RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic is a management simulation game developed by Origin8 Technologies and Graphite Lab and published by Atari. It is a version of the...
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Origin8 Technologies is an independent game developer based in London, best known for RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, the touch screen and PC version of Chris Sawyer's original RollerCoaster Tycoon games. The studio also made Transport Tycoon for mobile, the Sentinel tower defense series, and Solar Siege, and it works closely with Atari, which published RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic.
Origin8 built its reputation on bringing classic management games to touch screens. Atari's 2016 announcement lists Transport Tycoon among the studio's products, and Chris Sawyer, the creator of Transport Tycoon and the original RollerCoaster Tycoon, worked with Origin8 on mobile versions of his games. In March 2016, Sawyer confirmed that he had started work on RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic with the studio.
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic launched for iOS and Android on December 22, 2016 for $5.99, produced by Chris Sawyer and developed by Origin8. Sawyer said bringing the classic game to touch screens was a long term ambition, and the studio modernized the controls for phones and tablets while keeping the look of the original RollerCoaster Tycoon games. It came to PC through Steam and GOG on September 28, 2017, with Origin8 Technologies Ltd. credited as the developer on Steam, and to Nintendo Switch on December 5, 2024. A 2022 update to OpenRCT2 also allowed RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic to be used as a base install path for that open source project.
When Atari announced the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions on March 27, 2026, it named Graphite Lab, a studio in St. Louis, Missouri, as the developer.
Before RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, Origin8 released Sentinel 3: Homeworld for PC in March 2012, part of its Sentinel tower defense series. Its other games include Transport Tycoon and Solar Siege.
Origin8 collaborates with Atari, which published RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic on mobile, PC, Switch, and consoles. Atari describes Origin8 as an indie developer based in London.
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic is a management simulation game developed by Origin8 Technologies and Graphite Lab and published by Atari. It is a version of the...