

We saw a demo of RollerCoaster Tycoon World at Atari's offices earlier this month, with executive producer Matt Labunka walking us through an early version of the game.

But sandbox mode is the heart of the game, offering multiple settings where you can set up shop and start building whatever you want. The scenario mode offers challenges of varying difficulty in which you have to meet specific goals, like turning around a failing park. The campaign mode is designed to introduce newcomers to the basics of the RollerCoaster Tycoon series and teach them how to play. RollerCoaster Tycoon World is broken up into three modes of play: campaign, scenario and sandbox. In particular, RollerCoaster Tycoon World is marked by a spirit of freedom, making it more possible than ever to build the theme park of your dreams. Still, the skeleton of the game is promising, with all kinds of features that RollerCoaster Tycoon fans would likely expect from a modern entry in the franchise. Today marks a major step for Atari and Nvizzio with the first public release of RollerCoaster Tycoon World - in alpha form on Steam Early Access, with plenty of work yet to be done. Montreal-based Nvizzio Creations came on board in mid-2015 and got the project back on track, although after setting a December release date, Atari had to push the game back to early 2016.

At the launch of the iOS version, Atari announced that it was working on bringing the franchise back to computers.Ītari unveiled RollerCoaster Tycoon World in August 2014, promising a game that would " true to the storied franchise." At the time, the publisher planned to release the game in "early 2015." Since then, Atari has ditched RollerCoaster Tycoon World's original developer as well as a second, following a negative reaction to a trailer based on that studio's work.

Since then, Atari has published two smaller-scale entries in the franchise, both of which were panned: RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D on Nintendo 3DS in 2012, and RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile on Android and iOS in 2014. The last one, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, was released in October 2004. It's been a long time since we've seen a proper RollerCoaster Tycoon game.
