteness of the cool ride designs, animations and sounds. The only thing you need to be aware is that, the game being a bit old,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WORTH THE LEARNING CURVE I see a fair number of negative reviews where people were initially frustrated by the controls and gave up even though they liked the nature of the game. They're not entirely wrong, the controls aren't fully intuitive and easy to overthink. At the start, stairs and structures higher than a story can be confusing and frustrating, but once it clicks, you can build anything you want. Literally anything. I love this game as a sandbox builder. The rollercoasters just make…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Earth of Oryn (in development), a vibrant, colourful medieval city-builder x strategy hybrid game, with construction gameplay inspired by RCT/Parkitect, releases a demo on Steam.. [Main steam store page.](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1972450/Earth_of_Oryn/)
neutral · AI labelView post →As great as this game is, I have to give it a thumbs down for several reasons: 1. No undo button (that I could find). This is egregious in a builder game. 2. No first person view while riding on the rides. 3. With a few exceptions, you are confined to working with squares. Even the Q/E keys to rotate your view only operate at 90 degree turns. 4. Convoluted build interface takes some getting use to. 5. Poor to nonexistent explanations of how decorations affect things. 6. Inability…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎮Parkitect provides gameplay that closely matches the experience of playing RollerCoaster Tycoon games. The premise remains unchanged because our mission requires us to operate an amusement park through designing and constructing attractions which will bring in visitors while we maintain their happiness and handle basic operational tasks like recruiting staff members. The campaign mode serves as the main gameplay experience, because it contains twenty-six different scenarios. The scenarios…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i would love to love this game, unfortunately i am constantly at war with the control scheme (since i am unable to rebind certain actions), the horrible camera, and seemingly random bugs or quirks that make it outright annoying to play the game. today, the game decided that when i finish placing something, i should not actually stop placing things and clearly i want to spam a dozen of the same flat ride or path. then it decided that i was out of money after placing a dozen paths and one flat…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoy this game. Pros: High flexibility of tools and building mechanisms. Lots of outlets for creative gameplay. Management depth at a good level. True sandbox. Cons: Very steep learning curve on deeper mechanics. Really, really, really, really, really awful controls. Score: 9.0/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have to say, I do love this game, played it every now and again since it first came out, got 2 of the DLC's and played all the official campaign missions. The only issue I've had with it is that it slows down quite a bit once you get far into it. Yes I'm only doing a review for it cause I voted or it in the Steam Awards but I would have done a review a long time ago but I honestly thought I already had.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Exciting news! Check out our new content update for Parkitect, featuring over 120 new assets, entertainers, items recoloring and more! Available now for free for all players! Alongside the free update, Parkitect and related DLCs are now at 50%/33% discount until Friday 26th of April.
neutral · AI labelView post →I love this game. It is a lot like the old Roller Coaster tycoon only better.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Partkitect is a game warmly reminiscent of Rollercoaster, where much reference is chalked to that famous forefather. 🧠The game makes us play as both the amusement park manager and the owner who must develop their amusement park from an unoccupied space into a complete operational facility. From the beginning of the project, we have to work on multiple tasks because we need to make decisions about everything, which includes choosing new attractions, designing walking paths, selecting outdoor…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best game for Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise fans. I hope to see even more mods and if devs release more content ever, I'd be down to support further.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Earth of Oryn (in development), a vibrant, colourful medieval city-builder x strategy hybrid game, with construction gameplay inspired by RCT/Parkitect, releases a demo on Steam.. [Main steam store page.](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1972450/Earth_of_Oryn/)
neutral · AI labelView post →I definitely find myself thinking "wait, is this just... my day job??" whenever I'm making "art" in a game, like plotting out complicated builds in Parkitect or something—it definitely takes conscious effort to get back into the headspace of just enjoying the thing 🙃
neutral · AI labelView post →l haven't played Planet Coaster, but my impression was it's more of a coaster builder than a theme park manager? A lot of "hardcore" players play OpenRCT 2, and for a slightly more modern take on the genre there's Parkitect. But classic RCT hasn't been replaced
neutral · AI labelView post →I love roller coaster tycoon. This is roller coaster tycoon. Good campaigns with a variety of scenarios.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scratches the urge for the fellow Rollercoaster Tycoon lovers out there. I like the added complexity of having employee paths and things out of sight for guests. Every other year or so, I enjoy hopping on this and binge-building an amusement park for a few days.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every time I revisit this game in my library, I go from "Oh, so charming," to "Oh they let an engineer design this horrid UI or something." You really can't pick stuff up and move it around, you can only delete it and try to place it again. You will spend 20 minutes slapfighting with the placement tool trying to get a gate or something to face a certain way before deciding the whole affair is no longer worth your time or patience, whimsical music notwithstanding.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They have many addons and mods for the game. Every time an update made to the game has a serious chance, more likely than not, to corrupt, alter, or really screw up parks you spent hours building. The UI messes up in parks if you move something around the game does not like you will end up with options missing from the menus that can only be corrected by reinstalling the game.. Online advice often fails to fix issues as the game is tinkered with regularly. Sometimes they claim its some…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let's be clear, in terms of value for money, this game absolutely destroys planet coaster. It does have less stuff overall, but it supports mods, and the park management side of things is arguably better. Very good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a spiritual successor to RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 / 2. It may not carry its name. but gameplay wise, and visually you right home with the isometric view. The game expands on the classic fomular, by introducing some staff management, with plays into the park decorating role. I was at first overwhlmed a little by it. But the system grew onto me. What I like about this game especially are: - The coaster builder allows you more freedome as RCT's (no wonder we have like 25+ years of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is amazing and very addictive. It allows you to build any theme park you dream of and allows you to put it in reality with ease. However, my only complaint would be that there is no undo button. But, still a great game otherwise!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it is like roller coaster tycoon 3, but better. arguably better playability than planet coaster imo too
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Chill fun time. Multiplayer is smooth, AND you can play the campaign through mp as well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game let down by a really, really annoying roller coaster builder. Add undo. Add auto align. Add SOMETHING to prevent the tedium that is trying to get the last few tiles of a coaster to line up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's fun, and I still enjoy playing it, but it is honestly frustrating how many bugs are still around after all these years and three DLCs. The grid being shown on top of water towers is a weird visual bug, Go Kart ratings only updating after the ride has actually run with guests is annoying, and I suspect something similar might be happening with other rides that have multiple laps. Then there are the UI glitches after loading, where it can get stuck showing 9,999 guests even when that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worthy successor to RCT1 and 2. Good ride builder that adds to the classic tile-based RCT builder. Heavily encourages decorating your park, which I often ignored in RCT.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Parkitect is easily one of the best park management games out there. What I love most about it is how easy it is to pick up and learn, yet it remains amazingly detailed and expanded (uitgebreid). Intuitive & Accessible: The grid-based building system and clean interface mean you can jump right in and start constructing awesome rides without feeling overwhelmed. Deep Management Mechanics: Behind the charming art style lies a genuinely deep management system. Balancing staff paths, managing…
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