From Theme Park, through Rollercoaster Tycoon, and on to Planet Coaster, PC gaming has always been the true home of theme park management games. And 2023 is going to see that lineage continue, with Limbic Entertainment’s Park Beyond looking to take theme park management simulators to a new level, both in terms of fun and craziness.
As a firm fan of theme park management games, I sat down with Park Beyond’s creative director, Johannes Reithmann, to learn how the developer was attempting to push the boundaries of the genre and get a closer look at how the game is shaping up.
Take one look at and it’s clear to see its indebtedness to that previously mentioned PC gaming park management heritage. From a mechanical point of view, is not, with players tasked with forging the fun-dispensing, gravity-defying carnival of their dreams.
