Planet Coaster: Console Edition

 Xbox Series X
Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. DarkStation
    Dec 2, 2020
    80
    While it’s a pleasure to sit on the sofa and meander through one’s epic theme park creation on the big screen, enjoying the sights and sounds of the rides, the crowds, the vendors and the scenery, actually building that park is still easier and vastly more efficient up close and personal on the PC with a mouse and keyboard. Frontier did a great job of bringing Planet Coaster to consoles and is easy to recommend. Just be prepared for a learning curve and a bit of frustration as you get the hang of building your dream park with the controller.
  2. Digital Chumps
    Nov 30, 2020
    90
    Overall, a ticket to Plant Coaster: Console Edition is a great buy if you’re at all into theme park management. Frontier did a superb job bringing their excellent 2016 PC game to next-gen with console-friendly UI, controls, and everything you could need to get a big jump on your theme park building and management gameplay.
  3. MondoXbox
    Nov 30, 2020
    80
    Planet Coaster: Console Edition is definitely the best theme park management game around, with a great porting from the PC version and a very solid gameplay. We would have liked a meatier Career mode, but its Sandbox mode can be very satisfying and it'll be able to entertain even newcomers to the genre.
  5. TheXboxHub
    Nov 22, 2020
    80
    Planet Coaster: Console Edition is quietly one of the best launch titles for the Xbox Series X|S, and made all the better by being available through Game Pass. For a park sim, it is incredibly easy to pick up and play as everything is explained and designed as this version was built up for consoles, as opposed to a simple port. The effort gone into that is noticeable in every single menu and button press; nothing is restricted by the controller.
  6. Jeuxvideo.com
    Nov 21, 2020
    80
    The console version of Planet Coaster contains all the charm of the PC version.
  7. GamingTrend
    Nov 16, 2020
    90
    With a practiced expertise, Frontier has translated their fantastic coaster creator to the next-gen consoles without compromising the core qualities of what makes this game great. The radial menu and optional keyboard/mouse controls delivers theme park magic unlike any other, and once again claims its crown -- the king of coasters among mere tycoons.
  8. GameSpew
    Nov 10, 2020
    90
    If you’re a roller coaster aficionado, theme park sims don’t come much better than this. An incredible amount of work has gone into making Planet Coaster feel at home on console, and Frontier has done a commendable job of doing so without making sacrifices. It looks fantastic, performs admirably, and designing the park of your dreams has never been more enjoyable.

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#3 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2020
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#15 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2020

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User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 7 out of 19
  1. 1000fps
    Jul 22, 2021
    10
    I have been playing for a while on Xbox. I made a very imperfect park in challenge mode that I can’t let go. I keep updating the park with newI have been playing for a while on Xbox. I made a very imperfect park in challenge mode that I can’t let go. I keep updating the park with new rides while I erase old ones to offer new exiting things to my guests. I keep an eye on my staff and makes sure they’re happy and I fire the ones that are lazy. I fantasize what I’m about to build next for my park.. I’m thinking about a dark ride. I even dream about my park. I sometimes erase whole areas of the park to update it. I don’t think I’ll stop improving until I literally don’t have anything more to update. I love it when the economy crashes because then I got stuff to do.

    Never thought any game would top Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, but here I am. Addicted to this game that lets me build absolutely everything I want and my imagination runs wild in this one

    It works well on Xbox    … Full Review »
  2. RavenclawGuy
    May 31, 2021
    9
    Negative reviews=somewhat wrong. It's pretty good, but there are some performance issues. If you have Gamepass (like me) then it's worth theNegative reviews=somewhat wrong. It's pretty good, but there are some performance issues. If you have Gamepass (like me) then it's worth the 10 gb of storage. If not, then think long and hard about this one.… Full Review »
  3. cableguy3333
    Dec 27, 2020
    6
    Building a theme park is great fun but once you park gets to a certain size it will constantly crash making it unplayable. Tracking your staffBuilding a theme park is great fun but once you park gets to a certain size it will constantly crash making it unplayable. Tracking your staff is impossible and way too involved and slow to keep them happy so they quit constantly, who wants to manage staff in sandbox mode, answer is no one. Haven't played the challenge mode as all I wanted to do was build the biggest rollercoasters but as said you cant make use of all the space… Full Review »
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