NoLimits 2 Roller Coaster Simulation
Released Aug 2014
NoLimits 2 is the ultimate roller coaster simulation that lets you experience authentic roller coaster thrills. Climb into the world's most famous roller coasters and experience the excitement in real time. Or design a new roller coaster that is engineered to your specifications.
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Evaluation
NoLimits 2 Roller Coaster Simulation launched on August 21, 2014, and has been receiving substantial updates ever since from its solo developer at O.L. Software. This is a remarkably long-running development history spanning over a decade with no sign of stopping.
Looking at the pattern of major updates: version 2.5 (February 2017), version 2.6 with hybrid coasters (January 2020), a VR improvements update (March 2022), interactive control panels (April 2023), then a major update in December 2024 (version 2.6.6.0 introducing a new path system and PBR materials), and most recently a major update on December 21, 2025 (version 2.6.8.0, introducing temporal anti-aliasing options, terrain import/export for the Pro version, and many editor improvements). A follow-up bug-fix patch arrived on January 21, 2026. This establishes a sustained cadence of significant updates roughly every 6–12 months.
On the paid content side, two DLCs have been released: a Professional License add-on in April 2022, and the officially licensed Vekoma MK1101 coaster style DLC in June 2024. Both are released, and no unreleased DLC is currently listed on the store.
Today's date is October 8, 2026 — approximately 9.5 months since the last major update (December 21, 2025). While this is at the outer edge of the historical 6–12 month update window, the developer has previously gone longer between updates (for example, the gap between the April 2023 feature patch and the June 2024 DLC/update period was over a year), and there has been no statement from the developer indicating development is winding down or complete. The most recent communication of any kind was the bug-fix patch on January 21, 2026. The developer has never announced a conclusion to development across this entire 12-year history.
Evidence
Major update 2.6.8.0 released with temporal anti-aliasing options, terrain import/export, track improvements, scripting additions, and editor improvements
Major update 2.6.6.0 released with a new path system, PBR materials, improved shadows, and Steam Deck improvements
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
O.L. Software
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
NoLimits 2 is the ultimate roller coaster simulation that lets you experience authentic roller coaster thrills. Climb into the world's most famous roller coasters and experience the excitement in real time. Or design a new roller coaster that is engineered to your specifications.
Use a full-featured roller coaster editor with a CAD-style wire-frame display to build a custom coaster. Drag and drop track, supporting structures, and other objects. Use slider bars to change the perspective of the elements being designed, and to zoom in and out. Your only constraints are the laws of physics and your imagination.
After you have designed and constructed your roller coaster, NoLimits 2 serves up a real-time roller coaster experience, from the time the train chugs its way up the first slope, to the time it stops to a stop on the exit platform. The simulation includes the sounds of the wind rushing by, and the metal-on-metal sounds that are integral to enjoying a coaster ride. It's easy to choose any seat on any car in the coaster train. Use the computer's mouse to change the line of sight and angle of vision.
NoLimits 2 is the world's most comprehensive roller coaster simulation, with results so realistic that professional designers like John Wardley use NoLimits 2 to create and test designs for physical roller coasters. Roller coaster manufacturers including Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V., The Gravity Group, Inc., Great Coasters International, Inc., Premier, Inc., Maurer Söhne GmbH, Intamin A.G. and others have used NoLimits for purposes including layout, design and integration, visualization and marketing.
NoLimits Roller Coaster Simulation 2 is the ultimate roller coaster simulation, hands down. Don't believe us? Just ask the pros.
Please note that the Steam Edition of NoLimits 2 is identical to the Standard Edition of NoLimits 2.
For professional users we offer upgrades to the Professional Edition on our website. For more information about the Professional edition and other types of available licenses please visit our website or email us at nolimits@nolimitscoaster.com
Use a full-featured roller coaster editor with a CAD-style wire-frame display to build a custom coaster. Drag and drop track, supporting structures, and other objects. Use slider bars to change the perspective of the elements being designed, and to zoom in and out. Your only constraints are the laws of physics and your imagination.
After you have designed and constructed your roller coaster, NoLimits 2 serves up a real-time roller coaster experience, from the time the train chugs its way up the first slope, to the time it stops to a stop on the exit platform. The simulation includes the sounds of the wind rushing by, and the metal-on-metal sounds that are integral to enjoying a coaster ride. It's easy to choose any seat on any car in the coaster train. Use the computer's mouse to change the line of sight and angle of vision.
NoLimits 2 is the world's most comprehensive roller coaster simulation, with results so realistic that professional designers like John Wardley use NoLimits 2 to create and test designs for physical roller coasters. Roller coaster manufacturers including Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V., The Gravity Group, Inc., Great Coasters International, Inc., Premier, Inc., Maurer Söhne GmbH, Intamin A.G. and others have used NoLimits for purposes including layout, design and integration, visualization and marketing.
NoLimits Roller Coaster Simulation 2 is the ultimate roller coaster simulation, hands down. Don't believe us? Just ask the pros.
Features
- Designed for multi-core CPUs and next generation graphics
- Realistic roller coaster physics
- Integrated park editor
- Everything realtime!
- Oculus Rift CV1 and Development Kit 2 support (Windows version only, Runtime 1.3 or newer required)
- HTC Vive support (using OpenVR)
- 40 different coaster styles including 4D, Spinning, Wooden, Wing, Flying, Inverted & Suspended
- Lots of included scenery objects including animated flat rides and trees
- Shuttle coasters
- Switches and transfer tracks
- Different worn levels to simulate aging
- Different rail type
- More than one train at the same time
- More than one coaster in the same park
- Dual stations
- Duelling coasters using synchronized stations
- Custom spline positions relatively to track
- Backwards running train option
- Block sections
- Realitistic control of brakes
- Animated brakes, wheels, lifts, harnesses, gates, etc.
- Intelligent track spline options
- Complex support structure design
- Different camera perspectives: onboard, free, target, fly-by
- Special walk mode (with collision detection)
- Choose your seat, car, train and coaster
- Mouse simulates head moving
- Advanced terrain engine
- Next generation graphics with normal mapping, specular mask, reflections and realtime shadows
- Lens flare effect
- Volumetric light and fog effects
- Depth-of-field effect
- Weather effects
- Dynamic sky with Day-Night-Cycle
- 3D Surround Sound using OpenAL
- Environmental Audio Effects (Reverb inside tunnels etc.)
- Integrated environment editor to change skybox, and background
- Lots of shipped demo environments (high mountains, flat background)
- Integrated scripting language
- Shipped with demo objects and scripts
- Import of DAE, 3DS, or LWO files for custom scene objects
- Integrated light pattern creator tool for generating animated light textures
- Water splash effect for coasters with water scoops (dive coaster, staggered hyper coaster)
- Integrated Formula track element language
- Integrated Force vector track element designer
- Package file export
- High quality video export with perfect frame timing
- Lots of included parks
Please note that the Steam Edition of NoLimits 2 is identical to the Standard Edition of NoLimits 2.
For professional users we offer upgrades to the Professional Edition on our website. For more information about the Professional edition and other types of available licenses please visit our website or email us at nolimits@nolimitscoaster.com
Restrictions in Free Demo
- Demo can be used for 15 days only
- Only 4 coaster styles available in demo
- Only 3 demo parks
- Very limited park saving in demo (tracks with up to 10 vertices only)
- No video recording in demo
- No screenshots
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Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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