Underplayed Gems

RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe (2014)

RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe cover
Developer
Chris Sawyer Productions
Publisher
Atari
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.7 of 5, 8,228 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 13 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

You feel like a meticulous yet playful park overlord, carefully balancing budgets and guest happiness while watching your whimsical rides loop and chug along.

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What players say

Players are split: for many the nostalgia holds up and the game remains addictive, but an equal number report crashes and save corruption on modern PCs, calling it broken without community patches like OpenRCT2.

Screenshots

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