Theme Park World
Also known as Sim Theme Park
Theme Park World, also released as Sim Theme Park, is a 1999 business simulation game developed by Bullfrog, a successor to the earlier Theme Park. Players design and manage amusement parks, building rides and attractions, hiring staff, setting ticket and shop prices, and keeping visitors happy while turning a profit across several themed park worlds that unlock as goals are met.
It updated the beloved theme-park formula with fully 3D environments and, notably, the ability to leave the management view and explore the park from a guest's first-person perspective, even riding the coasters, which added immersion to the management gameplay. Its accessible, playful design, colorful presentation, and mix of building and business balancing gave it broad, family-friendly appeal.
The theme-park management genre has since flourished with many spiritual successors and modern park-builders, and this Bullfrog entry remains a fondly remembered part of that lineage for simulation fans.
Where can you play Theme Park World today?
Device by device, which of the 6 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- Amusement Factory (€ 9,99), Let's Build a Zoo (€ 19,99), Planet Coaster 2 (€ 44,99) and 1 more.
- Mac
- Amusement Factory (€ 9,99), Let's Build a Zoo (€ 19,99), Planet Coaster 2 (€ 44,99) and 1 more. All 4 on Mac
- Linux
- Let's Build a Zoo (€ 19,99) and Parkitect (€ 24,99).
- iPhone
- Idle Theme Park Tycoon (Free + in-app purchases).
- iPad
- Amusement Factory (€ 9,99) and Idle Theme Park Tycoon (Free + in-app purchases).
- Android phone
- Idle Theme Park Tycoon (Free + in-app purchases).
- Android tablet
- Idle Theme Park Tycoon (Free + in-app purchases).
- PlayStation
- Let's Build a Zoo (€ 19,99) and Planet Coaster 2 (€ 44,99).
- Xbox
- Let's Build a Zoo (€ 19,99) and Planet Coaster 2 (€ 44,99).
- Switch
- Let's Build a Zoo (€ 19,99), Planet Coaster 2 (€ 44,99) and RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe (€ 29,99). All 3 on Switch
- Steam Deck
- Amusement Factory (€ 9,99), Let's Build a Zoo (€ 19,99) and Parkitect (€ 24,99). All 3 on Steam Deck
Games like Theme Park World
Modern alternatives to Theme Park World, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
Prices, platform availability and Steam Deck compatibility can change at any time. Always check the store page before buying.
Amusement Factory Indie Community
€ 9,99Build the theme park of your dreams - lay out roads, place colorful rides, open cheerful shops and keep every guest smiling from gate to gate.
Amusement Factory is also an alternative to 2 other classics
Amusement Factory runs on PC, Mac, iPad. Not available on Linux, iPhone, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Let's Build a Zoo Indie
€ 19,99A cheerful indie management sim about building a sprawling zoo.
Let's Build a Zoo is also an alternative to 1 other classic
Let's Build a Zoo runs on PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Idle Theme Park Tycoon
Free + in-app purchasesA free mobile park manager for building rides and raising ticket prices in short bursts.
Idle Theme Park Tycoon runs on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. Not available on PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Steam Deck.
Planet Coaster 2
€ 44,99The modern gold standard for 3D theme-park building.
Planet Coaster 2 is also an alternative to 1 other classic
Planet Coaster 2 runs on PC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Untested.
Parkitect
€ 24,99A management-focused park builder in the classic Bullfrog spirit.
Parkitect is also an alternative to 2 other classics
Parkitect runs on PC, Mac, Linux. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe
€ 29,99A relaxed, controller-friendly park builder, the easiest way into the genre on a couch.
RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe runs on Switch. Not available on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck.
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