Simulation · March 12, 2008

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum (2008)

group1M–10M ownersrecommend4.1k recommendations
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of great strategy sim. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever. Build your own water slide or create your own safari with real animals. Watch guest reactions to your ultimate theme park! Grab a front seat for the ride of your life with the jaw-dropping Coaster Cam. See every detail in stunning 3D with fully controllable park cameras. Cope with changing weather patterns and enjoy beautiful vistas, sunsets, moonlight, and more. Experience the latest extreme coasters and heart-pumping rides! Live Every spine tingling detail in stunning 3-D with fully controllable cameras. Spice up any backgrounds, rides, fireworks display and laser light shows with your own music. Create your own park guests and groups with the Peep Designer and experience their reactions to the rides you build! Soak them and watch their reactions! Send them on wild safari and let them pet the animals! Create savage encounters and thrilling safaris! Conquer 12 Wild! Scenarios and experience cool jungle and prehistoric design themes. Play through dozens of scenarios in three difficulty modes or build without limits in Sandbox mode. Create pyrotechnic wonders and laser light shows with the RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 MixMaster.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Simulation · 311
  • Management · 275
  • Sandbox · 214
  • Building · 202
  • Strategy · 143
  • Singleplayer · 122
  • Economy · 89
  • Classic · 83
  • Real-Time with Pause · 72
  • Family Friendly · 58
  • Funny · 52
  • Moddable · 42
  • Multiplayer · 34
  • City Builder · 32
  • Great Soundtrack · 26

Peer Simulation titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.2k Steam reviewsTop 51% in Simulation
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 18%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 75 — top 34% of Simulation titles
Engagement hours12 h averageTop 74% for session depth among Simulation

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • Finnish
  • Norwegian
  • Swedish

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 5.2k reviews

4.8k positive · 414 negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

4.1k

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 12, 2008
DeveloperFrontier, Aspyr (Mac)
Base priceFree-to-play
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time