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RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition

Frontier Developments · Atari · 2020-09-24

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 24, 2020 (Mac), Sep 24, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 24, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 20, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Mar 20, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Mar 20, 2025 (Xbox One)

Build the park of a lifetime and rediscover the critically acclaimed rollercoaster simulation bestseller. Feel the thrill of a genre-defining classic, complete with two huge expansion packs.

233
playing now
87%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

233 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 233 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 262 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~33/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 60k–134k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,986 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-75%
Microsoft Store$11.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at MacGameStore (2026-07-16) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 125 of 192 observed days · $10.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
646420202026Week of 2020-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

295882026-08-07 00:00 — 183 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 112 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 217 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 186 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 132 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 252 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 188 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 118 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 260 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 185 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 101 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 215 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 181 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 136 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 205 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 181 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 99 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 193 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 204 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 92 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 165 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 158 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 137 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 295 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 252 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 143 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 187 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 288 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 233 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$3.002015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $19.992017-06-06 — best price $6.992020-12-28 — best price $13.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-04-02 — best price $16.262021-06-03 — best price $19.992021-08-20 — best price $4.992021-10-29 — best price $16.262021-12-19 — best price $19.992022-02-19 — best price $17.882022-04-08 — best price $8.002022-05-30 — best price $4.992022-07-15 — best price $19.992022-09-06 — best price $16.262022-10-25 — best price $4.992022-12-16 — best price $16.882023-02-16 — best price $19.992023-04-08 — best price $3.922023-06-18 — best price $16.882023-08-22 — best price $19.992023-10-26 — best price $6.992023-12-11 — best price $4.992024-02-13 — best price $16.882024-04-11 — best price $19.992024-06-21 — best price $16.792024-09-05 — best price $3.992024-11-14 — best price $19.992025-01-22 — best price $19.992025-04-02 — best price $4.382025-06-05 — best price $4.802025-07-31 — best price $19.992025-09-22 — best price $4.992025-11-18 — best price $17.882026-01-19 — best price $4.992026-04-02 — best price $19.992026-05-28 — best price $4.992026-07-11 — best price $5.002026-08-27 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

Player tags

3DFunnyCasualSandboxBuildingCartoonyColorfulStrategyStylizedManagement

Census log

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

Recent updates

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