OpenRCT2

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OpenRCT2

Developers
	OpenRCT2 Team
Release dates
Windows	June 21, 2015
macOS (OS X)	April 15, 2016
Linux	November 30, 2015
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Building
Themes	Amusement park
Series	RollerCoaster Tycoon

RollerCoaster Tycoon
RollerCoaster Tycoon	1999
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2	2002
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3	2004
OpenRCT2 (Engine fanport)	2015
RollerCoaster Tycoon World	2016
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic	2017
RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures	2019

Key points

Open-source remake of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.

Implements various fixes and improvements for bugs in the original game.

General information

Landing page

Official website

OpenRCT2 Wiki

OpenRCT2 Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website

Original RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game files are required in order to play OpenRCT2.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\OpenRCT2\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/OpenRCT2/
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/OpenRCT2/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Set game_path in config.ini to your RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 installation. This can also be done in-game.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\OpenRCT2\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/OpenRCT2/
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/OpenRCT2/

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Stretched UI not contained to a single display.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Can be toggled when using Hardware rendering
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Capped at 40 FPS by default. Options - Uncap FPS is possible.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Options - Controls: Shortcut keys...
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Options - Controls: Invert right mouse dragging
Touchscreen optimised		Pinch to Zoom is implemented, otherwise incomplete. Planned.
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Options - Audio allows Master, Sound and Ride music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		enable in Options - Audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		255	Co-op
Online play		255	Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Dedicated Servers are run by the community - they can be started using the --headless command line switch.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	11753

This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	3.3
Software renderer

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux					PowerPC and ARM support is provided by RPM-based distros' packages.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista	7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB	3 GB

The game can use multi threading for rendering if selected in the options.