Aquaparl Tycoon title screen

Aquapark Tycoon: With demo arriving this month, here’s a sneak peak at slide types

Let’s be honest, there’s nothing better in the heat of summer than a water park filled with slides and rides to cool you off while filling you with a surge of adrenaline. If you’re itching for that thrill but want more power over the park itself, then Aquapark Tycoon might be just the thing you’re looking for. 

Aquapark Tycoon is a water park management sim in the same vein as Rollercoaster Tycoon, with added splashback, offering you the chance to build and develop a (hopefully) thriving water park for virtual visitors. Although there is no set release date for the full game as of yet, the demo is coming very soon. 

As with any good management sim, half of the fun comes from creating your very own park from scratch. Aquapark Tycoon is no different, allowing you to build fully custom pools, saunas, and arguably the most important, slides. They’re the main attraction of any good water park, after all, so you’ll need to know what you’re doing. 

Different slides in Aquapark Tycoon

aquapark tycoon slides

As part of the Aquapark Tycoon demo, there will be a limited number of slides available to build and try, perfecting them for your virtual thrillseekers. Here’s a quick rundown of the different types of slides you’ll be able to try out:

Tube Slide

  • Maximum height: 15 meters
  • Maximum slope: 15°
  • Construction: Closed tubes

Open Slide

  • Maximum height: 10 meters
  • Maximum slope: 15°
  • Construction: Open tubes

Family Raft Slide

  • Maximum height: 20 meters
  • Maximum slope: 25°
  • Construction: Half tubes (standard or wide), enclosed tubes (standard or wide)

Raft Slide

  • Maximum height: 20 meters
  • Maximum slope: 25°
  • Construction: Half tubes, enclosed tubes
  • Tires required

Super Raft Slide

  • Maximum height: 30 meters
  • Maximum slope: 70°
  • Construction: Half tubes, enclosed tubes, plexiglass tubes
  • Tires required

Free Fall Slide

  • Maximum height: 30 meters
  • Maximum slope: 70°
  • Construction: Half tubes

Funnel Slide

  • Maximum height: 20 meters
  • Maximum slope: 30°
  • Construction: Closed tubes, funnel

Metallic Racer Slide

  • Maximum height: 25 meters
  • Maximum slope: 45°
  • Construction: Open tubes, half tubes, flat tubes, closed cuboid tubes
  • Tires required

Wave Slide

  • Maximum height: 10 meters
  • Maximum slope: 25°
  • Construction: Flat tubes, angular tubes
  • Can be used with or without tires

More types of slides, such as Whitewater and Looping Slides, are still in development and, while they won’t be available for use during the upcoming demo, they will appear within the full game once it’s released. If you want more details about Aquapark Tycoon and keep up with development, you can join the official Discord server, head to the Aquapark Tycoon website, or check out the store page on Steam

 

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RascalCoon

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I grew up playing Rollercoaster Tycoon, and I’ve always loved building parks and watching the guests enjoy my work. Aquapark Tycoon brings that same feeling, but with water slides, and that’s even cooler. The slide types already shown are quite detailed, and I’m excited about how they each have specific stats like slope and height. That makes it more realistic. I’m most curious about the Super Raft Slide. A 70-degree slope is pretty intense, and I want to see how virtual visitors react. I hope the game allows us to adjust speed and splash levels too. It would be fun to create both gentle family zones and extreme thrill areas. I’m also glad that more slides like the Looping ones are on the way, because I want to make the wildest park possible once the full game is out. I’ll try the demo as soon as it drops.

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Lime

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I think this looks fun and relaxing. I don’t usually play many sims, but this one caught my eye because I have two kids and they love water parks. I’m interested in seeing how family-friendly the game is. For example, the Family Raft Slide sounds like a good choice to build. I like games where I don’t have to stress too much and can just enjoy the process. I might try the demo to see how simple it is to play.

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WickedCharmz

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It looks like the game has potential, but I hope they focus on more than just slide variety. I’ve played too many tycoon games that add cool visuals but lack proper economy balancing. I want to know if the park management part is deep enough. Are there guest needs? Maintenance issues? Budget controls? The different slide types are nice, but what really matters is how they affect gameplay. For example, will more thrilling slides bring more guests, or just more accidents? If they’re going to compare it to Rollercoaster Tycoon, I expect solid mechanics. I’ll check the demo to evaluate how the systems interact.

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