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Planet Coaster 2

Frontier Developments · 2024-11-06

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SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 06, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 06, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Nov 06, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave? 

Planet Coaster 2 is a 2024 Simulation and Strategy game priced at $49.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (74% of 14,677 reviews).

1,035
playing now
75%
positive of 15k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
31
Nexus mods (68k downloads)
3.58★
PlayStation Store rating (5,337 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

1,035 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Planet Coaster 2 is a construction and management simulation video game developed and published by Frontier Developments. It is a sequel to Planet Coaster (2016). The game was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X on 6 November 2024.

Trailer

Planet Coaster 2 trailer thumbnail

Planet Coaster 2 - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games

≈457,783 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,035 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 677 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~85/week).
  • · Review velocity up 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,603 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 16,717 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 298k–671k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,917 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $17.49 at Microsoft Store (2026-08-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 133 of 172 observed days · $2.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.1k2.1k20242026Week of 2024-11-06: 2,135 positiveWeek of 2024-11-06: 1,468 negativeWeek of 2024-11-13: 413 positiveWeek of 2024-11-13: 285 negativeWeek of 2024-11-20: 262 positiveWeek of 2024-11-20: 132 negativeWeek of 2024-11-27: 550 positiveWeek of 2024-11-27: 98 negativeWeek of 2024-12-04: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-12-04: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-12-11: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-12-11: 306 negativeWeek of 2024-12-18: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-12-18: 113 negativeWeek of 2024-12-25: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-12-25: 114 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-01-08: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-01-08: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-01-15: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-01-22: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-01-29: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-02-12: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-02-19: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-26: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-12: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.7k7092026-09-15 13:00 — 1,240 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 1,467 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 726 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 1,891 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 2,491 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 962 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 1,135 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 1,820 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 1,234 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 1,666 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 1,912 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 1,295 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 828 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 1,770 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 1,592 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 847 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 1,634 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 1,404 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 717 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 1,979 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 1,903 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 791 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 1,035 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4.6k1.1kNov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 4,600 · peak 13,648Dec 2024 — avg 2,062 · peak 4,411Jan 2025 — avg 1,420 · peak 3,385Feb 2025 — avg 1,115 · peak 2,440Mar 2025 — avg 1,093 · peak 2,553Apr 2025 — avg 1,185 · peak 2,293May 2025 — avg 1,171 · peak 2,515Jun 2025 — avg 1,318 · peak 3,073Jul 2025 — avg 1,650 · peak 3,238Aug 2025 — avg 1,373 · peak 2,551Sep 2025 — avg 1,588 · peak 3,709Oct 2025 — avg 1,376 · peak 3,050Nov 2025 — avg 1,142 · peak 2,120Dec 2025 — avg 1,445 · peak 2,968Jan 2026 — avg 1,338 · peak 2,867Feb 2026 — avg 1,094 · peak 2,180Mar 2026 — avg 1,078 · peak 2,239Apr 2026 — avg 1,206 · peak 2,494May 2026 — avg 1,282 · peak 2,496Jun 2026 — avg 1,521 · peak 3,695Jul 2026 — avg 1,766 · peak 3,538Aug 2026 — avg 1,844 · peak 4,198
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
36362026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 36 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-22: 3 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 12 new positive2026-09-25: 6 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 4 new positive2026-09-27: 13 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 7 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 6 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 9 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new negative2026-10-02: 11 new positive2026-10-02: 5 new negative2026-10-03: 5 new positive2026-10-04: 6 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 9 new positive2026-10-06: 8 new positive2026-10-07: 7 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 8 new positive2026-10-12: 9 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 11 new positive2026-10-14: 6 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$49.99$17.492024-09-122026-10-142024-09-12 — best price $42.492024-11-14 — best price $39.582024-11-28 — best price $49.992024-12-23 — best price $43.992025-03-10 — best price $49.992025-04-22 — best price $49.992025-07-10 — best price $39.492025-08-15 — best price $43.882025-09-18 — best price $49.992025-11-03 — best price $34.992025-11-20 — best price $32.992025-12-01 — best price $33.742025-12-17 — best price $24.992026-01-08 — best price $35.992026-01-24 — best price $33.292026-02-07 — best price $32.892026-02-21 — best price $24.992026-03-13 — best price $30.852026-04-01 — best price $19.992026-04-20 — best price $27.622026-05-06 — best price $31.762026-05-23 — best price $32.492026-06-07 — best price $41.992026-06-19 — best price $26.992026-07-09 — best price $26.992026-07-17 — best price $33.492026-07-26 — best price $26.992026-08-03 — best price $27.492026-08-11 — best price $27.492026-08-26 — best price $17.492026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

176522026-05-15 — 105 pageviews2026-05-19 — 114 pageviews2026-05-23 — 82 pageviews2026-05-27 — 152 pageviews2026-05-31 — 156 pageviews2026-06-04 — 104 pageviews2026-06-08 — 102 pageviews2026-06-12 — 103 pageviews2026-06-16 — 80 pageviews2026-06-20 — 104 pageviews2026-06-24 — 142 pageviews2026-06-28 — 166 pageviews2026-07-02 — 111 pageviews2026-07-06 — 98 pageviews2026-07-10 — 89 pageviews2026-07-14 — 100 pageviews2026-07-18 — 104 pageviews2026-07-22 — 92 pageviews2026-07-26 — 114 pageviews2026-07-30 — 83 pageviews2026-08-03 — 78 pageviews2026-08-07 — 101 pageviews2026-08-11 — 96 pageviews2026-08-15 — 124 pageviews2026-08-19 — 112 pageviews2026-08-23 — 122 pageviews2026-08-27 — 116 pageviews2026-08-31 — 136 pageviews2026-09-04 — 107 pageviews2026-09-08 — 95 pageviews2026-09-12 — 84 pageviews2026-09-16 — 111 pageviews2026-09-20 — 114 pageviews2026-09-24 — 88 pageviews2026-09-28 — 52 pageviews2026-10-02 — 89 pageviews2026-10-06 — 77 pageviews2026-10-10 — 107 pageviews2026-10-12 — 120 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

6.1k02026-10-01 02:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-01 11:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-01 20:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-02 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 17:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-04 02:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-04 11:34 — 126 viewers2026-10-04 20:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-05 05:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-05 14:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-05 23:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-06 08:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-06 17:34 — 64 viewers2026-10-07 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-07 11:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-07 20:34 — 68 viewers2026-10-08 05:34 — 49 viewers2026-10-08 14:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-08 23:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-09 08:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-09 17:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-10 11:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-10 20:35 — 20 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-12 23:12 — 5,379 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 14:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-14 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-15 01:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
80.2%
earned "Time to Ride"
6.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed Input8 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 8 DLC released, first 2024-11-06, latest 2026-08-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)5,0234%37
Steam (Steam)3,6112%36
Xbox Series (Xbox)2,8961%36

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DEconomySandboxBuildingColorfulGod GameStrategyRealisticManagementSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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