When the PS5 launched in 2020 all my friends were fighting formidable bosses in Demon’s Souls or swinging around a snow-blanketed New York City in Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales, but not me. Instead, I was obsessing over where to place wooden benches and garbage cans in my collection of colorful digital theme parks created in Planet Coaster: Console Edition. And I loved every single moment.
Even almost four years later, Planet Coaster has remained a permanent fixture on my console’s hard drive, and I still return regularly to build a thrilling new coaster, or further reposition the scenery around my park. So, when Planet Coaster 2 was announced earlier in the summer, it shot straight to the top of my most anticipated games of the year list.
