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RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. 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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Deep coaster design mechanics” (12 of 93 reviews) and “Hours of coaster-building content” (5); the most common complaint is “Crashes, glitches, and broken features” (8). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
12 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“Alright… RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. This ain’t just a game. This is CHILDHOOD. 🧠 THE REALITY You didn’t “play” this game… You: built the most ridiculous roller coasters known to mankind launched guests into near-death…”
5 of the 93 reviews raise this.
5 of the 93 reviews raise this.
4 of the 93 reviews raise this.
3 of the 93 reviews raise this.
8 of the 93 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 93 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 93 reviews raise this.
Counted across 93 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“When you bring up RCT3 Platinum and now shawty knows you a nerd”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“1 of if not the best coaster games anyone ever made. nearly flawless from begining to end. And Has a kickass direct sequal called planet coaster. made by the same devs after a split off from the prior company, and fk me if you like these kind of games both could give you 1k…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“The GOAT of RollerCoaster simulation games, Thrilleville Off the Rails gets brownie points but I feel this is still the peak.”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum 33% Off for a Limited Time! 9 New Languages added via Steam Update!
Dear RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum Players: We are pleased to announce the addition of 9 new languages to the Steam version of RCT3: Platinum! These are available now as a FREE automatic update to
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Simulation · Management · Sandbox · Building · Strategy · Singleplayer · Economy · Classic · Real-Time with Pause · Family Friendly · Funny · Moddable (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Official site | https://www.frontier.co.uk/our-games/our-gameography/#rollercoastertycoon3 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP Processor: Pentium® III 733 MHz or compatible (Pentium® 4 1.2 GHz or compatible recommended) Memory: 128 MB RAM; 256 MB for XP (256 MB; 384 MB for XP recommended) Graphics: Any ATI Radeon™ or GeForce™ 2 with 32MB or higher; or other video card with 32MB and hardware T&L (ATI Radeon™ 64 MB SDR or GeForce™ 2 Pro or other video card with 64 MB or more memory and hardware T&L recommended)* DirectX Version: DirectX® version 9 (included) or higher Sound: Windows® 2000/XP-compatible 16-bit sound card * Hard Drive: 600 MB free * Indicates device should be compati