This highly rated simulator game is finally coming to consoles
A viral simulator game with thousands of positive reviews is coming to consoles later this month — on the same day that it receives a massive free update.
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Currently available in early access, Waterpark Simulator has already been downloaded more than a million times on Steam, where it has an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' user rating thanks to hundreds of glowing reviews from players.
It's a wacky first-person management simulator that has you constructing and managing your own water park. And, while the simulator genre might be filled with low-effort cash grabs, it's actually a pretty well-crafted and in-depth experience.
From creating slides and pools to painting surfaces and placing a huge number of decorative objects for visitors to enjoy, it offers all the tools you need to create the water park of your dreams. Making a successful park is very rewarding, but thanks to some crazy ragdoll physics, messing up can be just as fun.
You might have seen clips of the game on TikTok or Instagram Reels, as it's already proved popular with content creators. It's even been played by the likes of v-tubing giant Ironmouse.
Now, it's finally coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S consoles with its 1.0 release on July 31, which also introduces a huge number of highly-requested features.
These include a full multiplayer co-op mode, a dynamic weather system, a new night mode, and overhauled progression.
Best of all, the game isn't receiving a price hike with its full launch. It will continue to cost just $12.99 / £9.99 / AU$17.95 in what Travis Richardson, co-founder of developer CayPlay Studios, says is the studio's way of "saying thank you" to fans.
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