This month PC Gamer delivers world-exclusive access to Planet Coaster 2, the incredible new theme and water park simulator from Frontier Developments. PC gaming and theme park sims have gone hand-in-hand since Peter Molyneux and Bullfrog Productions made the legendary Theme Park back in 1994, and now 30 years later Frontier Developments is taking the genre to a wondrous new level of creativity and realism, allowing gamers to not only create and manage their own theme parks, but now their own water parks, too.
For our authoritative cover feature, PC Gamer travels to Cambridge, England, to visit Frontier, play Planet Coaster 2 for many hours, and then interview its lead developer, Rich Newbold, to give our readers the complete inside scoop. Here's a hint, though… this game is going to make a big splash! And to celebrate that fact, this month's PC Gamer magazine comes with a special collectible lenticular cover, which magically transforms from one image to another depending on the angle which you view it from. Check out a sneak peak below.
In addition, this issue of PC Gamer magazine also boasts two other incredible features. The first sees PC Gamer travel to Beynac-et-Cazenac, France, to attend the 10th-anniversary celebration of popular fantasy MMO, Black Desert Online, and discover a passionate game community that's really making it a special place to play. And then, secondly, on the one-year anniversary of the release of the fantasy RPG of the decade, Baldur's Gate III, PC Gamer travels to Barcelona, Spain, to talk to Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke about the game's incredible impact and what's next for the legendary game maker.
This issue is absolutely loaded with quality previews, too, including going hands-on with the latest installment of the long-running turn-based strategy series from Sid Meier, Civilization VII, as well as detailed first looks at stylish new RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Plucky Squire, and Spectre Divide. Meanwhile, in terms of
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