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You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!
Railroader is a early access, simulation and trains game
developed and published by Giraffe Lab LLC.
Released on December 07th 2023 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 2,699 reviews of which 2,628 were positive and 71 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1660 6GB
- Storage: 8 GB available space
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As a game, Railroader has a lot going for it, and, as you can see from the number of hours I have invested in playing it, I have had a great time with it in its current pre-release form. The game's basic scenario is that you are rebuilding a mid-19th century railroad that has suffered the loss of most of its network due to catastrophic flooding. Your job as the player is to rebuild the network. This path is clearly marked for you by a succession of milestone achievements, the completion of which gradually expands the map, enhances the number of industries and destinations you can serve and grows the railroad. Although the game includes constraints imposed by the cost of equipment, the need for water and coal (and later diesel fuel), and maintenance of equipment, this really is not a game like Railroad Tycoon or Transport Fever. The financial obstacles, while real, are not especially difficult to deal with and the goal of the game is not to create a coast-to-coast empire. Instead, what Railroader excels at is making you plan for the efficient distribution and collection of your rolling stock. Each day begins with several dozen new cars arriving at the interchange point, the zone that the game defines as where your local railroad interacts with the rest of the game universe. Those arriving cars have to be moved to locations all around the map, while at the same time cars that are already in place and ready to be moved out have to be brought back to the interchange zone. It's an amazingly simple idea but also a compelling one, because the fun of the game consists of finding efficient ways to handle the various yard operations that are required to get the rolling stock where it needs to be. You also can run passenger lines, and plans are in the works to add mail into the mix. At the same time, you need to keep an eye on the levels of coal and water in your steam engines, because running out of either one at the wrong time can lead to a annoyingly long trip by another engine to pick up the stranded engine and drag it back to where it can be serviced. Still, it IS an early release game, and some of that shows in how it plays. The artwork is not completed, for example, so you sometimes find yourself dropping off cars at a non-existent "chemical plant" or mining operation. The function of signals and automatic routing in the game is also quite buggy at present. (It's all stuff that you can devise workarounds for, so no real worries there.) I have also become a little discouraged at the pace of movement toward the 1.0 release. Instead of cleaning up what is already there, the small development team has chosen to implement a new system of track maintenance. It's a great idea, to be sure, but is that what is most needed now? I have to wonder. Even so, please DO NOT let any of my quibbles and reservations deter you from buying this game and enjoying it. Take a look once more at the number of hours I have played it. Any game that I have played for more than 600 hours, whatever its little flaws and blemishes, is a game that I have more than recovered the purchase price from. And I will be back whenever the developers have polished it sufficiently for its 1.0 version.
Nice every 10 years a game manages to get it right; some perfect blend.. where something simple turns addictive.. this game manages to do that; like a work of art. Game Design for connaisseurs. I love every detail of this one… you start to live in this valley, know every bend, hate certain sections, forgetting a handbrake in a copper mine in Alarka… waiting for updates is excruciating because you know it will be a good. This game is an expensive wine in some small cellar somewhere shred by wine lovers. I sing the highest praise for this designer. I bow to thee… take your time. Go slow. And make this better. I will wait… even in Long Access
Yes i recommend this game even though i refunded it. The game is fun, but i already own Derail Valley, and while the two games arent identical, they are similar enough for me to not find the same amount of value in this game as others do. The game is well made, and if i didnt already own Derail Valley, i'd be putting a lot of hours into this one. i'm writing this review because i want to support the devs and the work they are doing, even though the game isnt for me.
after 150hrs of playing railroader here are my thoughts, Railroader is a game with massive potential only held back by the contraints of its small but dedicated dev team. Railroader is not another train simulator, Railroader is a tycoon manager with train driving mini games in between,with the perfect backdrop of "transition era" america. Within my 150 hrs played I have never once been bored or felt I had nothing left to do, the grind is hard but extremely rewarding, there is no better feeling then spending a few sessions grinding for a new powerful locomotive then seeing it in your interchange. I am extremely excited for the future of railroader, each update gets me more excited then the last. Railroader is not a perfect game, occasional sound glitches, visual bugs, a lack of buildings and roads in "built up" areas, but for a game that is not a triple A title, its as closer then you could ask to perfect, at least in my eyes. for every complaint I may have had, lack of locomotive options, customization, scenery, trackage etc, the community around this game has a mod to improve on this already amazing product. Over all Railroader is a game that I foresee growing into something simply amazing in the next while, a game with passionate devs, and fans. After 150 hrs, I'm ready for the next 150.
If you want the experience of what it is like to be a conductor or engineer this game is for you. I was a conductor with Union Pacific for 15 years and I have to say this game is pretty realistic when it comes to the realism of switching operations and how to spot and pull customers orders. What I like about the game is that you can customize just how real you want to play or just want to casually switch depending on your preference. Many people play with mods, but the vanilla game itself is the way to go if you want the real experience of being a railroader. Remember this review is from someone who spent a decade and a half doing this job. Developers: Keep up the great work. I will never mod this game and look forward on the progress of this game. Thank you for your dedication.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Railroader is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.
No, Railroader is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 28.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Railroader received 2,628 positive votes out of a total of 2,699 achieving an impressive rating of 9.30.
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Railroader was developed and published by Giraffe Lab LLC.
Yes, Railroader is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Railroader is not playable on MacOS.
No, Railroader is not playable on Linux.
Railroader offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Railroader includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
No, Railroader does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Railroader does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Railroader does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Railroader is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Railroader.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
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Online players
621
Developer
Giraffe Lab LLC
Publisher
Giraffe Lab LLC
Release
07 Dec 2023
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