But most of all, I love the breathless clash of science and art behind these thoroughly encompassing illusions.

For people like me, the originalPlanet Coasterwas a dream.

Then there’s the optimisation.

Planet Coaster 2 screenshot showing guests splashing around a busy swimming pool and bursting out of water slides beneath a bright blue sky.

Elsewhere, pools and flumes have been introduced, satisfying the endless clamour for water parks among the community.

Planet Coaster 2’s various play modes are more clearly defined now, too.

What Planet Coaster 2 lacks, though, is any meaningful strategic evolution or sophistication.

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Why, for instance, does the Workshop not have a filter for flat rides, of all things?

Individually, these feel like surmountable quirks, but all together they’re just draining.

Planet Coaster 2 accessibility options

Subtitles.

Planet Coaster 2 screenshot showing a Career mode park viewed from above, with the focus on several swimming pools and waterslides.

Colour blindness heatmap contrast options.

Audio mono mode option.

Keyboard and controller sensitivity sliders.

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A copy of Planet Coaster 2 was provided for review by Frontier Developments.

Planet Coaster 2 screenshot showing a rollercoaster cart tearing along a track as it whips up from beneath a wooden bridge surrounded by trees.

Planet Coaster 2 screenshot showing park guests roaming a beachside promenade in Career mode.

Planet Coaster 2 screenshot showing a guests meandering around a large plaza with a swimming pool and slide at its centre.

Planet Coaster 2 screenshot showing a power distribution heatmap in Career mode.