When comparing OpenRCT2 vs Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, the Slant community recommends Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup for most people. In the question“What are the best open-source games?” Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is ranked 9th while OpenRCT2 is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is:
There are a few different classes available at character creation, each one has it's own abilities that are different from the others. Creating one is quite simple, which makes for a fast way to get into the game and start playing.
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Pros
Pro Expands on the original game
This game expands on the original game by fixing bugs and removing limitations.
Pro Higher & widescreen resolution options available
It even supports high DPI displays.
Pro Online multiplayer mode added
Unlike the original release OpenRCT2 lets you play online with others.
Pro Supports Linux & Mac
The original RCT2 game was written in Windows assembly so it would only run on Windows. OpenRCT2 can be played on Linux or Mac natively.
Pro Uncapped FPS
The original game is capped at 40 FPS - it was written in assembly and it's from 2002 but with similar engine from the original from 1999 - but with OpenRCT2 you can remove this and play uncapped giving much smoother animations, transitions and camera movement.
Pro Auto-save feature added
Should your computer shut off unexpectedly, the auto-save feature ensures you don't lose your glorious park completely.
Pro Game engine now does hardware rendering
The original game only had software rendering, OpenRCT2 allows hardware rendering.
Pro More languages supported
OpenRCT2 allows to translate the game in any language. Expanding from the original 6 languages to 20 as of version 0.0.8.
Pro Simple character creation with different classes
There are a few different classes available at character creation, each one has it's own abilities that are different from the others. Creating one is quite simple, which makes for a fast way to get into the game and start playing.
Pro Gold Standard for roguelikes
The controls and replayability have been refined over the years. Whether the player chooses to play with Tiles (graphics) or console (ASCII) the game works well even when choosing online or offline play. Either way there is just enough interface to play the game.
Cons
Con Requires original Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
Quoted from its home page "An installation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 is required in order to play. RCT2".
Con Have to fiddle with controls
Being that the game uses an emulated keyboard on screen it works best on tablet, though is not really the preferred method (but is the only one) since it takes up screen space.