RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
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| Developers | |
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| Chris Sawyer | |
| Expansions | Frontier Developments |
| Publishers | |
| 2002-2003 | Infogrames |
| 2003-present | Atari |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 14, 2002 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 74 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | 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 |
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| RollerCoaster Tycoon | |
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| 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 | 2020 |
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 working on fixing the dated engine shortcomings.
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[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SecuROM DRM disc check. See Play without a CD for a workaround. | |
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| Amazon.com | |
Triple Thrill Pack. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Triple Thrill Pack. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Triple Thrill Pack. | |
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| Humble Store | |
Triple Thrill Pack. | |
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| Steam | |
Triple Thrill Pack. | |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Wacky Worlds | |
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| Time Twister | |
Essential improvements[edit]
Play without a CD[edit]
| Edit registry files |
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Version differences[edit]
- Combo Park Pack (US) or Gold Edition (EU) includes the base game and the Wacky Worlds expansion.
- Triple Thrill Pack is a complete edition with both expansions released in 2004.
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Data[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/285330/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Saved Games[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/285330/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video[edit]
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | 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[edit]
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 | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
Audio[edit]
| 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 | ||||
| Polish | Unavailable in digital releases | |||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish | Unavailable in digital releases |
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 8 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | OpenRCT2 supports both 32-bit and 64-bit. | ||
| macOS (OS X) | OpenRCT2 supports both 32-bit and 64-bit. | ||
| Linux | OpenRCT2 supports both 32-bit and 64-bit. |
System requirements[edit]
| 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/285330/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (285330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.