Park Beyond: Everything We Know

Limbic Entertainment and Bandai Namco have removed the cloak to reveal Park Beyond, an upcoming theme park tycoon-like game that will put you, the thrill-seeking architect, in charge of not only constructing an award-winning resort, but managing its every tiny asset. Sound like your ideal cup of tea? You're in luck, as it's heading to consoles and PC on June 16, 2023.

Anyway, before you go gallivanting about in the wide-open world of Park Beyond, it's probably best you brush up on its key details. Speaking of which, here's everything both Limbic and Bandai have revealed on the game since making the formal announcement a couple of years back. Park Beyond: what is it, and why should you be gearing up to play it later this year?

What Is Park Beyond?

Park Beyond is an upcoming theme park and management simulation game by Limbic Entertainment, a studio best known for Tropico 6, and Might & Magic. The latest venture, much like a lot of DIY theme park tycoon games, instructs you to build, manage, and oversee the day-to-day agenda of a booming resort—a world in which you, along with a team of friends, will develop from scratch.

In Limbic Entertainment's words: “Take the role of a newly-hired visionary architect for a struggling company and create mind-twisting theme parks. You can create the rides you have always dreamed about but that couldn’t exist in real life. Team up with Phil, the enthusiastic park veteran, Izzy, the stern but friendly executive, and a host of other colorful and passionate characters, to build a successful and profitable park company.”

“The accessible controls and a story-driven campaign mode will help you learn the ropes of park management and build increasingly crazy rides and modular coasters,” the blurb concludes.

Story

The premise is simple: you play an architect—a visionary of sorts—who's been hired to revive a struggling resort that's been starved both financially and innovatively. As a fresh pair of eyes, you will work your way through a selection of failing biomes and, with the aid of your team, restore the fractured elements and transform a would-be derelict park into a fully functioning nexus of world-class family resorts.

Of course, as with any simulation game that employs a sandbox mode, Park Beyond lets you live out your wildest dreams by handing you the tools to create without limits. Outside of the general custom mode, you'll also find a story mode, which will see you ascend from working with small amusement parks to awe-inspiring havens for elite tourists. With that, you can expect plenty of researching, upgrading, and implementing new ideas to help your career blossom into something not only profitable, but inspiring enough to attract new personnel and park goers.

Gameplay

If you've poured a considerable amount of time into games like RollerCoaster Tycoon or Planet Coaster, then you'll no doubt already have a general idea of how Park Beyond will function. And if not, then one can only describe it as being an open-world sandbox game with a huge variety of customization and in-depth management elements. In a simple “build it, and they will come” format, players are tasked with turning grass roots in an open plot of land into a full-fledged theme park resort fit for the common adrenaline junkie.

So, how does Park Beyond compare to the likes of Planet Coaster in terms of gameplay? Well, according to Limbic Entertainment, the upcoming suite will let you “create the park of your dreams without being held back by gravity!” Quite the claim, for sure, and yet one that just so happens to intrigue us all the same.

Development

Limbic Entertainment first lifted the veil on the project back in 2021, at which point it showcased an announcement trailer over on its social feed. Going by the preview, the idea was to bring the limit-breaking sandbox title to consoles and PC by 2023. It was only in March 2023 that a June 16 release date was stapled to it.

“Park Beyond is driven by the idea of a fresh take on theme park games, proposing a satisfactory toolbox for the players to build their park, a deep management aspect to brain tease and challenge players, an enjoyable campaign, and the craziness of impossification,” Limbic Entertainment technical director Mohamed Hafez told Unreal Engine. “Along the development journey, we did not doubt Park Beyond for a moment. From the smallest decoration assets to sophisticated large-scale rides and their impossible versions, our team of creative designers and artists always surprised everyone with their creations.”

Trailer

Pique your interest? Good news, as Limbic Entertainment has, in fact, released a thread of in-depth trailers outlining both the story and the gameplay Park Beyond will foster. You can go ahead and check out the initial announcement sneak preview in the embed above.

Release Date, Platforms & Editions

Park Beyond will be coming to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam on June 16, 2023. Does this mean it could technically come to Game Pass or PlayStation Plus? In short, yes. Having said that, neither Limbic Entertainment nor Bandai Namco have mentioned anything about planting roots in either of the two. Instead, you'll have to get your fix either through the respective online marketplaces, or through Steam here.

There is some good news to share in regards to the launch editions, mind you. Fact of the matter is, Park Beyond will release with not just the one base copy, but a second (aptly titled the Impossified Edition), which will include the following items:

Impossified Edition

• An Omnicart desk figurine.
• An exclusive collector’s box representing our beloved showman Phil.
• Artbook: A 52-page artbook.
• An A3 exclusive reversible poster showcasing two Park Beyond artworks.
• A lanyard and a staff badge from Park Beyond’s universe.
• An exclusive SteelBook® showcasing the blueprint of an impossified Ferris wheel.
• Physical & Digital Soundtrack by Olivier Derivière
• A set of three 10x15cm postcards
• A set of 6 exclusive stickers from Park Beyond’s colorful universe.
• Collector’s Bonus Content: Features the BEYOND SEAS Set including 10 decorative items such as pirate flag, cannon, and pirates animatronics, etc.
• Deluxe Bonus Pack: Features the ZOMBEYOND Impossification Set including:
  • One flat ride and its impossified version
  • One shop
  • Three entertainers
  • More than 30 decorative items such as zombie animatronics, helicopters, benches, radioactive barrels, etc.
• Season Pass: The Park Beyond: Annual Pass will allow you to receive 3 upcoming DLCs.
• Season Pass Bonus Content: The Park Beyond: Annual Pass Bonus Coaster Car Set will grant you access to a set of five exclusive car skins.

For more updates on the Park Beyond launch, you can follow the official social feed here. If anything interesting pops up between now and its June release date, we'll be sure to fill you in on all the key details right here on gaming.net.

So, what's your take? Will you be picking up a copy of Park Beyond when it releases in June? Let us know your thoughts over on our socials here.