As I now use a lot of tablets on a daily basis, I have also started looking for some interesting touchscreen games for PC operating systems. I have mostly failed.
I have done a lot of research and tried many games, mainly indie ones. But they are all boring and stupid. Strategy games in particular are completely unplayable, and the Tycoon genre barely exists.
However, then I remembered...
Some of the old games have been reimplemented! I have tried running some of them, and I have chosen Theme Hospital and RollerCoaster Tycoon.
For my Acer running Ubuntu, I chose OpenRCT2. I downloaded assets for both RCT1 and RCT2, installed the open-source reimplementation, and it brought back lots of memories. I went through three beginner parks, finished them, and spent hours playing.
Yes, this is definitely worth playing! The controls are a bit tricky on a touchscreen, but it's still quite comfortable to play. I'm really enjoying it.
I found another game that is even better: the CorsixTH reimplementation of Theme Hospital. I installed it on my Surface tablet and it's fantastic! I downloaded the reimplementation and fed it with the files from the original demo. It was supposed to run, as the demo should contain all the necessary files and graphics. However, I later found some problems with the dialogue and a few other minor issues, so I just downloaded the full version and copied it to the game. Now I have a fully working copy of Theme Hospital. What about the controls on touch? They are really smooth and intuitive, and there are no problems, even though the game was not really meant to be played on a touchscreen.
I'm now making my way through the campaign and enjoying the game a lot. That's where the article would end. I'm going to treat some more patients infected with invisibility or blown head disease.
Jan "Jenkings" Škoda - blog
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