Frontier Developments

Planet Coaster

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2016

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    E - Everyone*

Series

  • Planet Coaster

Engines

  • Cobra Engine

Localized titles

  • Planet Coaster

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Casual*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Japanese*

Community tags · historical

  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    1,228*
  • Building*
    Votes · historical
    1,143*
  • Management*
    Votes · historical
    958*
  • Sandbox*
    Votes · historical
    891*
  • Family Friendly*
    Votes · historical
    866*
  • Relaxing*
    Votes · historical
    609*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    598*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    597*
  • Economy*
    Votes · historical
    593*
  • Realistic*
    Votes · historical
    592*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    586*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    578*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    572*
  • Colorful*
    Votes · historical
    568*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    556*
  • City Builder*
    Votes · historical
    349*
  • Casual*
    Votes · historical
    321*
  • 3D*
    Votes · historical
    310*
  • God Game*
    Votes · historical
    310*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    302*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7 (SP1+)/8.1/10 64bit*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i5-2300/AMD FX-4300*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    nVidia GTX 560 (2GB)/AMD Radeon 7850 (2GB)*
    Graphics API
    Version 11*
    Storage
    8 GB available space*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    10.14 (Mojave) or later*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i5 (4 cores)*
    Memory
    6 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Video Card (AMD): Radeon R9 M290 | Video Card (NVIDIA): GeForce GTX 775M*
    Storage
    15 GB available space*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Memory
    12 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i7-4770/AMD FX-8350*
    Graphics alternatives
    nVidia GTX 980 (4GB)/AMD R9 380 (4GB)*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    12 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    211*
    Community confidence
    strong*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Frontier Developments
  • Aspyr (Mac)*

Publishers

  • Frontier Developments
  • Aspyr (Mac)*

Release history

  • 2016-11-17
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2020-11-10
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2016-11-17 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2016-11-17*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Nov 17, 2016*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel i5-2300/AMD FX-4300*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
nVidia GTX 560 (2GB)/AMD Radeon 7850 (2GB)*
Windows minimum memory requirement
8* GB
Name
Planet Coaster*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel i7-4770/AMD FX-8350*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
nVidia GTX 980 (4GB)/AMD R9 380 (4GB)*
Windows recommended memory requirement
12* GB
Release year
2,016*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel i5-2300/AMD FX-4300*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
nVidia GTX 560 (2GB)/AMD Radeon 7850 (2GB)*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
8 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel i7-4770/AMD FX-8350*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
nVidia GTX 980 (4GB)/AMD R9 380 (4GB)*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
12 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Frontier Developments
Frontier Developments*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
E - Everyone*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
construction and management simulation
construction and management simulation*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Frontier Developments
Frontier Developments*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2016-11-17 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2016-11-17*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 33 fields
Achievements · historical
32*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
206* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,140* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Frontier Developments*
  • Aspyr (Mac)*
DLC count · historical
11*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2000000 - 5000000*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Casual*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
253* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
229* min
Metacritic score
84*
Name
Planet Coaster*
Negative reviews · historical
6,147*
Peak ccu
687*
Positive reviews · historical
64,131*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
8.99*
Publishers
  • Frontier Developments*
  • Aspyr (Mac)*
Recommendations
58,787*
Store release date · historical
Nov 17, 2016*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Japanese*
Game website · historical
https://www.planetcoaster.com/*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Frontier Developments
Frontier Developments*
Aspyr (Mac)
Aspyr (Mac)*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Casual
Casual*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Frontier Developments
Frontier Developments*
Aspyr (Mac)
Aspyr (Mac)*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Nov 17, 2016*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Japanese*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
1,903* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,250* min
Ccu
687*
Developer
Frontier Developments, Aspyr (Mac)*
Historical discount
75* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Casual*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
4,499* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Japanese*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
3,706* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
233* min
Name
Planet Coaster*
Negative reviews · historical
6,147*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2,000,000 .. 5,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
64,131*
Historical US price
1,124* US cents
Publisher
Frontier Developments, Aspyr (Mac)*
Community tags · historical
  • Simulation*
  • Building*
  • Management*
  • Sandbox*
  • Family Friendly*
  • Relaxing*
  • Strategy*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Economy*
  • Realistic*
  • Funny*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Colorful*
  • Third Person*
  • City Builder*
  • Casual*
  • 3D*
  • God Game*
  • Multiplayer*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Casual
Casual*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Japanese*
Community tags · historical
Simulation
Simulation*
Building
Building*
Management
Management*
Sandbox
Sandbox*
Family Friendly
Family Friendly*
Relaxing
Relaxing*
Strategy
Strategy*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Economy
Economy*
Realistic
Realistic*
Funny
Funny*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Colorful
Colorful*
Third Person
Third Person*
City Builder
City Builder*
Casual
Casual*
3D
3D*
God Game
God Game*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Tags votes
Simulation
Votes · historical
1,228*
Building
Votes · historical
1,143*
Management
Votes · historical
958*
Sandbox
Votes · historical
891*
Family Friendly
Votes · historical
866*
Relaxing
Votes · historical
609*
Strategy
Votes · historical
598*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
597*
Economy
Votes · historical
593*
Realistic
Votes · historical
592*
Funny
Votes · historical
586*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
578*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
572*
Colorful
Votes · historical
568*
Third Person
Votes · historical
556*
City Builder
Votes · historical
349*
Casual
Votes · historical
321*
3D
Votes · historical
310*
God Game
Votes · historical
310*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
302*
Specifications 5 · 28 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Frontier Developments*
  • Aspyr (Mac)*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Casual*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: *
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS: 10.14 (Mojave) or later Processor: Intel Core i5 (4 cores) Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Video Card (AMD): Radeon R9 M290 | Video Card (NVIDIA): GeForce GTX 775M Storage: 15 GB available space *
Metacritic score
84*
Name
Planet Coaster*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+)/8.1/10 64bit Processor: Intel i5-2300/AMD FX-4300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GTX 560 (2GB)/AMD Radeon 7850 (2GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$44.99*
Publishers
  • Frontier Developments*
  • Aspyr (Mac)*
Recommendations total
58,642*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Nov 17, 2016*
Interface languages
English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Frontier Developments
Frontier Developments*
Aspyr (Mac)
Aspyr (Mac)*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Casual
Casual*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
10.14 (Mojave) or later*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i5 (4 cores)*
Memory
6 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Video Card (AMD): Radeon R9 M290 | Video Card (NVIDIA): GeForce GTX 775M*
Storage
15 GB available space*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7 (SP1+)/8.1/10 64bit*
Processor alternatives
Intel i5-2300/AMD FX-4300*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
nVidia GTX 560 (2GB)/AMD Radeon 7850 (2GB)*
Graphics API
Version 11*
Storage
8 GB available space*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Frontier Developments
Frontier Developments*
Aspyr (Mac)
Aspyr (Mac)*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Nov 17, 2016*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Japanese*
Specifications 6 · 17 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Action|Adventure|Casual*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
572*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
211*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
12* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,016*
Title
Planet Coaster*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Casual
Casual*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
211*
Community confidence
strong*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
12 GB*

* Provisional data