Software:Parkitect

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Parkitect is a construction and management simulation video game developed and published by Texel Raptor. After a successful Kickstarter campaign and a two-year-long early access beta period, the game was released on November 29, 2018. Parkitect simulates amusement park management, reminiscent of the RollerCoaster Tycoon series. A console port was released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on July 3, 2024.[1]

Gameplay

An in-game screenshot

The general premise of the game is to open, build, and successfully maintain an amusement park, similar to the RollerCoaster Tycoon series. The player must build a multitude of attractions, manage the park, and keep their guests happy. The player may hire staff to fulfil the needs of the park. Parkitect introduces several aspects that differentiate from the classic RollerCoaster Tycoon series including staff buildings, resource depots, and hidden staff-only areas.[2] Furthermore, the game introduces a branching map system within its campaign mode.[3][4]

The game supports user-created mods, assets and rides, distributed via Steam Workshop.[5]

Development

In March 2014, development started as an attempt to simulate coaster physics before deciding to turn it into a full theme park simulation game. On June 1, 2014, Sebastian Mayer posted a screenshot of the yet-to-be titled game on Reddit.[6] Texel Raptor launched the Kickstarter of the game on August 22, 2014, as Parkitect.[7][8] By September 2014, the campaign had raised over US$63,730.[9] From then on, Texel Raptor released weekly images and stats regarding the development of the game.[10][11] Texel Raptor released the pre-alpha to those who pre-ordered and backed the game in September 2015. In April 2016, Texel Raptor announced that Parkitect would be released as an early access game on Steam on May 5, 2016.[12][13][14] The game fully released out of early access on November 29, 2018.[3]

An expansion pack, Taste of Adventure, was released on November 20, 2019.[15] In December 2020, a cooperative multiplayer mode that accommodates up to eight players was released for free.[16] The game's second expansion, Booms & Blooms, was released on September 2, 2020.[17]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic83/100[18]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid9/10[19]
EurogamerRecommended[20]
PC Gamer (US)77/100[21]

The game received "generally positive reviews", according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[18] Alex Donaldson of VG247 praised the game, claiming that the game is connected "to the first two sprite-based RCT games [as] Planet Coaster [is connected] to the later 3D entries."[22] Two years after Parkitect's release on Early Access, Ellen McGrody of PC Gamer noted that the game "has grown from a simple recreation of the isometric rollercoaster sim to an evolution of it".[23] Right before the game's release, Matt Wales of Eurogamer wrote that the game already possessed a "thriving" modding scene.[24]

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named console
  2. ↑ Wales, Matt (November 21, 2016). "Planet Coaster review" (in en). Eurogamer.net. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-11-20-planet-coaster-review. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Devore, Jordan (November 12, 2018). "Theme park sim Parkitect exits Early Access soon with a Campaign mode". Destructoid. https://www.destructoid.com/theme-park-sim-parkitect-exits-early-access-soon-with-a-campaign-mode-530969.phtml. 
  4. ↑ Adams, Robert (November 14, 2018). "Parkitect Release Date Announced, Campaign Details Revealed". Tech Raptor. https://techraptor.net/content/parkitect-release-date. 
  5. ↑ "Parkitect | Texel Raptor". https://www.themeparkitect.com/. 
  6. ↑ Christiansen, Tom (June 4, 2014). "Is This Indie Game the next RollerCoaster Tycoon?". http://www.gamezebo.com/2014/06/04/indie-game-next-rollercoaster-tycoon/. 
  7. ↑ "Parkitect – Retro inspired theme park designer gets a Kickstarter". August 23, 2014. http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/08/parkitect-retro-inspired-theme-park.html. 
  8. ↑ Plunkett, Luke (August 26, 2014). "The Return Of The Theme Park Simulator". http://kotaku.com/the-return-of-the-theme-park-simulator-1627233924. 
  9. ↑ "Indie Spotlight", Mind of the Geek, July 21, 2015, http://www.mindofthegeek.com/2014/09/ckloock/indie-spotlight-parkitect/, retrieved December 25, 2015 
  10. ↑ Smith, Adam (June 20, 2015). "Roll Out The Coasters: Parkitect". https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/06/20/parkitect-management-game/. 
  11. ↑ Griffiths, Josh (January 6, 2016). "Parkitect shows how following through on a kickstarter is done". http://cliqist.com/2016/01/06/parkitect-shows-following-kickstarter-done/. 
  12. ↑ Devore, Jordan (April 6, 2016). "Parkitect nails that classic theme park sim vibe". http://www.destructoid.com/parkitect-nails-that-classic-theme-park-sim-vibe-353591.phtml. 
  13. ↑ Devore, Jordan (April 7, 2016). "Parkitect nails that classic theme park sim vibe". https://www.destructoid.com/parkitect-nails-that-classic-theme-park-sim-vibe/. 
  14. ↑ Estrada, Marcus (May 5, 2016). "Make Your Own Theme Park in Parkitect". http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/05/05/make-your-own-theme-park-in-parkitect/205739/. 
  15. ↑ Devore, Jordan (November 13, 2019). "Theme park sim Parkitect: Taste of Adventure looks scrumptious" (in english). Destructoid. https://www.destructoid.com/theme-park-sim-parkitect-taste-of-adventure-looks-scrumptious-572392.phtml. 
  16. ↑ Wales, Matt (November 25, 2020). "Superb theme park management sim Parkitect is getting an 8-player online co-op mode". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-11-25-superb-theme-park-management-sim-parkitect-is-getting-an-8-player-online-co-op-mode. 
  17. ↑ Wales, Matt (September 1, 2020). "Theme park sim Parkitect's second paid expansion Booms & Blooms is out this week". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-09-01-theme-park-sim-parkitects-second-paid-expansion-booms-and-blooms-is-out-this-week. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Parkitect for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/parkitect/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  19. ↑ Patrick, Hancock (November 27, 2018). "Review: Parkitect". https://www.destructoid.com/review-parkitect-532735.phtml. 
  20. ↑ Wales, Matt (December 6, 2018). "Parkitect review – the finest theme park sim for years". https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-06-parkitect-review-the-finest-theme-park-sim-for-years. 
  21. ↑ Lane, Rick (December 13, 2018). "Parkitect review". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/parkitect-review/. 
  22. ↑ Donaldson, Alex (January 4, 2017). "The Theme Park management sim is having a renaissance and I couldn't be happier". VG247.com. https://www.vg247.com/2017/01/04/the-theme-park-management-sim-is-having-a-renaissance-and-i-couldnt-be-happier/. 
  23. ↑ McGrody, Ellen (April 9, 2018). "Parkitect is reviving the classic rollercoaster sim" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/parkitect-is-reviving-the-classic-rollercoaster-sim/. 
  24. ↑ Wales, Matt (November 11, 2018). "Superb theme park management sim Parkitect finally leaves Early Access later this month" (in en). Eurogamer.net. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-11-12-superb-theme-park-management-sim-parkitect-finally-leaves-early-access-this-month. 



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