RollerCoaster Tycoon Is Back, And This Time It Has Bubsy

Atari announced a new RollerCoaster Tycoon title during Gamescom Opening Night Live's pre-show. It's developed by Let's Build a Zoo studio Springloaded and officially titled RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWsU277r8OM Atari has been the steward for the RollerCoaster Tycoon series since its Infogrames days in the early 2000s, but has not delivered a truly beloved new game in the series in a long time. With Wonderworks, Atari and Springloaded are using Steam Early Access to develop the game alongside the community. "Early Access offers an opportunity for us to involve this passionate community directly in our development process, helping to sculpt the next great RCT. We want to hear from you! What works? What's missing? What do you want to see in your ideal RCT?" the early access FAQ on the game's Steam page explains. "We have a dedicated roadmap of new parks, rides, and features that we'll roll out throughout Early Access (including water). But in addition, we're leaving space to hear from you and incorporate feedback and suggestions from the community directly into the game." From the reveal trailer, it seems Wonderworks will play like the classic games in the series, though it sports a new toy-inspired art style for its characters and rides. It also looks like Atari will be taking advantage of all the retro IP it owns for the new game, as we see a Bubsy mascot briefly wandering the park at one point (much to pre-show host Kyle Bosman's chagrin). I guess Bubsy 4D was only the start of the infamous platforming mascot's grand return. RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks will initially be released as a Steam Early Access game, with Atari planning to keep it in early access for about a year, according to its Steam page. The 1.0 version of the game will feature six parks and a "classic" builder mode that won't be available at the early-access launch.

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