RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

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

The game has low system requirements and will run on most computers.

The game runs on a slightly improved RollerCoaster Tycoon engine. It features a scenario editor, new rides and an improved UI to build underground rides of any kind.

OpenRCT2 is an open-source rewrite of this game with many fixes and improvements compared to the original game.

General information

RollerCoaster Tycoon Wiki - A wiki dedicated to everything RollerCoaster Tycoon related

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM disc check. See Play without a CD for a workaround.
Amazon.com		Triple Thrill Pack.
GamersGate		Triple Thrill Pack.
		RollerCoaster Tycoon Mega Pack
GOG.com		Triple Thrill Pack.
Green Man Gaming		Triple Thrill Pack.
Humble Store		Triple Thrill Pack.
Steam		Triple Thrill Pack.

A faithful, higher quality icon can be found on SteamGridDB.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Wacky Worlds
Time Twister

Version differences

The Gold Edition (known as Combo Park Pack in North America) includes the base game and the Wacky Worlds expansion pack.

The Deluxe Edition (known as Triple Thrill Pack in North America and on Steam) includes the base game and both expansion packs.

There is also a retail release bundling both expansion packs, but without the base game.

Essential improvements

Play without a CD

Edit registry files
In the Registry Editor, go to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Infogrames\RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 Setup`. Change the `SetupPath` string value to point to your game directory (copying the `Path` value is the easiest way).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/285330/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saved Games^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/285330/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Max resolution is 1280x1024, making 1280x720 the highest native widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		OpenRCT2 supports this.
Ultra-widescreen		OpenRCT2 supports this.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Use the RCT2 windowed mode hack.^[1]
Borderless fullscreen windowed	OpenRCT2 supports this.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	OpenRCT2 supports this.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	FPS locked to 40, although this lock can be removed with OpenRCT2.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
Dutch				Unavailable in digital releases
English				The UK and US English releases differ slightly in certain names and terms. The digital releases have US English.
French
German
Italian
Simplified Chinese				Official translation by «Biggamer(天人互动)»,unavailable in digital releases,Time twister not included.But some unknown pirated games include all Chinese translations
Traditional Chinese				Unavailable in digital releases.
Polish				Unavailable in digital releases
Brazilian Portuguese				Retail only (Atari Brasil).
Russian
Spanish
Swedish				Unavailable in digital releases

Issues fixed

Moving camera with mouse irratic in windowed mode

Set high DPI scaling override for game
Navigate to `<path-to-game>`, right click `RCT2.EXE` and go into `Properties` Open `Compatibility` tab and click on `Change high DPI settings` Enable `Override high DPI scaling behavior` and choose `Application` in dropdown menu

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			OpenRCT2 supports both 32-bit and 64-bit.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB	850 MB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (285330) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ HACK: Run RCT2 in windowed mode, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (285330) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (285330) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] HACK: Run RCT2 in windowed mode, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

Developers

	Chris Sawyer
Expansions	Frontier Developments
Publishers
2002-2003	Infogrames
2003-present	Atari
Release dates
Windows	October 14, 2002
Reception
Metacritic	74
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Building
Themes	Amusement park
Series	RollerCoaster Tycoon