OpenRCT2

{{Infobox software

| title = OpenRCT2

| logo = OpenRCT2 logo.svg

| screenshot =

| caption = OpenRCT2 0.0.7 running on ArchLinux

| developer = OpenRCT2 Team

| released = {{Start date and age|2014|12|07|df=yes}}

| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q42005828|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q42005828|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}

| operating system = Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, OpenBSD, Android

| platform = x86, x64, ARM

| programming language = C, C++

| status =

| repo = https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/

| website = https://openrct2.io/

| license = GNU GPLv3

| genre = Construction and management simulation

| language =

| language count = 20

}}

OpenRCT2 is a construction and management simulation video game that simulates amusement park management. It is a free and open-source re-implementation and expansion of the 2002 video game RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Alex |date=May 7, 2019 |title=Open Source RollerCoaster Tycoon Hits The Switch |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/05/open-source-rollercoaster-tycoon-hits-the-switch/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031160715/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/05/open-source-rollercoaster-tycoon-hits-the-switch/ |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |website=Kotaku Australia}} In order to create an accurate clone of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, the game was incrementally written in the platform-independent C programming language.{{cite web|author=Scheltens|first=Gijs|date=12 June 2015|title=Open source-project moderniseert RollerCoaster Tycoon 2|url=https://gamer.nl/artikelen/nieuws/rollercoaster-tycoon-2-fans-herschrijven-game-in-c/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163622/https://gamer.nl/artikelen/nieuws/rollercoaster-tycoon-2-fans-herschrijven-game-in-c/|archive-date=June 12, 2018|accessdate=2017-04-04|work=gamer.nl|language=Dutch}} In addition to various gameplay changes, the developers fixed a number of bugs and issues that were in the original game.{{Cite web |last=Maaz |first=Wajeeh |date=August 21, 2018 |title=This Is the Most Intense 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' Coaster You Can Possibly Build |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-is-the-most-intense-rollercoaster-tycoon-coaster-you-can-possibly-build/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323065110/https://www.vice.com/en/article/594eg5/this-is-the-most-intense-rollercoaster-tycoon-coaster-you-can-possibly-build |archive-date=March 23, 2021 |website=Motherboard}}

Gameplay

As a re-implementation, OpenRCT2 requires a copy of the original game or the "Classic" re-release to already be installed on the computer.{{cite web |title=Getting Started |url=https://openrct2.io/getting-started/index.html |website=OpenRCT2.io}} The gameplay of OpenRCT2 is, by nature of the project, very similar to the original RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game upon which it is based. However, the re-implementation features a number of changes:{{Cite magazine |last=Lucas |first=Daniella |date=July 23, 2018 |title=Returning to RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with new tools |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/returning-to-rollercoaster-tycoon-2-with-new-tools/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128030758/https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/returning-to-rollercoaster-tycoon-2-with-new-tools/ |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |magazine=PC Gamer |issue=319}}

Fast-forward mode
Multiplayer support
Support for high-definition resolutions.{{Cite web|last=Gach|first=Ethan|date=May 6, 2017|title=Player Spends A Decade Polishing Epic Theme Park In Rollercoaster Tycoon 2|url=https://kotaku.com/player-spends-a-decade-polishing-epic-theme-park-in-rol-1794982535|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112044444/https://kotaku.com/player-spends-a-decade-polishing-epic-theme-park-in-rol-1794982535|archive-date=November 12, 2020|website=Kotaku}}
Support for higher framerates.{{cite web |last=Dawe |first=Liam |date=11 September 2023 |title=RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme |url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/rollercoaster-tycoon-2-reimplementation-openrct2-gets-a-new-title-theme/ |website=GamingOnLinux}}
Support for content from the original RollerCoaster Tycoon, such as scenarios.
Increased previous software limits on parks, such as scenery availability.{{Cite web|last=Koczwara|first=Michael|date=May 30, 2017|title=After a decade of construction, this RollerCoaster Tycoon megapark is finally finished|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/how-one-player-spent-a-decade-creating-a-rollercoaster-tycoon-megapark/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306155647/https://www.pcgamer.com/how-one-player-spent-a-decade-creating-a-rollercoaster-tycoon-megapark/|archive-date=March 6, 2020|work=PC Gamer}}
Options to exceed or tweak restrictions such as height clearance.
Optional early victory conditions, should goals be met before time runs out.
Improvements to pathfinding AI{{Cite web |last=Truong |first=Kevin |date=August 6, 2020 |title=This 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' Maze Takes Trillions of Years to Complete |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-rollercoaster-tycoon-maze-takes-trillions-of-years-to-complete/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129210041/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bv8p3d/this-rollercoaster-tycoon-maze-takes-trillions-of-years-to-complete |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |website=Waypoint}}
Cheats

Development

Development of the game was started on April 2, 2014, by Ted "IntelOrca" John, and was continued by 250 other contributors.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://openrct2.org/about |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=OpenRCT2.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Luckerson |first=Victor |date=2019-04-01 |title=Time Is a Flat Ferris Wheel: The Enduring Legacy of 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' |url=https://www.theringer.com/2019/4/1/18286916/rollercoaster-tycoon-game-20th-anniversary-legacy |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}

In 2019, the game was brought to custom firmware Nintendo Switch systems by modder rsn8887 as a homebrew game, including touchscreen support.

A major update in 2022 allowed the game to use RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic (an official port of the original games) as a base install path.{{cite web |last=Dawe |first=Liam |date=12 October 2022 |title=RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game engine OpenRCT2 gets another big upgrade |url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/10/rollercoaster-tycoon-2-game-engine-openrct2-gets-another-big-upgrade/ |website=GamingOnLinux}}

File:OpenRCT2 Main Theme.flac]]

In May 2023, Allister Brimble, the theme composer for the first two RollerCoaster Tycoon games, composed a new theme song for OpenRCT2.{{Cite tweet |number=1657850768634855424 |user=AllisterBrimble |title=I was pretty excited to be asked by the OpenRCT2 community who have created an open source version of Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 to make a brand new title theme for the game.. My third main tune in the series of games! Coming soon here! |first=Brimble |last=Allister |author-link=Allister Brimble}} Commissioned by the YouTuber Deurklink, the song was paid for by his Patreon subscribers, in what he said was a community-funded effort.{{Cite web |last=Yarwood |first=Jack |date=2023-05-15 |title=Original RollerCoaster Tycoon Composer Creating New Theme For Fan Project |url=https://www.timeextension.com/news/2023/05/original-rollercoaster-tycoon-composer-creating-new-theme-for-fan-project |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Time Extension |language=}} The theme was added to a game in a September 2023 update, which also added new main menu backgrounds selected through a contest. The same update also allowed for camera and UI frame rates to be unlocked from the previous 40 Hz limit.{{cite web |last=Dawe |first=Liam |date=11 September 2023 |title=RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme |url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/rollercoaster-tycoon-2-reimplementation-openrct2-gets-a-new-title-theme/ |website=GamingOnLinux}}

Reception

PC Gamer praised the increased scope for creativity with the new toolset, adding: "you can build the park of your dreams with coasters that no sane person who values their intestines would think about riding. It’s a great way to return to such a wonderful classic PC game." Vice noted that OpenRCT2 "allows players much greater freedom in what they are able to build." Kotaku Australia pointed out that OpenRCT2 allows RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 to run on modern systems "just fine", and features multiplayer support, weakening the incentive to purchase the later released RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic.{{Cite web|last=Walker|first=Alex|date=September 27, 2017|title=I'm Not Sure Rollercoaster Tycoon Needs That Much RAM|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/09/im-not-sure-rollercoaster-tycoon-needs-that-much-ram/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423102309/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/09/im-not-sure-rollercoaster-tycoon-needs-that-much-ram/|archive-date=April 23, 2018|website=Kotaku Australia}}

In 2020, Nerdist suggested OpenRCT2 among other stress-relieving games to play during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Tremaine|first=Morgan|date=March 19, 2020|title=6 Relaxing Video Games to Ease Your Stress|url=https://nerdist.com/article/6-relaxing-video-games-animal-crossing-forza-islanders/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102133854/https://nerdist.com/article/6-relaxing-video-games-animal-crossing-forza-islanders/|archive-date=January 2, 2021|website=Nerdist}}