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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (abbreviated as RCT3) is the third installment of the RollerCoaster Tycoon series. The gameplay is based on managing amusement parks and building roller coasters. The player must build rides, paths, food stalls, and scenery to attract guests to their park and fulfill a set of objectives.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, first released on October 26, 2004, is the first game in the series to use 3-dimensional graphics, as opposed to the 2-dimensional isometric view of the first two games. Players can now view their park at any angle, which helps players build in crowded areas. Players can also "Ride the Rides" (main sales argument), which allows the player to simulate riding most of the attractions in the park from a first-person perspective. Some players disliked the quality of the new graphics.

The game spawned two expansion packs including Soaked! that allows the user to build water parks and Wild! that allows the user to build zoo exhibits. Additionally, the game received several compiled releases featuring its expansion packs including RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Gold! that included Soaked!, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Gold Edition in the United Kingdom that included Wild!, and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum! that included both expansion packs.

On August 12, 2015, an iOS version of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 was released, compatible with all 64-bit iOS devices, including iPhone 5s, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, and iPod touch 6th generation. However, it only included the game base and the expansion packs were not included.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum! was added to the Steam and GoG but was delisted on May 7, 2018 due to a lawsuit between Atari and Frontier with Frontier not receiving royalty payment from Atari for the digital sales of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum![1] After Frontier owned the rights to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, they re-released the game as RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition on September 24, 2020 for Windows, macOS, and Nintendo Switch.

Attractions Attractions RCT3 Icon[]

Roller Coasters Roller Coasters RCT3 Icon[]


Air Powered Coaster RCT3 Icon
Air Powered Coaster
(Air Powered Coaster)
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Bobsleigh RCT3 Icon
Bobsleigh
(Bobsleigh)
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Compact Inverted Coaster RCT3 Icon
Compact Inverted Coaster
(Compact Inverted Coaster)
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Corkscrew Coaster RCT3 Icon
Corkscrew Coaster
(Corkscrew Coaster)
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Dinghy Slide RCT3 Icon
Dinghy Slide
(Dinghy Slide)
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Floorless Roller Coaster RCT3 Icon
Floorless Roller Coaster
(Floorless Roller Coaster)
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Flying Coaster RCT3 Icon
Flying Coaster
(Flying Coaster)
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Flying Turns RCT3 Icon
Flying Turns
(Flying Turns)
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Giga Coaster RCT3 Icon
Giga Coaster
(Giga Coaster)
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Heartline Coaster RCT3 Icon
Heartline Coaster
(Heartline Coaster)
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Hyper Coaster RCT3 Icon
Hyper Coaster
(Hyper Coaster)
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Hyper Twister Coaster RCT3 Icon
Hyper Twister Coaster
(Hyper Twister Coaster)
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Inverted Coaster RCT3 Icon
Inverted Coaster
(Inverted Coaster)
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Inverted Hairpin Coaster RCT3 Icon
Inverted Hairpin Coaster
(Inverted Hairpin Coaster)
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Inverted Impulse Coaster RCT3 Icon
Inverted Impulse Coaster
(Inverted Impulse Coaster)
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Inverted Shuttle Coaster RCT3 Icon
Inverted Shuttle Coaster
(Inverted Shuttle Coaster)
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Inverted Vertical Shuttle RCT3 Icon
Inverted Vertical Shuttle
(Inverted Vertical Shuttle)
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Inverted Wild Mouse RCT3 Icon
Inverted Wild Mouse
(Inverted Wild Mouse)
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Junior Coaster RCT3 Icon
Junior Coaster
(Junior Coaster)
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LIM Launched Coaster RCT3 Icon
LIM Launched Coaster
(LIM Launched Coaster)
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Lay Down Roller Coaster RCT3 Icon
Lay Down Roller Coaster
(Lay Down Roller Coaster)
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Log Flume RCT3 Icon
Log Flume
(Log Flume)
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Looping Roller Coaster RCT3 Icon
Looping Roller Coaster
(Looping Roller Coaster)
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Mine Ride RCT3 Icon
Mine Ride
(Mine Ride)
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Mine Train Coaster RCT3 Icon
Mine Train Coaster
(Mine Train Coaster)
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Mini Coaster RCT3 Icon
Mini Coaster
(Mini Coaster)
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Mini Suspended Coaster RCT3 Icon
Mini Suspended Coaster
(Mini Suspended Coaster)
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Mini Suspended Flying Coaster RCT3 Icon
Mini Suspended Flying Coaster
(Mini Suspended Flying Coaster)
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Multidimension Coaster RCT3 Icon
Multidimension Coaster
(Multidimension Coaster)
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Pipeline Coaster RCT3 Icon
Pipeline Coaster
(Pipeline Coaster)
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Rafts RCT3 Icon
Rafts
(Rafts)
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Reverse FreeFall Coaster RCT3 Icon
Reverse FreeFall Coaster
(Reverse FreeFall Coaster)
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Reverser Coaster RCT3 Icon
Reverser Coaster
(Reverser Coaster)
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River Rapids RCT3 Icon
River Rapids
(River Rapids)
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Side Friction Coaster RCT3 Icon
Side Friction Coaster
(Side Friction Coaster)
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Spinning Wild Mouse RCT3 Icon
Spinning Wild Mouse
(Spinning Wild Mouse)
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Spiral Coaster RCT3 Icon
Spiral Coaster
(Spiral Coaster)
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Splash Boats RCT3 Icon
Splash Boats
(Splash Boats)
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Standup Coaster RCT3 Icon
Standup Coaster
(Standup Coaster)
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Standup Twister Coaster RCT3 Icon
Standup Twister Coaster
(Standup Twister Coaster)
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StrataCoaster RCT3 Icon
StrataCoaster
(StrataCoaster)
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Suspended Swinging Coaster RCT3 Icon
Suspended Swinging Coaster
(Suspended Swinging Coaster)
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Tilt Coaster RCT3 Icon
Tilt Coaster
(Tilt Coaster)
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Twister Coaster RCT3 Icon
Twister Coaster
(Twister Coaster)
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Vertical Drop Coaster RCT3 Icon
Vertical Drop Coaster
(Vertical Drop Coaster)
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Virginia Reel RCT3 Icon
Virginia Reel
(Virginia Reel)
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Water Coaster RCT3 Icon
Water Coaster
(Water Coaster)
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Wild Mouse Coaster RCT3 Icon
Wild Mouse Coaster
(Wild Mouse Coaster)
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Wooden Coaster RCT3 Icon
Wooden Coaster
(Wooden Coaster)
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Wooden Wild Mine RCT3 Icon
Wooden Wild Mine
(Wooden Wild Mine)
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Wooden Wild Mouse RCT3 Icon
Wooden Wild Mouse
(Wooden Wild Mouse)
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Junior Rides Junior Rides RCT3 Icon[]


Buffalo Roundabout RCT3 Icon
Buffalo Roundabout
(Buffalo Roundabout)
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Floundering Ferry RCT3 Icon
Floundering Ferry
(Floundering Ferry)
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Flying Saucers RCT3 Icon
Flying Saucers
(Flying Saucers)
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Merry-Go-Round RCT3 Icon
Merry-Go-Round
(Merry-Go-Round)
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Monster Ride RCT3 Icon
Monster Ride
(Monster Ride)
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Odyssey Ride RCT3 Icon
Odyssey Ride
(Odyssey Ride)
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Snake Helter-skelter RCT3 Icon
Snake Helter-skelter
(Snake Helter-skelter)
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Spiral Slide RCT3 Icon
Spiral Slide
(Spiral Slide)
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Tea Cups Ride RCT3 Icon
Tea Cups Ride
(Tea Cups Ride)
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Thrill Rides Thrill Rides RCT3 Icon[]


Bucking Bull RCT3 Icon
Bucking Bull
(Bucking Bull)
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Chairswing RCT3 Icon
Chairswing
(Chairswing)
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Double Swinging Inverter RCT3 Icon
Double Swinging Inverter
(Double Swinging Inverter)
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Enterprise RCT3 Icon
Enterprise
(Enterprise)
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Flying Carpet RCT3 Icon
Flying Carpet
(Flying Carpet)
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Gallows Swing RCT3 Icon
Gallows Swing
(Gallows Swing)
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Gravitron RCT3 Icon
Gravitron
(Gravitron)
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Lasso RCT3 Icon
Lasso
(Lasso)
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Launched Freefall RCT3 Icon
Launched Freefall
(Launched Freefall)
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Mine Drop Ride RCT3 Icon
Mine Drop Ride
(Mine Drop Ride)
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Motion Simulator RCT3 Icon
Motion Simulator
(Motion Simulator)
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Phoenix Twister RCT3 Icon
Phoenix Twister
(Phoenix Twister)
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Pirate Ship RCT3 Icon
Pirate Ship
(Pirate Ship)
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Revolution RCT3 Icon
Revolution
(Revolution)
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Roto-Drop RCT3 Icon
Roto-Drop
(Roto-Drop)
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Rotor RCT3 Icon
Rotor
(Rotor)
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Rotovator RCT3 Icon
Rotovator
(Rotovator)
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Roundup Ride RCT3 Icon
Roundup Ride
(Roundup Ride)
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Sky Sling RCT3 Icon
Sky Sling
(Sky Sling)
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Sky Wheel RCT3 Icon
Sky Wheel
(Sky Wheel)
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Swinging Inverter Ship RCT3 Icon
Swinging Inverter Ship
(Swinging Inverter Ship)
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TNT Vortex RCT3 Icon
TNT Vortex
(TNT Vortex)
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Top Spin RCT3 Icon
Top Spin
(Top Spin)
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Top Spinner RCT3 Icon
Top Spinner
(Top Spinner)
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Spider Top Spinner RCT3 Icon
Spider Top Spinner
(Spider Top Spinner)
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Twister RCT3 Icon
Twister
(Twister)
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Zipper RCT3 Icon
Zipper
(Zipper)
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Water Rides Water Rides RCT3 Icon[]


Bumper Boats RCT3 Icon
Bumper Boats
(Bumper Boats)
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Canoes RCT3 Icon
Canoes
(Canoes)
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Jet Skis RCT3 Icon
Jet Skis
(Jet Skis)
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Mini Sub RCT3 Icon
Mini Sub
(Mini Sub)
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Rowing Boats RCT3 Icon
Rowing Boats
(Rowing Boats)
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Swan Boats RCT3 Icon
Swan Boats
(Swan Boats)
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Water Tricycles RCT3 Icon
Water Tricycles
(Water Tricycles)
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Gentle Rides Gentle Rides RCT3 Icon[]


3D Cinema RCT3 Icon
3D Cinema
(3D Cinema)
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Circus RCT3 Icon
Circus
(Circus)
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Crazy Golf RCT3 Icon
Crazy Golf
(Crazy Golf)
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Crooked House RCT3 Icon
Crooked House
(Crooked House)
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Dodgems RCT3 Icon
Dodgems
(Dodgems)
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Ferris Wheel RCT3 Icon
Ferris Wheel
(Ferris Wheel)
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Spooky Wheel RCT3 Icon
Spooky Wheel
(Spooky Wheel)
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Western Wheel RCT3 Icon
Western Wheel
(Western Wheel)
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Ghost House ride RCT3 Icon
Ghost House ride
(Ghost House ride)
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Kara Oki concert RCT3 Icon
Kara Oki concert
(Kara Oki concert)
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Laser Battle RCT3 Icon
Laser Battle
(Laser Battle)
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Mirror Maze RCT3 Icon
Mirror Maze
(Mirror Maze)
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Planetarium RCT3 Icon
Planetarium
(Planetarium)
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Space Arcade RCT3 Icon
Space Arcade
(Space Arcade)
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Space Rings RCT3 Icon
Space Rings
(Space Rings)
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Trampoline RCT3 Icon
Trampoline
(Trampoline)
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Zero G trampoline RCT3 Icon
Zero G trampoline
(Zero G trampoline)
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Wild West show RCT3 Icon
Wild West show
(Wild West show)
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Transport Rides Transport Rides RCT3 Icon[]


Chairlift RCT3 Icon
Chairlift
(Chairlift)
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Elevator RCT3 Icon
Elevator
(Elevator)
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Mini Railway RCT3 Icon
Mini Railway
(Mini Railway)
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Monorail RCT3 Icon
Monorail
(Monorail)
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Suspended Monorail RCT3 Icon
Suspended Monorail
(Suspended Monorail)
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Trams RCT3 Icon
Trams
(Trams)
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Other Rides and Attractions Other Rides and Attractions RCT3 Icon[]


Car RCT3 Icon
Sportcars
(Sportcars)
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Car RCT3 Icon
Racing Cars
(Racing Cars)
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Car RCT3 Icon
Pickup Trucks
(Pickup Trucks)
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Cheshire Cats RCT3 Icon
Black Cat
(Black Cat)
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Cheshire Cats RCT3 Icon
Cheshire Cats
(Cheshire Cats)
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Vintage Cars RCT3 Icon
Vintage Cars
(Vintage Cars)
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Monster Trucks RCT3 Icon
Monster Trucks
(Monster Trucks)
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Ghost Train RCT3 Icon
Ghost Train
(Ghost Train)
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Haunted Hotel RCT3 Icon
Haunted Hotel
(Haunted Hotel)
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Mini Helicopters RCT3 Icon
Mini Helicopters
(Mini Helicopters)
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Squeaky Cycles RCT3 Icon
Squeaky Cycles
(Squeaky Cycles)
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Go-Karts RCT3 Icon
Go-Karts
(Go-Karts)
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Steeplechase RCT3 Icon
Steeplechase
(Steeplechase)
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Steeplechase RCT3 Icon
Wildwest Horse
(Wildwest Horse)
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Motorbike Races RCT3 Icon
Motorbike Races
(Motorbike Races)
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Motorbike Races RCT3 Icon
Raptor Races
(Raptor Races)
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Soap Box Derby Racers RCT3 Icon
Soap Box Derby Racers
(Soap Box Derby Racers)
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Observation Tower RCT3 Icon
Observation Tower
(Observation Tower)
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Double Deck Observation Tower RCT3 Icon
Double Deck Observation Tower
(Double Deck Observation Tower)
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Shops & Facilities File:Shops & Facilities RCT3 Icon.png[]

Food File:Food Stalls RCT3 Icon.png[]


Bison Burgers RCT3 Icon
Bison Burgers
(Bison Burgers)
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Burgers RCT3 Icon
Burgers
(Burgers)
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Chicken RCT3 Icon
Chicken
(Chicken)
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Cookies RCT3 Icon
Cookies
(Cookies)
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Cotton Candy RCT3 Icon
Cotton Candy
(Cotton Candy)
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Golden Nugget Candy RCT3 Icon
Golden Nugget Candy
(Golden Nugget Candy)
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Hot Dogs RCT3 Icon
Hot Dogs
(Hot Dogs)
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Ice Cream RCT3 Icon
Ice Cream
(Ice Cream)
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Moorish Kebabs RCT3 Icon
Moorish Kebabs
(Moorish Kebabs)
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Pizzeria RCT3 Icon
Pizzeria
(Pizzeria)
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Pretzels RCT3 Icon
Pretzels
(Pretzels)
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Pumpkin Pies RCT3 Icon
Pumpkin Pies
(Pumpkin Pies)
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Sandwiches RCT3 Icon
Sandwiches
(Sandwiches)
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Steakhouse RCT3 Icon
Steakhouse
(Steakhouse)
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Toffee Apples RCT3 Icon
Toffee Apples
(Toffee Apples)
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Turkish Delight RCT3 Icon
Turkish Delight
(Turkish Delight)
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Drink File:Drink Stalls RCT3 Icon.png[]


Coconut Drinks RCT3 Icon
Coconut Drinks
(Coconut Drinks)
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Coffee RCT3 Icon
Coffee
(Coffee)
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Croctails Tropical Juices RCT3 Icon
Croctails Tropical Juices
(Croctails Tropical Juices)
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Drinks RCT3 Icon
Drinks
(Drinks)
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Hot Cocoa RCT3 Icon
Hot Cocoa
(Hot Cocoa)
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Lemonade RCT3 Icon
Lemonade
(Lemonade)
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Rocket Boost Cantina RCT3 Icon
Rocket Boost Cantina
(Rocket Boost Cantina)
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Root Beer RCT3 Icon
Root Beer
(Root Beer)
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Space Shake RCT3 Icon
Space Shake
(Space Shake)
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Spooky Shakes RCT3 Icon
Spooky Shakes
(Spooky Shakes)
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Stalls File:Souvenir Stalls RCT3 Icon.png[]


Accessories RCT3 Icon
Accessories
(Accessories)
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Balloons RCT3 Icon
Balloons
(Balloons)
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Beanie Hats RCT3 Icon
Beanie Hats
(Beanie Hats)
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Crocodile Balloons RCT3 Icon
Crocodile Balloons
(Crocodile Balloons)
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Cutlasses RCT3 Icon
Cutlasses
(Cutlasses)
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Indian Feather RCT3 Icon
Indian Feather
(Indian Feather)
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Novelty T-shirts RCT3 Icon
Novelty T-shirts
(Novelty T-shirts)
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Parrot Balloons RCT3 Icon
Parrot Balloons
(Parrot Balloons)
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Pirate Hats RCT3 Icon
Pirate Hats
(Pirate Hats)
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Raccoon Hats RCT3 Icon
Raccoon Hats
(Raccoon Hats)
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Sheriff Balloons RCT3 Icon
Sheriff Balloons
(Sheriff Balloons)
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Souvenirs RCT3 Icon
Souvenirs
(Souvenirs)
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Space Hats RCT3 Icon
Space Hats
(Space Hats)
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Spooky Hats RCT3 Icon
Spooky Hats
(Spooky Hats)
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Spooky Jokes RCT3 Icon
Spooky Jokes
(Spooky Jokes)
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Stripy T-shirts RCT3 Icon
Stripy T-shirts
(Stripy T-shirts)
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UFO Balloons RCT3 Icon
UFO Balloons
(UFO Balloons)
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Western Hats RCT3 Icon
Western Hats
(Western Hats)
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Witches Hats RCT3 Icon
Witches Hats
(Witches Hats)
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Facilities File:Facilities RCT3 Icon.png[]


A.T.M. RCT3 Icon
A.T.M.
(A.T.M.)
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First Aid RCT3 Icon
First Aid
(First Aid)
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Information RCT3 Icon
Information
(Information)
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Toilets RCT3 Icon
Toilets
(Toilets)
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Umbrellas RCT3 Icon
Umbrellas
(Umbrellas)
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Gameplay[]

The player manages construction and maintenance of their theme park. The main game play aspect is building rides, scenery, shops, and paths to entertain guests. The player must also hire staff to maintain rides and the park grounds to make the park more appealing to guests.

Game modes[]

Players can choose between three game modes to build parks: Career mode, a pre-designed objective-based set of scenarios; Sandbox mode, a non-restrictive building mode; and editors, which allow for the customization of specific game play elements.

Career mode[]

In career mode, the player builds their theme park in a pre-designed park, and must meet a set of objectives. These objectives include number of visitors, park rating (popularity and satisfaction), roller coaster specifications, and successful VIP visits. Each scenario has 3 sets of objectives: Apprentice, Entrepreneur, and Tycoon. The higher the level of completion, the more scenarios are available.

Career Mode Scenarios:[]
  1. Vanilla Hills
  2. Goldrush!
  3. Checkered Flag
  4. Box Office
  5. Fright Night
  6. Go With the Flow
  7. Broom Lake
  8. Valley of Kings
  9. Gunslinger
  10. Ghost Town
  11. A National Treasure
  12. New Blood
  13. Island Hopping
  14. Cosmic Craggs
  15. La-La Land
  16. Mountain Rescue
  17. The Money Pit (requires Entrepreneur status in ALL of the previous scenarios)
  18. Paradise Island (requires Tycoon status in ALL of the previous scenarios)

Sandbox mode[]

See Sandbox Mode

Sandbox mode

Sandbox mode is a free-form building mode, which allows players to build nearly anything. There is unlimited money, no objectives, and a large 128 x 128 plot to build on.

In sandbox mode, all rides, scenery, and other attractions are unlocked from the beginning, which allows players to create parks of any design and any theme.

Many think Sandbox mode is also more fun than Career mode because it's not about the money. Instead, it's about ride popularity and also gives you more freedom to mess around and set your own goals. Also, in Career mode you start off with a few rides whereas in Sandbox you start with nothing so the park can be completely your own.

Editors[]

The editors allow players to design rides, guests (peeps), and scenarios that can be used in other modes.

  • Coaster Editor - The player can design rollercoasters in an unrestricted environment, without any obstacles. The player can save ride designs if they choose.
  • Building Editor - The player can create buildings, MixMaster displays, and scenery layouts without obstacles or monetary limitations. The player can save layouts if they choose.
  • Peep Editor - The player can create custom families of guests (peeps), specify the exact clothing, name, preferred ride intensity and age of the guests. These guests will appear in all parks after they are saved.
  • Scenario Editor - The player can create their own scenarios similar to the ones in career mode as well as set their own objectives. This feature can also be used to remake scenarios from previous games.

Ride construction[]

There are two distinct types of rides that can be constructed: tracked rides, and non-tracked rides. Players can build both, but tracked rides can be custom designed, while non-tracked rides are prefabricated and are simply placed on the desired location.

When building a tracked ride, players can design the path of the ride with the built-in ride editor. The most common components are:

  • Straight sections
  • Curved sections (of various turning radii)
  • Sloped sections (of various angles)

Roller coasters have more flexibility and include more advanced components, including:

  • Curved and sloped sections
  • Inversions
  • Banked curves
  • Brakes

The sections can be built by double-clicking on the orientation of the desired track section.

The game has been criticized by some for not allowing for even more precise control over the track, while others criticized it for being too complex.

Other features[]

CoasterCam[]

The camera can be fixed to almost all rides, so the player can simulate riding roller coasters, gentle rides, thrill rides, water rides, and many other rides. This feature was one of the major selling points of the game.

Terraforming[]

Wooden Coaster RCT3 Terraformed

An example of a terraformed space in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.

The land editing in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is substantially improved from the two previous games. Instead of tiles that are edited by the corners and are limited to a single angle, the tiles can be positioned at any angle, which allows for more realistic landforms, such as mountains, craters, mesas, valleys, and canyons.

In addition to the flexibility of the land tiles, there are numerous tools that make landform creation and ride creation easier. Tools can raise and lower land in a large radius, with different styles. There are also smoothening tools to remove irregularities, and "snap-to" tools that position tiles at the level of ride height increments.

Land can also be textured, with different types of grasses, rocks, sand, and ice. The sub-surface textures can also be changed to differing types of rock.

Water is no longer raised or lowered tile by tile, each body of water is uniformly raised and lowered. In the Soaked! expansion pack, waterfalls that connect two bodies of water at different altitudes are possible.

Time of day[]

Evening vs night RCT3

Comparing night (left) and early evening (right).

Games can now be played with day and night settings. The level of brightness changes over time, from complete darkness, to partial light, and then bright light. Rides and stalls have lights illuminating the structures, but paths must be lit by placing lampposts.

While building rides or placing scenery at night, the ambient light is increased to make construction easier.

Fireworks[]

Fireworks Mountain

Fireworks being launched from a mountain in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.

Custom-designed fireworks can be built in-game using the Fireworks Editor. The game comes with about fifty types of fireworks, each with distinct formations. The user places the various fireworks in a timeline. The fireworks go off in the sequence the user creates when started.

The fireworks can be scheduled to play at a certain time every day. Guests will stop walking on the path and watch while the performance is playing.

Expansion Packs[]

  • Soaked! - Adds pools and water-themed rides
  • Wild! - Adds zoos and safari rides

System Requirements[]

  • Operating system: Windows 95/98/NT/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10 or Mac OS X
  • Processor: Intel Pentium III 733 MHz or compatible (Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or compatible recommended)
  • Memory: 128 MB RAM; 256 MB for XP
  • Hard disk space: 600 MB or more free
  • CD-ROM: 4X speed or faster
  • Graphics card: ATI Radeon or 32 MB GeForce 2 or higher
  • Sound: Windows 95/98/NT/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10 or Mac OS X compatible 16 bit sound card
  • DirectX: version 9.0 or newer

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

RollerCoaster Tycoon Games
Main games

RollerCoaster Tycoon: Added Attractions/Corkscrew FolliesLoopy Landscapes
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Wacky WorldsTime Twister
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked!Wild!
RollerCoaster Tycoon World

Console games

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D
RollerCoaster Tycoon Joyride
RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures

Mobile games

RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile
RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch
RollerCoaster Tycoon Story

Compilations RCT DeluxeRCT2 Triple Thrill PackRCT3 Gold!RCT3 Gold EditionRCT3 Platinum!World of RCTRCT 6 PackRCT Mega PackRCT3 Complete Edition
Ports/remakes OpenRCT2RCT Classic
Spin-offs RCT: The Board GameRCT Pinball MachineRCT Idle
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