Planet Coaster
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| Developers | |
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| Frontier Developments | |
| OS X | Aspyr Media |
| Publishers | |
| Frontier Developments | |
| macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media |
| Engines | |
| Cobra[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 17, 2016 |
| macOS (OS X) | November 17, 2020 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 84 |
| OpenCritic | 84 |
| IGDB | 83 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC, Sponsored, Subscription |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, First-person |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Building, Simulation |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | Amusement park |
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Key points
- Steam Workshop integration.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Developer website | |
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| GamersGate | |
Sold by Frontier Developments | |
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| GamersGate | |
Sold by Aspyr Media | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Mac App Store | |
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| Steam | |
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- All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM[2]
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| DLC | Various DLCs are available for the game, including new rides, attractions, and decoration pieces, as well as a short campaign. |
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
| Sponsored | The base game and its DLC feature various licensed rides and attractions from real-world theme parks. |
| Subscription | The Planet Coaster Steam Subscription Pass is not required to play the full game, but it offers access to a variety of DLC without needing to purchase them.[3] |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| No microtransactions | None |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Classic Rides Collection | |
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| Magnificent Rides Collection | |
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| World's Fair Pack | |
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| Vintage Pack | |
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| Studios Pack | |
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| Adventure Pack | |
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| Spooky Pack | |
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| Ghostbusters™ | |
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| Knight Rider™ K.I.T.T. Construction Kit | |
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| Back to the Future™ Time Machine Construction Kit | |
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| The Munsters® Munster Koach Construction Kit | |
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| Quick Draw Interactive Shooting Ride | Free DLC | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use the -nointro command line argument to skip intro videos.[4]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Frontier Developments\Planet Coaster\<user-id>\Config %LOCALAPPDATA%\Frontier Developments\Planet Coaster |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/493340/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Frontier Developments\Planet Coaster\<user-id>\Saves |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/493340/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | No setting for texture filtering | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Called Multisampling |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Missing controller support from the console versions. |
Audio
In-game audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Wwise | |
| Interface | Scaleform |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 8.1, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2300 AMD FX-4300 |
Intel Core i7-4770 AMD FX-8350 |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon R9 380 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/493340/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (493340) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ BrettC_Frontier comments on Q: Does planet coaster use its own engine? - last accessed on August 31, 2016
- "We use our own in-house engine known as Cobra [...] Planet Coaster will be on the Cobra engine as well."
- ↑ Planet Coaster on Steam - last accessed on August 31, 2016
- "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Antitamper"
- ↑ Steam Community Announcement - Planet Coaster Steam Subscription Pass Now Available - last accessed on 2022-11-16
- ↑ Can I skip the intro video? Frontier Forums - last accessed on June 2017
- "Use -nointro to skip intro video"