Thought you were done with riding the creative waves of Planet Coaster. Think again, because Frontier Developments have today announced the wet and wild Planet Coaster 2!
It’s been a few years since the original Planet Coaster started teasing our imaginations, but come this Autumn, it’ll be doing so again, with the highly anticipated sequel – Planet Coaster 2. It’ll be released on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC.Â
Planet Coaster is back!
The follow-up to 2016’s Planet Coaster (a game that launched on Xbox in 2020), Planet Coaster 2 promises to be seen as the ultimate coaster park experience, taking things to all-new levels with water park gameplay. There will be incredible attractions, stunning scenery, and authentic management, as players must provide their guests with an unforgettable day out as they put their creativity and business acumen to the test across three engaging game modes.
Planet Coaster 2 will provide an array of vibrant water attractions to create their very own coaster and water park paradise. You’ll get to make a splash with guests as they float along lazy rivers, speed down flumes, plunge into wave pools, and ride exhilarating water coasters.
And you’ll also be found adding to that, delivering the most authentic water park experience by providing changing rooms, sunbeds, lifeguards, and more.
A highly anticipated sequel
Building upon its highly successful predecessor, Planet Coaster 2 gives players the ability to push the boundaries of creativity like never before. Been inspired by spectacular real-world parks? You’ll get to create vibrant guest plazas with enhanced building and pathing tools, making the most of intuitive piece-by-piece building tools and mesmerising new themes; it should be simple for players to elevate their park building to the next level.
And in Planet Coaster 2 you’ll find a stellar selection of authentic rides, from returning fan favourites to sensational new water coasters, and for the first time customise them to design a truly unique ride experience. Players can further unleash their imagination and create unforgettable memories for their guests by using the enhanced event sequencer tool, combining animatronics, smoke, water jets, sound, and more in dazzling displays throughout individual rides and across their parks.
There will be three thrilling game modes included, as players can immerse themselves in authentic coaster and water park management. Whether getting to grips with a variety of scenarios in Career mode, building a global park network in Franchise mode, or designing epic parks in Sandbox mode, there’s more detail to discover than ever before. Protect guests from the sun, keep pools sparking clean, ensure rides are running safely, and preside over the inner workings of each park with the help of handy heatmaps, new facilities, and more.Â
Fun with friends?
But better still? In Planet Coaster 2, soaking up the fun with friends is easier than ever. Opportunities will arise to visit other players’ parks to test out their rides, race to the top of the Franchise mode leaderboard, and even jump one-at-a-time into a shared Sandbox level to build together across platforms.
And if you are in need of inspiration, you’ll be able to share and download blueprints and full parks across platforms via the Frontier Workshop.
What’s not to like? Well, we have to wait until Autumn 2024 for the doors of Planet Coaster 2 to open on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC. Until then, the announcement trailer below will have to suit…
