Examples include a recent mod adding catwalks (opens in new tab) to the game, allowing players to build true-to-life lighted walkways to the sides of their massive coaster hills, and a mod adding cars (opens in new tab) as scenery, all with their own working headlights. Those contributing to the extensive Workshop can even have their own creations tap into that new lighting engine. Players can incorporate lights throughout their park's scenery, and flat rides come to life with flashing, colorful animations that look just like they do at the county fair. Thanks to a revised visual system, it looks better than ever with gorgeous lighting that brings parks to life when the sun falls. What takes it above and beyond is a combination of massive community output and new graphical tweaks. You can even see how guests are reacting to the scenery along the ride's route thanks to systems that allow detailed creations to actually impact guest perceptions.Īll of this feels fleshed-out in the latest beta. The game’s isometric view is clearly inspired by first two installments of Rollercoaster Tycoon.Once your ride's built, simple-to-read visualizers help you determine what sections are providing the most excitement and where efficiency can be improved. Parkitect uses fully three-dimensional visuals with an aesthetic feel to them, introducing bright colors and seamless vector surfaces. All of these actions have to be balanced financially to maintain the balance between the income and ensuing expenses. Our business needs employees – we spend a lot of our time on recruiting promising candidates and increasing their skills to employ them on various posts, such as attendance, helping guests, or cleaning the area. Moreover, we are left with taking care of the visual aspects of the park, such as decorations or using visually pleasing objects to hide the park’s infrastructure.

We begin by building various attractions and designing the roller coaster rides, then create a system of paths for both pedestrians and vehicles which is then used by the guests to get around the installation.

The game follows a scheme known from other economic strategy games.

Parkitect game review