Planet Coaster 2 | Update 9 Highlights
Planet Coaster 2 Patch Notes — April 30, 2026
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
Hayo Park Managers,
Flashing lights, buzzing machines, and the sound of high scores can only mean one thing... Arcades have arrived in Planet Coaster 2!
Lets dive into the new features and improvements.
Features
Entertainment tab
A new Entertainment tab has been added to the object browser.
From here players will be able to access the new Arcades content introduced in Update 9
Arcade Games
With this update, both groups can now be happy thanks to the addition of arcade games.
The following Arcade machines are included in this free update:
Atari Asteroids® Arcade Cabinet
Atari Centipede® Arcade Cabinet
Atari Pong® Arcade Cabinet
Claw Machine
Claw Machine (Ticket)
Fortune Machine
Token Tumble
Feat of Strength
Alley-Oop
Yeet Ball
Paddle Battle
Video Game Cabinet
Popup Panic
Hoop Throw
Guests can win prizes from the machines directly or tickets which can be swapped for prizes at the Prize Counter
Park Managers can decide how many tickets and prizes their guests can win from their arcades
Coasters
Coasters that have headlights now have a toggle in their customise panel that will allow players to turn the lights on, off or set to only at night!
Coaster Upgrades
New track variations have been added across a range of rides—including thick beam options for several V&N coasters.
Outamax coasters also get expanded track styles, with tri-tube, and bi-tube variations now available.
And the V&N Wing coaster now supports LSM launch and hold track pieces.
Blueprints
Aquatic Theme - Behemoth Swing 360
Aquatic Theme - Radius
Mythology Theme - Insanity
Mythology Theme - Star Wheel
Planet Coaster Theme - 360 Power
Planet Coaster Theme - The Screaminator
Resort Theme - Frenzy Frill
Resort Theme - Full Flight
Resort Theme - Kick-Flip
Viking Theme - Hellion Ring
Viking Theme - Sun Dial
New Flat Rides blueprints for Thrill-Seekers DLC owners
Viking Theme - Strike
Resort Theme - 540
Mythology Theme - Whirlpool
New Flat Rides blueprints for Vintage DLC owners
Planet Coaster Theme - Chair-O-Plane
Planet Coaster Theme - Grand Carousel
Planet Coaster Theme - Helter Skelter
Planet Coaster Theme - Hyper Spin
Planet Coaster Theme - Monte Leone
New Flat Rides blueprints for Sorcery pack owners
Sorcery Theme - Flying Theatre
Sorcery Theme - Gale Force
New Flat Rides blueprints for Toybox pack owners
Toybox Theme - Highroll
Toybox Theme - Airdrop
Toybox Theme - WaveSim
General Improvements
Weather Improvements
Heatmap Improvements
Staff Zone Improvements
Power Generator Notification
Track Triggers
Update 9 is available now! If you'd like to see everything coming in update 9 take a look at the full update notes to get all the details.
As always, we’re so grateful for your continued support and feedback – if you’re experiencing and issue, please report any bugs on the Issue Tracker.