What is it? Theme park building sim with extensive customisation options and new water park features. Release date November 6, 2024 Expect to pay £40/$50 Developer Frontier Developments Publisher Frontier Developments Reviewed on AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Nvidia 2080 Super, 32GB RAM, Windows 10 Steam Deck TBA Link Official site Back in the early noughties when I last visited Disney World, my favourite parks out of the whole archipelago of attractions were the water parks.
The squealing chaos of the Typhoon Lagoon’s tsunami-generating wave pool. The terrifying, trunks-eroding descent of Blizzard Beach’s Summit Plummet.
Blissfully bobbing along the lazy rivers. Oh, the lazy rivers! Forget Space Mountain or the Tower of Terror, give me a big rubber ring and let me bake my belly in the glorious Floridian sun.
Playing Planet Coaster 2 has reaffirmed my belief that pools rule, rides drool. Water attractions are the big new addition to Frontier Developments’ theme park sim, adding a new dimension to what was previously a comprehensive but unadventurous coaster creation kit.
This is as well, because the sequel still coasts on its creative prowess, with actual management of its parks remaining a secondary concern.