Planet Coaster ‘Early Bird’ Alpha Launches Today

We played a lot of Roller Coaster Tycoon in our younger days. Hours upon hours spent building the most gut wrenching coasters known to man. There’s nothing quite like a roller coaster sim and Frontier Developments is hoping to give you the best one you’ve ever seen. Launching today, the Planet Coaster Early-Bird Alpha aims to win over all of you park simulation enthusiasts. Touting Planet Coaster as the next great leap for coaster park simulation is no small calim so it’ll be fun to dive in and see if the game can live up to the hype.

Planet Coaster’s Early-Bird Alpha places the game’s first creative tools in the hands of the community. Players can build rides, lay paths, place scenery and explore the revolutionary modular construction system to create truly unique parks for their guests to explore.

Future phases of the Alpha will add further features on the road to the Planet Coaster’s launch in Q4 2016, when Planet Coaster will deliver the best creation tools, the deepest coaster park simulation, the most expressive and believable crowds, and the most comprehensive sharing and community features, all in the world’s most authentic coaster park game.

Planet Coaster’s Early Bird Alpha is available to play now at for $74.99 with the final version launching in Q4 2016. That versions is currently available for pre-order at the discounted price $29.99.