Question about the game from new player

[elgrayso]

Is this similar to city skylines and sim city in that you get a bigger park and earn more items and new things are unlocked?
That is what I was wanting, but when I began playing it already had most of the park created and seemed like the campaign (main portion of the game) was about managing these pre made parks?
I know there is a sandbox mode but I was wanting to play the game as a challenge, build things up and earn more items as I progress etc.
I have also played a roller coaster/ theme park Tycoon and it had different theme parks you would play, but you would earn the cooler rides over time. This one already had the cool rides and was already built and I was just adding tea cup rides to meet the ride goals.

It might still be what I want but just have a different way of introducing you to the game?

Thanks for any insight

[Whakahoatanga]

In the sandbox mode you have everything unlocked from the beginning. It's more a

In the campaign mode, you have certain things not enabled. You have to research them which costs money and doesn't have a prerequisite in term of park prestige.

This rollercoaster game is more about being creative. There are some excellent examples of what people can do with the decors in the workshop. There are som challenging rides to make in the campaign too (thinking of the Gold coaster goal in Oak island or the annoying ride to make or the one in Good Gully Miss Molly).

Making working coasters in this game is (from my experience so far) not very easy.

It's light in the management department though as far as I heard from other players which have experience in other coaster games (this is my first one :) )

I didn't play the challenge mode yet so can't judge that one.

[kulthuzad]

play the challenge mode. if you go hard, you will have to research most things on a limited starting cash flow