Planet Coaster 2 Launches This Fall With Brand-New Waterparks

Frontier Developments has announced Planet Coaster 2, a full sequel to its park-management sim that's scheduled to launch in Fall on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Planet Coaster 2 will have new waterpark-management gameplay where players can create lazy rivers, flumes, wave pools, and water coasters. To enhance the authenticity, players can also create things like sunbeds, changing rooms, and lifeguards.

The game has three game modes to choose from: Career, Sandbox, and Franchise. In Career mode, players will have to solve a variety of different scenarios with varying difficulties. Franchise mode sees players building their own global park network, while Sandbox mode lets them create parks without the stress of money or management.

There are also online elements, such as being able to visit other players' parks as well as compete on leaderboards in Franchise mode. Players can even build theme parks together in Sandbox mode and share and download blueprints through the Frontier Workshop.

Planet Coast 2 is the follow-up to 2016's Planet Coaster, which was released for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. In GameSpot's Planet Coaster review, we said, "It's a game that occupies your thoughts when you're not playing it, and it's thoroughly captivating when you are."