I also can’t lie some of the terrain manipulation features are lacklustre. Maximum size for changing, say, gradients, is too small when undertaking large terraforming projects, leaving it a bit tedious at times. Likewise, the park goers can be a bit dimwitted.

They can frequently abandon all needs (food, drink, toilet, etc) to queue up for a new ride or venue, only to then complain about their needs not being satisfied. But, really, these don’t spoil the experience as a whole. Similarly, the Steam Workshop integration is a wonderful addition-especially the ability to track builders from within the game itself.

Browsing the creations of others and importing at-will is just… fantastic, as is the capability to import your own music for rides. And that’s the thing about Planet Coaster: it just works. The music, even at the menu, is upbeat and cheery without being sickly the intro cinematic is fun and charming the park owner avatars are whimsical the whole thing just feels… right. It’s a place where I like being, and that’s a pretty special thing for a game to offer up. It’s not a perfect game, but in its own little way, it sort of is, and I’d expect no less from the team that brought us RCT2 and 3. Really, what more can anyone ask of a game? Planet Coaster is a fun, pleasant, quirky, creative place to be that puts the player back in touch with all those silly, fantastical childhood aspirations of creating and owning a theme park, all without any of the tedium and taxman of real life.

Terrain tool mod for planet coaster