Parkitect

Parkitect

BANGER · Strategy · 2018

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

WAIT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

A BANGER today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 60% in the Winter Sale 2025.

Today

$29.99BANGER

Typical seasonal cut

$11.9960% offBANGER

Cost per hourS
$0.57/hr
ReviewsS
94% of 8,167
Critics
83 players 11 higher
Genre rank
Top 1% Strategy
Watch this gameOne alert at $11.99 or less.

Time and effort

Main story
52.4h
To 100%
83.5h 1.6x the story
Achievements
34

Price and sales

Sales
51 on record
Typical cut
50% off
Steam low
$10.19 November 2025
Sale every
35d last October 2026
Lowest now on Steamall-time low $10.19 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
81 now
Cheaper than
3% of its genre
Better reviewed
98% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

73% start to <1% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

This site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

It has been discounted 51 times in the 11 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 50 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 9 days ago.

Its score sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 97 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 98 percent. Among the games closest to it, Train Valley 2 ($14.99, scores 78) and Two Point Museum ($29.99, scores 90) both come in lower.

The math says it holds its tier up to $56.88, and you are being asked for $29.99.

More about Parkitect

The press gave it 83; the people who bought it give it 94 percent. An 11-point gap in the buyer's favour.

Of the 529 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 18 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to November 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 63 percent of the 423 reviews written there were positive, against 94 percent overall, and those are 6 percent of everything written about it.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Last discount ended 9 days ago.

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Cost per hour$0.57/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
MonetizationNone
No in-game purchases. Paid DLC exists and is not docked
For context
Refunds18 of 529 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

This is a lovely little game. The sandbox experience is my favorite, I never knew why folks enjoyed scenarios when they could build something they more specifically liked - but to each their own. It has a really good blend of simulation, while also cutting out some of the boring parts. Quality of life is fantastic, and the ability to improve your rides through decorating is an awesome feature (although I imagine...
A Steam playerRecommendedafter 69h1 found this helpfulRead on Steam
2 more reviews
This is basically the closest thing you're going to get to a true Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 spiritual successor, plus it has multiplayer & mod support. The RTC franchise is basically dead under Atari (the last - what three? - reboot attempts basically crashed and burned, and the new one looks like AI generated slop ), while the 'Planet Coaster' games suffer from Paradox monetization up the a$$ and while the free...
A Steam playerRecommendedafter 6.1hOct 2026Read on Steam
Parkitect - A love letter to RollerCoaster Tycoon, now with corporate infighting! Parkitect is an absolute love letter to the classic RollerCoaster Tycoon games, capturing everything that made them so enjoyable while adding some wonderful modern improvements. Building your dream theme park, designing ridiculous roller coasters, and watching little visitors enjoy your creations is just as satisfying as it was back in...
A Steam playerRecommendedafter 15hOct 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

Cite this score

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Parkitect scores 92/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/453090/parkitect
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 14, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players+11
Critics83
Players94
Metacritic critics · 8,167 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperTexel Raptor
PublisherTexel Raptor
GenreStrategy
Released2018
Players750Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements34