RollerCoaster Tycoon World™ Review Summary

Enjoyable sandbox mode: Players enjoy the open sandbox mode, which provides a fun and creative environment for building and managing parks. The sandbox mode is praised for its flexibility and the freedom it offers.

Impressive water dynamics: The game features impressive water dynamics, including physical water simulation. This adds a realistic and visually appealing element to the park environment.

Improved roller coaster builder: The new spline-based coaster construction system and enhanced roller coaster building tools provide players with more freedom and realism in designing coasters. The tools are praised for their functionality and the ability to create custom coaster tracks.

Modernized features and AI improvements: The game introduces modernized features and improved AI for park staff and visitors. Players note that the AI for peeps and staff has been significantly enhanced, leading to better coordination and smarter behavior.

Steam Workshop integration: The game supports Steam Workshop, allowing players to access and share additional content. This integration enhances the game's replayability and community engagement.

Lack of features and content: The game lacks many features that were present in its predecessors, such as water rides, customizable ride colors, and proper terrain adjustment tools. This makes the game feel incomplete and less enjoyable compared to previous versions.

Buggy and unintuitive controls: The controls are described as complicated, unintuitive, and buggy. Players find it difficult to perform basic actions such as building paths, adjusting coaster tracks, and navigating the menu.

Limited customization and building issues: Players face numerous issues with building and customization, including problems with path placement, terrain tools, and the inability to build underground. The building mechanics are described as cumbersome and frustrating.

Lack of atmosphere and charm: The game fails to capture the charm and atmosphere of its predecessors. Players feel that the game lacks the magic and content that made previous games in the series enjoyable.

Roller coaster design and customization: The roller coaster designer allows for extensive customization and is intuitive and natural to use. Players can adjust terrain, use spline-based construction, and have freedom in creating roller coasters. However, there are issues with the lack of realistic coaster supports and limitations in customization options.

Comprehensive park management: The game offers a variety of management mechanics, including designing, building, and managing a thriving amusement park. Players can handle economic aspects, set level requirements, and use an auto-save feature. However, the management system is criticized for being glitchy and poorly executed.

Tutorial and learning curve: The tutorial is described as relatively good and explains most of the game mechanics. However, there are issues with the tutorial not covering all aspects of the game, and some players find it difficult to master certain features, such as the roller coaster designer.

Graphics and visuals: The game's graphics are criticized for being poor and lacking detail. Character animations are described as poor and glitchy, with guests walking through objects and appearing depressed. The overall visual presentation is considered subpar compared to other games in the series.

Guest behavior and simulation: The guest simulation and behavior are criticized for being poor and unrealistic. Guests are reported to walk through objects, have poor animations, and exhibit depressed behavior. The guest system is considered lacking compared to other games in the series.

Long loading times and hangs: The game has excessively long loading times, often getting stuck on loading screens or freezing after loading. This significantly impacts the gameplay experience.

Save and load issues: Players encounter frequent problems with saving and loading games. Saved games often do not load correctly, and the autosaving system is unreliable, leading to progress loss.

Gameplay and feature issues: Various features do not work as intended, including challenges, park management, and simulation behaviors. Players also report issues with park progression and tutorial completion.

Recommend other games over this: Many players suggest playing other games in the series or similar titles like Planet Coaster or older RollerCoaster Tycoon games instead of this one. They feel these alternatives offer a better experience and are worth the money.

Avoid purchasing the game: Strong recommendations to avoid buying the game in its current state. Players express disappointment and suggest waiting for updates or improvements.

Wait for game improvements: Players suggest waiting for the game to stabilize and improve through updates before buying. They believe the game needs more development to be enjoyable.

Game has potential but needs work: A few players acknowledge that the game could have been better, suggesting that with more development and fixes, it might improve.

Early Access Miscommunication: Players feel misled as the game was promised as a full release for months, but was suddenly released as Early Access a week before launch.