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RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic cover art

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic

Origin8 Technologies Ltd. · Atari · 2017-09-28

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 20, 2016 (iOS), Dec 22, 2016 (Android), Dec 05, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 28, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 28, 2017 (Mac), Mar 27, 2026 (PlayStation 5)

Create incredible parks in the original rollercoaster sim from Chris Sawyer.

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic is a 2017 Simulation and Strategy game priced at $4.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 3131 reviews).

219
playing now
91%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
88/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
3.82★
PlayStation Store rating (305 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

219 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic is a construction and management simulation video game developed by Origin8 Technologies and published by Atari. The game is a port of both RollerCoaster Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 combined into a single game; both games were originally created by Chris Sawyer for the PC and utilize the same game engine. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic also includes RollerCoaster Tycoon's two original expansion packs, Added Attractions and Loopy Landscapes, with the option to purchase the RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 expansions Wacky Worlds and Time Twister as DLC. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic was released for Android and iOS in December 2016 and for Microsoft Windows and macOS in September 2017. A Nintendo Switch port was released on December 5, 2024, while a PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S port was released on March 27, 2026. Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports were released on May 28 of the same year.

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 219 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 297 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~37/week).
  • · Review velocity up 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 16,650 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 79k–190k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,163 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%
Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.74 at GamersGate (2021-12-16) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 102 of 158 observed days · $1.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
767620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3541352026-09-14 22:00 — 271 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 147 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 228 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 257 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 183 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 196 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 283 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 192 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 185 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 339 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 254 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 165 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 245 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 245 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 196 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 354 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 268 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 169 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 250 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 274 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 186 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 245 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 277 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 219 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
56479Sep 2017Aug 2026Sep 2017 — avg 103 · peak 579Dec 2017 — avg 79 · peak 152Mar 2018 — avg 93 · peak 180Jun 2018 — avg 114 · peak 278Sep 2018 — avg 134 · peak 247Dec 2018 — avg 165 · peak 388Mar 2019 — avg 162 · peak 308Jun 2019 — avg 155 · peak 261Sep 2019 — avg 162 · peak 287Dec 2019 — avg 167 · peak 358Mar 2020 — avg 327 · peak 1,116Jun 2020 — avg 309 · peak 534Sep 2020 — avg 251 · peak 379Dec 2020 — avg 226 · peak 475Mar 2021 — avg 236 · peak 434Jun 2021 — avg 185 · peak 323Sep 2021 — avg 194 · peak 309Dec 2021 — avg 229 · peak 457Mar 2022 — avg 203 · peak 322Jun 2022 — avg 201 · peak 375Sep 2022 — avg 185 · peak 307Dec 2022 — avg 202 · peak 372Mar 2023 — avg 189 · peak 338Jun 2023 — avg 180 · peak 294Sep 2023 — avg 199 · peak 361Dec 2023 — avg 214 · peak 386Mar 2024 — avg 205 · peak 378Jun 2024 — avg 219 · peak 392Sep 2024 — avg 206 · peak 388Dec 2024 — avg 209 · peak 425Mar 2025 — avg 198 · peak 368Jun 2025 — avg 206 · peak 351Sep 2025 — avg 223 · peak 443Dec 2025 — avg 229 · peak 441Mar 2026 — avg 205 · peak 459Jun 2026 — avg 231 · peak 391Aug 2026 — avg 247 · peak 457
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
552026-09-232026-10-142026-09-23: 1 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 2 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 1 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new positive2026-10-05: 5 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new positive2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$21.53$3.742017-09-282026-10-142017-09-28 — best price $19.992018-04-27 — best price $19.992018-11-21 — best price $9.992019-01-08 — best price $15.792019-07-03 — best price $19.992019-10-21 — best price $6.002019-11-29 — best price $7.992020-01-11 — best price $16.592020-02-10 — best price $18.552020-04-01 — best price $9.992020-06-25 — best price $11.992020-12-14 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $7.492022-01-08 — best price $19.992022-06-16 — best price $15.982022-12-03 — best price $19.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-12-06 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $6.002024-06-10 — best price $19.992024-10-21 — best price $5.992024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-02-13 — best price $5.502025-04-03 — best price $19.992025-05-28 — best price $19.992025-07-12 — best price $19.992025-08-19 — best price $4.452025-09-22 — best price $4.992025-11-04 — best price $19.992025-12-04 — best price $19.992026-01-15 — best price $4.992026-03-14 — best price $17.192026-05-14 — best price $4.142026-06-17 — best price $4.992026-07-31 — best price $17.192026-09-03 — best price $4.992026-09-19 — best price $19.992026-10-05 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

286592026-05-29 — 162 pageviews2026-06-02 — 135 pageviews2026-06-06 — 105 pageviews2026-06-10 — 91 pageviews2026-06-14 — 116 pageviews2026-06-18 — 109 pageviews2026-06-22 — 86 pageviews2026-06-26 — 144 pageviews2026-06-30 — 105 pageviews2026-07-04 — 98 pageviews2026-07-08 — 99 pageviews2026-07-12 — 83 pageviews2026-07-16 — 100 pageviews2026-07-20 — 75 pageviews2026-07-24 — 91 pageviews2026-07-28 — 72 pageviews2026-08-01 — 79 pageviews2026-08-05 — 86 pageviews2026-08-09 — 117 pageviews2026-08-13 — 87 pageviews2026-08-17 — 91 pageviews2026-08-21 — 93 pageviews2026-08-25 — 177 pageviews2026-08-29 — 286 pageviews2026-09-02 — 135 pageviews2026-09-06 — 102 pageviews2026-09-10 — 90 pageviews2026-09-14 — 100 pageviews2026-09-18 — 92 pageviews2026-09-22 — 78 pageviews2026-09-26 — 68 pageviews2026-09-30 — 72 pageviews2026-10-04 — 72 pageviews2026-10-07 — 60 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1802026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-13 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 02:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-14 04:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Simplified Chinese

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RetroClassicSandboxBuildingStrategyIsometricManagementSimulationSingleplayerPixel Graphics

Census log

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

Recent updates

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