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Planet Coaster 2 cover art

Planet Coaster 2

Frontier Developments · 2024-11-06

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

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? 

1,655
playing now
74%
positive of 14k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
19
twitch viewers (latest)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

1,655 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,655 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 6% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 285k–641k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,247 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$17.49-65%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$39.49

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $19.99 at Microsoft Store (2026-04-01) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 136 of 173 observed days (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

3.7k7712026-08-07 00:00 — 1,362 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 990 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 1,915 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 1,467 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 1,153 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 2,175 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 1,518 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 1,293 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 2,538 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 1,557 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 1,023 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 2,129 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 1,473 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 1,040 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 2,029 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 1,483 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 771 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 2,152 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 2,257 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 841 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 2,570 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 3,193 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 1,707 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 2,862 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 3,342 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 1,508 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 1,735 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 2,509 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 1,655 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$17.492024-09-122026-08-262024-09-12 — best price $42.492024-09-19 — best price $42.492024-11-20 — best price $43.962024-12-02 — best price $49.992024-12-23 — best price $43.992025-01-23 — best price $49.992025-04-08 — best price $37.492025-05-22 — best price $37.492025-07-10 — best price $39.492025-08-09 — best price $39.492025-08-31 — best price $41.602025-10-06 — best price $43.882025-11-03 — best price $34.992025-11-17 — best price $44.992025-11-24 — best price $49.992025-12-04 — best price $24.992025-12-17 — best price $24.992026-01-06 — best price $41.992026-01-18 — best price $24.992026-01-31 — best price $35.992026-02-07 — best price $32.892026-02-17 — best price $25.592026-03-04 — best price $35.992026-03-19 — best price $22.492026-04-01 — best price $19.992026-04-16 — best price $49.992026-04-28 — best price $49.992026-05-08 — best price $49.992026-05-23 — best price $32.492026-06-05 — best price $24.262026-06-13 — best price $35.992026-06-21 — best price $46.992026-07-09 — best price $26.992026-07-15 — best price $31.492026-07-22 — best price $29.992026-07-28 — best price $26.992026-08-03 — best price $27.492026-08-09 — best price $33.992026-08-15 — best price $34.992026-08-26 — best price $17.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

181782026-05-15 — 105 pageviews2026-05-18 — 107 pageviews2026-05-21 — 98 pageviews2026-05-24 — 116 pageviews2026-05-27 — 152 pageviews2026-05-30 — 121 pageviews2026-06-02 — 118 pageviews2026-06-05 — 142 pageviews2026-06-08 — 102 pageviews2026-06-11 — 97 pageviews2026-06-14 — 123 pageviews2026-06-17 — 82 pageviews2026-06-20 — 104 pageviews2026-06-23 — 118 pageviews2026-06-26 — 176 pageviews2026-06-29 — 133 pageviews2026-07-02 — 111 pageviews2026-07-05 — 124 pageviews2026-07-08 — 88 pageviews2026-07-11 — 93 pageviews2026-07-14 — 100 pageviews2026-07-17 — 101 pageviews2026-07-20 — 105 pageviews2026-07-23 — 90 pageviews2026-07-26 — 114 pageviews2026-07-29 — 106 pageviews2026-08-01 — 103 pageviews2026-08-04 — 102 pageviews2026-08-07 — 101 pageviews2026-08-10 — 102 pageviews2026-08-13 — 113 pageviews2026-08-16 — 105 pageviews2026-08-19 — 112 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

72802026-08-26 19:15 — 63 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 554 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 69 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 109 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 75 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 19 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

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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