Model Railway Easily
A very good simulation game. Like a relaxed version of Cities;Skylines without the pressure . It’s very easy to get the hang of once you get used to the way that track and objects are moved, placed etc..
No bad points, but three things would, in my opinion, improve the game further.
(1) A tool for easily joining the road sections. i.e drag & join.
(2) An indicator as to which way the track switches are set.
(3) A bridge or two to carry road surfaces over the water features.
– Real player with 79.2 hrs in game
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Amazing game, not a train simulator but in my opinion the best and easiest game to build those giant miniature worlds you’ve always dreamt of. The graphics are pretty good compared to some of the other games, and the menu is so incredibly easy to use, even a toddler would understand it. If you’re doubting about buying this game, you could play the smaller, free christmas version of it to get an idea of what it is and if you like it.
– Real player with 18.2 hrs in game
Rule the Rail!
[EDIT:] I don’t recommend the Steam version anymore. It’s bugging out at least 5 times per hour, and is showing stuff as black blobs just before killing itself. If you have bought this program, you have the registered version at least. Download the 1.5 version from Brainbombers, take the js.bin file from Steams and put that in the Real version. Anything else you have uploaded is easily transfered afterwards. The only Real difference in the BB-version is that you can’t move the camera with your mouse, you have to use the two buttons up right.
– Real player with 125.0 hrs in game
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the trains are very fun and easy to use and bulding a layout is easy
– Real player with 65.6 hrs in game
Trains-Continental
Trains-Continental puts you in the role of western railroad builder. Your ultimate goal is to take the challenge and connect East and West, building the most impressive railway line in the United States. You need to be quick, as trains don’t have time to wait for you – put all the tracks together before the locomotive arrives!
Trains-Continental is a game about quick decisions, smart tracks management, and a race against time. There is no room for hesitation – the train is coming and you need to build the shiny new railroad before it. Place or remove tracks as needed, gather resources, and make the locomotive pass through all the stations to collect all stars and get the best score.
Game features:
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Build transcontinental railway in United States of XIX century.
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Manage tracks to make the train pass all the stations
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Beware of the dangers on the road! The safety of the locomotive is your highest priority!
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Fight against the passing time. The train won’t wait forever.
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Enjoy the beautiful, vivid views of the Wild West.
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Test your railroad building skills in multiple, distinct locations.
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Mini Countries
Surprising I stumbled upon this page by going down a rabbit hole looking for a puzzle game that could entertain me without requiring me to spend most of my time trying to figure out the puzzle/strategy in order for me to complete it. I bought this game purely based on first looks and watching the developer play a bit of it on his live stream before I decided to just jump in and try in on my own.
Honestly, I was surprised by the way it looked first right off the bat and how the music and design were clean and refreshing from the start. Reminded me of the puzzle game The Witness on the first loading screen of just the background and music drawing you in before thrusting you in a game where you use your wits to figure out what to do. Though, this game did start with instructions which made it easier to understand on certain parts. Even with the Instructions I got, it was neat to learn things that the instructions didn’t go over completely (like the fact that you can connect storage units to each other). However, I thought from the first levels it would be a repetitive process until I hit later levels where cities would pop up more and more mechanics were added. Nearly lost my mind trying to find a new strategy for different levels.
– Real player with 14.6 hrs in game
Great game, chill and challenging at the same time.
Would definetely recommend the game, although some gamecrashing bugs occured during my playthrough. When attempting to beat the finland level at around 3000 population all the indicator bars above the cities turn grey and i am no longer able to identify the missing item, which then makes me lose the game 2 months later. Very frustrating when you managed to build a system that works and then just having it wasted like this.
Hope the devs will pick up on bugs like these, keep up the good work, will replay at a later time!
– Real player with 12.4 hrs in game
NIMBY Rails
For a game that is only £13.49, you can’t argue with the amount of packed content for price. After paying this fee, I expected the game to be sluggish, boring, and lacking of content (bought as I was bored looking for a new game) but boy was I wrong… 933 hours play time, 56,388km (35,037 miles) of track laid, 102 lines created, 358 trains purchased later, I was able to create approximately 85-90% of the entire UK rail network, and I’m still building it 6 months later!! It has simply been an IMMENSE project that has completely submerged me with my free time.
– Real player with 1075.0 hrs in game
This is a game for a very specific audience. In the real world, I’m a transportation planner, and I’m that audience.
It’s simple and so complex. Lines on a map. These are train lines. But it uses a real world map and if you know anything about building infrastructure, then you know you can’t just point a train line from point A to point B and call it a day. (Actually you can, in tunnels, but that gets very expensive! If you don’t start with sandbox mode, you’re not building any subways from the start.) Surface lines have to be bridged over streets (game does that automatically) and viaducted over large bodies of water.
– Real player with 549.9 hrs in game
SimBus
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1433570/Car_Detailing_Simulator/
SimBus is new, advanced bus simulator. Drive historic and modern vehicles from all parts of the world. Visit living cities of USA, Europe and China in different eras. Become bus driver, follow the timetable and meet other players on multiplayer mode.
Main features:
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faithfully made historical and modern vehicles models
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realistic street traffic
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locations mapped using geodetic data
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real-time weather conditions and full day-night cycle
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popular steering wheels, gamepads support
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authentic bus physics and sounds
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interactive passengers
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multiplayer mode
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high graphic quality thank to use Unity technology
Wild West Steam Loco
I recommend this game a lot. 15 dollars shouldn’t be the price, but it’s good. You must look in the community hub for help.
– Real player with 27.1 hrs in game
InfraSpace
Lots of reviewers are throwing out comparable games. The first thing that came to mind for me was Anno 2070 but with actual traffic and less frustration. I loved that game, so this is a plus. I also got a huge whiff of Surviving Mars, again with actual traffic and less frustration. I was not a fan of that game, so I’m happy to say I enjoy InfraSpace more. If you liked either game, you’ll very much like InfraSpace.
If you enjoy solving traffic problems or even just watching traffic in Cities Skyline, then this will appeal to you. If you enjoyed solving logistic problems in Shapez.io, this is a must have. If you strive for logistical efficiency and optimization, well that’s most of the game.
– Real player with 77.5 hrs in game
At this time, I DO recommend this game, but, there are still lingering issues that I’ve found. See bottom of post for my “rant”.
[EDIT-Seems as though the #48 news corrected the issues I was experiencing. Everything else looks to be “my” problem with the routing and design of the roads]
Things I like:
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I like having a system that I have to continuously replenish, such as the residential zones.
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I like how in order to grow the residential, you need different components to create more dense areas
– Real player with 42.9 hrs in game
StarScraper
I have loved watching this game grow and can’t wait for it to grow even more.
I love the variety of rooms,
The music is kinda cute,
I love that there is a management side to it,
The requirements of the rooms give it a bit more of a challenge.
I do feel like there are some improvements to be made but they all seem like minor things.
It would be nice to not have to click so much. The option for a tutorial would be helpful too.
And the option to customize the over all color of your tower to give it the aesthetic I would want.
– Real player with 10.7 hrs in game
StarScraper is a fun chill game. It’s feels sandboxy. There is some progression, you unlock rooms and amenities. There’s not campaigns or scenarios. It gives you a lot of room choices up front rather than having to unlock a bunch, which I think is what gives it the sandbox feel. I haven’t tried the Speedrun Mode yet though.
I’ve never played SimTower, but I’ve played a lot of Project Highrise. Very cool to have another tower builder game to play.
I’m not into making the most optimal money farm, so I’m not playing it that way.
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
Railroad Engineer
Railroad Engineer is a train simulation game. You build railroads, drive trains, collect resources, deliver goods, and watch cities grow. There several types of raw resources that spawn randomly on the map. You can build resource collection buildings to collect there resources and then transport them to manufacturing facilities to convert them into more advanced goods. There are also several different rail cars in the game, and each one is used to transport specific types of goods and resources. Ores can only be transported in ore cars, liquids in tank cars, and so on.
Resources and goods:
There are currently six raw resources in the game; wood, coal, iron, rock, food, and oil. These resources are collected by placing the appropriate resource collection building on the respective resource. Raw resources can then be transported to manufacturing buildings to be combined into more advanced goods and products. There are currently seven products in the game; lumber, steel, processed food, fuel, chemicals, and medicine. These are created at manufacturing facilities by combining raw resources and other products.
Rail cars:
There are currently four types of rail cars in the game; ore car, log car, box car, and tank car. Each car can only carry the appropriate resources and goods. Rail cars are produced at the Train Depot from steel. Make sure to have the appropriate cars for the resources and goods that you intend to transport.
Villages, Towns, and Cities:
You can create your own villages and grow them by supplying them with food. Villages start small, but in time can grow and eventually be upgraded into Towns, and then into Cities. Towns and Cities require more types of goods than just food, and you are able to build high density buildings such as low-rise and mid-rise apartments.