Can I Run RollerCoaster Tycoon 3?
Frontier Developments released RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 in 2020. It is a simulation strategy game, published by Atari. The game supports a single player campaign. Its 6 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS. 10 languages are covered by the store listing. With more than 2 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel or AMD Dual Core Processor |
|---|---|
| GPU | 256mb Graphics Memory/Intel HD 4000 |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 and Above |
| DirectX | 9 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i3 Processor |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX560 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 and Above |
| DirectX | 9 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 places its action in an open sandbox, and the player works through systems the player balances from above. What taxes the PC is the number of things being simulated, which means the requirements describe the start of a game, not the end of one. Play is presented in three dimensions. The publisher supplies 10 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is demanding
Graphics requirements for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 are minimal, with Nvidia GTX560 named as the bar. It targets DirectX 9, an older feature level that almost anything still running will satisfy. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 needs only 4 GB of RAM. Disk footprint is light, near 2 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run RollerCoaster Tycoon 3?
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is light on hardware. Its minimum, 256mb Graphics Memory/Intel HD 4000, 2 GB RAM, about 2 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: CPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 48.57x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 27.32x |
| 4K | Comfortable | 12.14x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run RollerCoaster Tycoon 3?
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What are the minimum system requirements for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel or AMD Dual Core Processor; GPU: 256mb Graphics Memory/Intel HD 4000; 2 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7 and Above.
How much storage does RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 need?
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 needs about 2 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is the CPU.