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Steam
An economic strategy game, letting players create wacky, outlandish theme parks with no need to worry about trivial matters like gravity. Park Beyond was developed by Limbic Entertainment, tasking players with constructing the amusement park of their wildest dreams.
God is a Geek: 8 / 10 by Mick Fraser
Park Beyond may lack a bit of meat on its bones, but it's a mostly stress-free park building experience nonetheless.
Shacknews: 5 / 10 by Larryn Bell
Despite its veneer of limitless design possibilities, players are ultimately constrained in the types of attractions they can create and pursue during the campaign. While Sandbox mode is your best bet for getting creative with all the bells and whistles Park Beyond has to offer, it too is not immune to the myriad of glitches and technical issues present throughout the game. Although you can spend hours designing and constructing your ideal park, the looming threat of crashes diminishes the incentive to do so, even in Sandbox mode. While there is an innovative theme park sim beneath all the glitches and design flaws, Park Beyond ultimately doesn’t break new ground in its genre and would benefit from taking a few pointers from its predecessors.
COGconnected: 74 / 100 by Mark Steighner
Theme park and coaster sims have come a long, long way since Rollercoaster Tycoon hijacked my free time. Park Beyond is a generally approachable and inviting sim that’s definitely not for the realism-minded. Its campaign is held back by an unpredictable and not well-explained economic model, but it’s pretty easy to get lost in the sandbox, enjoying the intentional impossibility of your creations.
Park Beyond Description
Park Beyond is a strategy game in which we play as an architect creating our own amusement park. It was developed by a German studio Limbic Entertainment, also known for Tropico 6 and Might & Magic: Heroes VII. It was published by Badai Namco Entertainment - one of Japan's largest developers and publishers. The game was announced at gamescom 2021 and released on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and the PC.
Mechanics
The player controls an architect tasked with creating an outlandish theme park. Creativity is our only limitation, as the game's much wackier than other simillar productions.
The game features an advanced rollercoaster building system. This grants the player dozens of innovative modules, letting them create thousands of unique rollercoasters. The ride can then be tested in FPP mode.
Moreover, thanks to the extensive upgrade system, it's possible to give other of our park's attractions (carousels, Ferris wheels, roller coasters and others) a wacky, absurd twist. For example, a regular Ferris wheel grows to enormous size when upgraded, proudly displaying its new, colorful wheels.
To exceed our visitors' expectations, the player must manage finances widely, track the customers' satisfaction levels and browse their wishes and comments regarding the park and the attractions.
Just like other respectable amusement parks, this one is also equipped with surveillance cameras, making it easier to manage. They let us track our customers' preferences, design new shops, recruit and manage employees or invest in research and development.
Game modes
Park Beyond only supports singleplayer. The game features a story campaign, in which the player meets many NPCs (both friendly and hostile), learning more on how to manage a park. The mode's objective is meeting business expectations and creating attractions spectacular enough to ensure the player's success in the industry.
The game also features the sandbox mode, granting players more freedom in creating and expanding the park.
Technical aspects
Park Beyond runs on the Unreal Engine, featuring colorful, lively, appealing 3D visuals, using numerous themes and settings for different park attractions.
Park Beyond Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Limbic Entertainment
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Age restrictions: none
Park Beyond System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz, 12 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870 or better, 30 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz, 12 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon R9 290X or better, 30 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit
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