Game Art Styles

RollerCoaster Tycoon

Chris Sawyer Productions · 1999

Isometric · Simulation · PC

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pre-rendered, Pixel art
Colors
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Baked lighting
Pixel details
32-bit
Palette
Vibrant
⇆ Compare

About

RollerCoaster Tycoon is a theme-park construction and management simulation. Players build rides and roller coasters while managing park finances, staff and visitor satisfaction.

Art style

RollerCoaster Tycoon (1999, Chris Sawyer Productions) is a 2D pre-rendered and pixel art game played from an isometric view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines and baked lighting. The palette is vibrant.

Details

Release
Original release · Windows PC (1995-2009)
Developer
Chris Sawyer Productions
Publisher
Hasbro Interactive
Released
1999 Windows
Platforms
Windows
Also known as
RCT
Credits
Simon Foster Graphics
Chris Sawyer Design
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames

Screenshots 3

Related

RollerCoaster Tycoon series 2 games

RollerCoaster Tycoon screenshot: pre-rendered, pixel art, isometric, no outlines, baked lighting (environment)1999RollerCoaster TycoonRollerCoaster Tycoon 2 screenshot: pixel art, pre-rendered, isometric, no outlines, baked lighting (environment)2002RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

How the RollerCoaster Tycoon art style changed over time →

Similar art style

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 screenshot: pixel art, pre-rendered, isometric, no outlines, baked lighting (environment)
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
Pixel art · 2D · 2002
Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki screenshot: pre-rendered, pixel art, first-person, fixed camera, no outlines, baked lighting (environment)
Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki
Pre-rendered · 2D · 1996
Dead Cells screenshot: pixel art, pre-rendered, side-scrolling, no outlines, rim lighting (environment)
Dead Cells
Pixel art · 2D · 2018
Yoshi's Story screenshot: pre-rendered, papercraft, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Yoshi's Story
Pre-rendered · 2D · 1997
Chrono Cross screenshot: pre-rendered, painterly, low-poly, fixed camera, three-quarter, no outlines, baked lighting (environment)
Chrono Cross
Pre-rendered · 2.5D / 3D · 1999
Final Fantasy Chronicles screenshot: pixel art, hand-drawn, digitized / fmv, three-quarter, colored outlines, baked lighting (environment)
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Pixel art · 2D · 2001
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition screenshot: pre-rendered, stylized 3d, painterly, fixed camera, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
Pre-rendered · 3D · 2022
Chrono Trigger screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)
Chrono Trigger
Pixel art · 2D · 1995