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RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic

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RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic cover
Developers
Origin8 Technologies
Chris Sawyer
Publishers
Atari
Release dates
Windows September 28, 2017
macOS (OS X) September 28, 2017
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls Point and select
Genres Building
Themes Amusement park
Series RollerCoaster Tycoon
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RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic on Wikipedia
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RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures 2019

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

PC port of the mobile version of RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, and includes the RCT2 expansions and toolkit that are separate purchases on Android and iOS.
Price on all stores is higher than that of RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe and RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack combined. OpenRCT2 also implements the boosters otherwise exclusive to RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic.

General information

RollerCoaster Tycoon Wiki - A wiki dedicated to everything RollerCoaster Tycoon related
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
The game will run without Steam running.
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Atari\Rollercoaster Tycoon Classic\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/com.Atari.RCT-Classic
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/683900/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Atari\Rollercoaster Tycoon Classic\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/com.Atari.RCT-Classic
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/683900/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

In-Game Settings
In-Game Settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
The game will not run correctly in 4:3 resolutions in fullscreen.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Alt+ Enter to switch between windowed and fullscreen. In game key bind W also available.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
If Vsync is turned off, the game will run too fast.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 2.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.16 GHz
AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 360 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 2 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.10
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 360 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 2 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References