RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition

For the original release, see RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition

Developers
Original game	Frontier Developments
Complete Edition	QLOC
macOS (OS X)	Aspyr Media
Publishers
	Frontier Foundry
Release dates
Windows	September 24, 2020
macOS (OS X)	September 24, 2020
Reception
OpenCritic	75
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, First-person
Controls	Menu-based
Genres	Building, Sandbox
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Amusement park, Contemporary
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

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and first-person building and sandbox game in the RollerCoaster Tycoon series.

On release, this version was not given automatically to previous RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 owners.

This version differs from the original RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 release in that it has a larger range of resolutions available in the menu, certain copyrighted branding (i.e. Hershey's) has been removed, and the red cross on the first aid room is now green.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
Mac App Store
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Frontier\RCT3
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1368820/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\RCT3\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1368820/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		For unlisted resolutions see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		For resolutions higher than 1080p see Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Limited to 100 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Edit file
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open options.txt. Edit Resolution XXXX YYYY line to your desired resolution. Save the file.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Ride cam can be inverted
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, GUI, and game volume controls.
Surround sound
Subtitles		No spoken dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Norwegian
Spanish
Swedish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL		macOS only.
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel or AMD Dual Core	Intel Core i3
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD 4000 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2600

Does not support hard drive volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended.