Nostalgic childhood classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Takes me back to the 90's, nothing like summer days spent inside playing this for 7+ hours, building the most magnificent theme parks.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Chris Sawyer Productions2014Management · Sandbox · Simulation
$5.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 37 min ago
The verdict
A timeless, addictive park-builder with deep coaster design, but the Steam port often crashes, won't launch on modern Windows or loses saves. Skip it if you want hassle-free play.
Great for
Nostalgic fans and tinkerers who enjoy deep coaster building and will use OpenRCT2 or workarounds
Main risk
The Steam version may crash, fail to launch on Windows 11, or wipe saves and progress
What players love
Addictive, timeless gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Even today, it's incredibly addictive: you always tell yourself you'll build just one more ride, and before you know it, hours have gone by.”
Steam review · 22.8 h played ↗
Deep ride and park customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“You can MAKE your own coasters, custom every single coaster, thrill ride, gentle or railroads and Food stalls”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
OpenRCT2 makes it better
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Download the modern tools to play the game easier with openRTC2.”
Steam review · 50 h played ↗
What players complain about
Won't launch or crashes on modern Windows
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“This game just will NOT work on Windows 11 normally.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Resolution, fullscreen and alt-tab problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Opening the game effectively makes alt-tab or clicking out ineffective 90% of the time”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Saves lost or progress wiped
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The only way to fix the launching issues is to run the game data verification tool, but that makes you lose all game progression”
Steam review · 82.9 h played ↗
Crashes when saving or loading
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“I open the game again and try to load the save file, and guess what? It won't load the save”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Clunky UI and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Right click to remove them and it works maybe one out of ten times.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
No time speed-up, no sandbox
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“This version of Rollercoaster Tycoon doesn't let you speed up the game to make time pass faster which ruins the experience.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP or Windows Vista
Processor1.8 GHz Processor
Memory512 MB RAM
Graphics3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows XP or Windows Vista
Processor1.8 GHz Processor
Memory512 MB RAM
Graphics3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7
Storage2 GB available space
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