Although the core features of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 are based on the previous games, Chris Sawyer, the developer of the first two games, acted only as a consultant. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 was released on 2 November 2004 in North America.
A refresh of the series, RollerCoaster Tycoon World, was released in November 2016, and followed up by RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures for Switch in 2018 and PC in 2019. The rest of the series contains three other main games, expansion packs, a number of ports, and a mobile installment. The first game was created by Scottish programmer Chris Sawyer, with assistance from various leading figures from the real-world roller coaster and theme park industry. Each game in the series challenges players with open-ended amusement park management and development, and allowing players to construct and customize their own unique roller coasters and other thrill rides. RollerCoaster Tycoon is a series of simulation video games about building and managing an amusement park. Microsoft Windows, Xbox, macOS, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Android Frontier Developments/Frontier Foundry (2015, 2020).
