Pandemic Train
What is Pandemic Train?
In Pandemic Train you are in charge of the crew aboard a train roaming the postapocalyptic wasteland, ravaged by both war and a deadly plague. Your goal is to survive long enough to discover the cure… or die trying. Humanity’s fate is in your hands! Start your journey now!
You are in charge!
Pandemic Train is a survival simulation game in which you manage the crew as well as the passengers aboard the old school train carried by a steam engine. The in-game universe is characterized by an alternative timeline, in which a catastrophic viral outbreak has decimated the world’s population. The mysterious plague kills the infected within 24 hours, leading to widespread panic, riots, and war. The world is in ruin, and you are the only hope for its survival. Travel through the wasteland, gather the resources, fight off the bandits, and do your best to research the cure for the disease!
Survive!
In Pandemic Train the world has become a very inhospitable place. Every person can carry the disease, so you have to choose your crew very wisely. People will die along the way, and you have to minimalize the damage. The resources are scarce, so you have to distribute them very carefully. And worst of all - there are lots of hungry wolves around. And by ‘hungry wolves’ we mean desperate people who perceive your train as a fat prize. Or sometimes - as an opportunity for a better life. You have to decide whether it’s better to fight them off or welcome aboard.
Manage the resources
In the harsh reality of Pandemic Train, you need to be self-sufficient - you grow your own food, breed the livestock, gather and purify your own drinking water, and do the essential repairs. You have to utilize every bit of scrap or junk you have at your disposal and turn it into something useful. This often leads to some difficult decisions, for example - rarely there’s enough medicine for everyone, so you’ll have to decide who is worth the treatment, and who is going be left to die.
Fight the plague!
The main goal of your actions is to create a vaccine and save the remnants of humanity from extinction. The longer you manage to keep the train moving, the less likely the crew will have the contact with the virus, and your scientists - more time to work on the medication. You can customize the train to your needs - decide how many people are on it and how many train cars are going to be attached to the engine. But remember - the bigger the party, the harder it is to keep it in check. You are the only hope for mankind. You are the last hope… for humanity.
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Bloody trains
Ask for tickets, check for bombs, clean the train, Do all sorts of other duties - sometimes people die, sometimes you die. Bit of a mind boggle of a game with crazy unique art.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICqXG6yALS0
– Real player with 10.2 hrs in game
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How to make heads or rails of Bloody Trains…?
I purchased this software on artistic merit alone, feeling an instant affinity towards the aesthetic. i fell aboard blindly, ready to chugga chugga woo woo. The controls are simple — the instructions are non-existent — you’ll scratch your head, it will blood, and you will like it. Although confusing, the lack of direction is not a setback. The simple controls allow for intuitive gameplay, and the smartly designed symbols and signage within the game do unfold with meaning as you progress. This is the perfect game for anyone who likes to think and frown before figuring out a satisfactory gotcha or aha! It may not be for you if you prefer to be spoon fed.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape
Satisfying but bittersweet.
Pros
• Movement like no other.
It’s as if a game developer was placed on an empty canvas, given the commands to move their character to do whatever they want: flying, sliding, going beneath the ground, going a million miles per hour by amping their movement speed to light speed. You have a lot of control in the movement, essentially going anywhere, even touching the skies, if you are skilled enough. You can go so fast that you can walk on water. This game’s movement is its strongest point because you are limitless and, it feels very satisfying to do because you worked on it, know the area and certain sweet spots and, cannot be stopped for as long as you hold the momentum. This applies to both sides.
– Real player with 470.2 hrs in game
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DISCLAIMER to new Players 22/01/2020 concerning the F2P:
You can ignore the old negative reviews about gameplay changes completely as you now get the game “as is” and for free. The reasons why the buyers liked or disliked it are no more applyable, as you have never seen (will never seen ) the game as it was before. So consider only reviews made AFTER it went free. From this point of view the game IS GETTING GOOD just right now. I dont delete this review just to show how game can change from good, to worse and become better again after some time.
– Real player with 34.8 hrs in game
The Final Station
Pilot and manage a train, struggle with the needs of rescued survivors or just let them die, explore abandoned and destroyed ruins, outposts and towns while trying to piece together a story of a dying world.
You’re a conductor managing a train in a dystopian world, with humanity on the brink of extinction from something called a Second Visitation. The world is very well realized in great pixel art which conveys all the desolation and starkness, but also the rare moments of beauty and I love how accentuated the colors are in the shades of grey bleakness of the ruins and the darkness of the mobs always lurking in them. Music sets the mood very satisfyingly, but is sparse and kicks in occasionally which brings it a much greater gravity when it hits since it usually signifies something important. Ambient sounds are excellent, punches and gun shots sound meaty and really echo in the silence.
– Real player with 18.3 hrs in game
Riding to the End of the World
The Final Station is an atmospheric Survival game that for what it is, presents itself with a stellar atmosphere and tone but starts bogging down with a structure that rarely shakes things up til it’s too late.
Pros:
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It’s combat and gameplay is incredibly solid and tight.
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The atmosphere is bleak, well-composed, and incredibly immersive, with it’s well-composed visuals and music
– Real player with 11.7 hrs in game
Vidora’s Silence
Assemble a crew of various skills and venture out into Vidora’s wilderness in search of precious minerals. Your way of transport is AsmiCorp’s finest mining rig, the Series 61 train. A fully customizable, fast and enduring machine with capabilities to house crew, refine the minerals you mine and get you across Vidora’s landscape efficiently.
Your Crew
Starting out you have to preform most tasks yourself and on your own, this will not last long as you grow your crew. Crew members can be recruited to your train from crew vendors and be assigned specific roles such as Miners, Hunters, Armsman and others. You strategically place and command your crew to increase efficiency and survivability.
Your Train
With the modular design of AsmiCorp’s Series 61 mining rig, you are in control of the carts that it has, the equipment on board, increasing your housing space to house the crew you hire and ensuring that there is enough power to run everything. Keep in mind rookie, to build extra carts and onboard equipment you desire will require you to have the sufficient funds, materials and reputation to do so.
Expeditions
Each expedition outside the safety of your mining rig, requires planning and strategizing. This will not only ensure you deliver what you gather, mine and harvest back to your rig successfully but also increase the chances of you and your crew making it back safely, as Vidora and her creatures are known to punish unexperienced miners and their mistakes.
Majority of Vidora’s creatures rely highly on their sense of hearing. Making any sudden noises in her wilderness will definitely anger the creatures that surround you thus making preforming loud tasks like mining and shooting weapons very dangerous and require the suitable equipment, fire power and planning to complete your expeditions and return safely.
Mining
As an AsmiCorp miner, your main goal is to mine the minerals above and beneath Vidora’s surface. Along your expeditions, you will come across many valuable and interesting minerals, the most important being Asmegite. In order to extract these minerals, you will be required to use the many unique tools and equipment that AsmiCorp has provided you with or you have crafted. But be warned, harvesting Vidora’s precious minerals angers her and her creatures, so mining expeditions will not be easy or safe.
Gameplay Features
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Construct your train (base), build carts, upgrade interior etc.
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Explore a 34 square km open world on your train, on foot and other vehicles.
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Hire crew with specific attributes, assign roles and lead your team.
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Mine deep into the world with the help of explosives and powered mining tools.
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Clear out Safe Zones to unlock new carts and upgrades.
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Strategically balance your train’s oxygen, food supply, fuel, crew and more.
Hypertrain
i’ll be honest, i really love this game. it’s simple to play, and very challenging. along with the super fast speed given it’s a bullet train simulator.
there are moments where the game can be glitchy, random roads colliding into the road, along with other bugs.
for example some corp trains could block the road invisibly and their locos are fully straight. some roads colliding into walls and hills, but it gives the construction missions a purpose.
the graphics are simple, yet the lighting makes it beautiful, even in a low poly game such as this.
– Real player with 80.8 hrs in game
This is a great concept but is too broken, glitchy, and irratating to be fun. I love the idea of cruising at 1000 km/h exchanging goods and passengers between cities or laying and fixing track but this is not what I got. I got a game that thinks dying for no reason is fun. A game that thinks going slow is fun. A game that thinks what I need when driving down a seemingly normal road is corkscrews and loops with breaks in them that are impossible to see. A game that breaks down when driving 1000 for too long. A game that caps your speed at 1000 such that powerups that used to boost your speed now slow you down. A game that…
– Real player with 55.7 hrs in game
Metro Sim Hustle
1st impression:
I think the environment is very well done. This is much better than the family-friendly oriented Sims 4 because of its realism and immersive elements. I have read many reviews and seen videos before I buy this game. It is actually not easy to make a decision as there is also another equally competitive game which is “The Coin Game” with arcade elements. They have much more arcade, and have overwhelmingly positive reviews. But I have decided to go for this one instead because of the human sims and city living, and there is this hidden objective to live in a better house and climbing up the social ladder. I am wondering whether there can be casinos here too, so that this game is more adult oriented. Well, if “The Coin Game” is for young ones, then Metro Sim should be the adult version.
– Real player with 26.8 hrs in game
It’s a solid sim experience, to me. I haven’t played very many sims, but decided to give this one a try and I can honestly say that I’m not disappointed.
Is it repetitive? Sure it is, but such is the nature of a sim after all and exactly what I’m looking for.
There are plenty of things to do in the game:
Fight for money - deliver pizza - drive the metro for exp and money - make and sell drugs - use drugs - play fun arcade games (emphasis on the word, fun) - own a business - gamble (black jack / 21) - play slots - own a house or two (very expensive and will take a very long time to get) - rent a place (paid per week) - furnace your house or apartment - buy clothes - date via app - romance your date / intimate relations (requires DLC to unlock) - sleep - eat a variety of foods - buy surgical procedures - drink a variety of drinks, including alcohol - smoke - use the bathroom - shower - complete objectives for money - sit in a chair once purchased for your apartment or house - and probably a few more activities that I haven’t unlocked yet.
– Real player with 24.8 hrs in game
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
Sunless Skies
**I seduced a woman who’s head was a jeweled skull while there was a spider nestled inside my eyeball. It was
! great fun, but sadly it took
! way too fuckin long to get there.**
Who is this game for?
If you like Britishness, the possibility of a decent story, nice environments or you like mildly spooky games AND you’re either willing to cheat or your time isn’t valuable.
Gameplay
Looking for diamonds in the rough.
– Real player with 249.8 hrs in game
My feelings towards this game are many and complicated. For background, Sunless Sea is one of my favourite games ever…and I can also totally understand why some people might absolutely hate it. Sunless Skies is in many ways an improvement over Sea, and yet, for me at least, it hasn’t quite recaptured the magic of Sea, and I’m not entirely sure I can explain why.
For people who haven’t played Sea, both it and Skies are games about exploring a world that is sometimes bizarre, sometimes charming, and sometimes terrifying. Both games have some of the best writing that I’ve seen in video games, with excellent worldbuilding. And both games are very slow-paced. A lot of time in these games is spent travelling from point A to point B, with only the occasional combat or random event to break up the travel. Depending on the person, this can either be a chill and relaxing experience, or an incredibly tedious one.
– Real player with 118.8 hrs in game
Fear Equation
I find it somewhat baffling that this mostly excellent game seems to have been released and then forgotten by most. While most games at least have a reddit sub dedicated to them, there is nothing for this game at all. Very few comments on indie game sites as well. Which is a shame, since it seems that, as a forgotten game, the chances of ever getting a sequel with enhanced mechanics is slim.
My only complaint with the game is that the social/faction mechanic is simply not as fleshed out as it could be. That whole aspect can be almost ignored with no consequence. Do they like you? Are they going to revolt? Meh…no matter most of the time. I would have liked to see some more interaction with the passengers themselves; in terms of maybe getting more detailed information by clicking on an individual passenger (relationship graphs to other passengers and to you. rumours, etc…) and perhaps be able to take more actions to affect their behaviour (ie. craft an edict. make a deal to send someone in with propaganda, etc…)
– Real player with 28.1 hrs in game
Overall, a visually beautiful, slower-paced game that reqiures you to manage the resources on the train, assign passengers to carriages based on their factions to prevent internal conflicts, and build defenses against the fog. Once you reach a destination, you can send passengers out to search for items/food/fuel, either through a random lottery or by rigging the lottery to send your stronger passengers.
It’s not a reactive game, like Deadnaut, instead you plan ahead and then watch it executed. Personally I prefer this style, but I tend to like management games anyway.
– Real player with 17.4 hrs in game
Unrailed!
TL;DR: It’s my #1 favorite co-op roguelike, so far.
Unrailed! is like a slow-grind, roguelike version of Overcooked, and is very intense, despite how calm it may appear when watching gameplay. I don’t see any review currently explaining the gameplay in wording, so here is the loop:
[olist]* Chop for wood and mine for metal, carry those resources to your train’s stock, wait for its automatic builder to build railroad tracks, and then extend your train’s track. Keep doing this until it reaches the next station, even backtracking as need be when squaring off with enemies and the environment. It has a coolant wagon which can overheat, so you also have to occasionally collect nearby water with a bucket to keep it cool (slightly comparable to Overcooked’s dirty-dishes mechanic).
– Real player with 203.9 hrs in game
200 character summary
Unrailed is an amazing multiplayer game where you have to gather resources to build a rail faster than the train moves, You can upgrade your train and its wagons as you progress to the chaning biomes.
Gamemodes & Gameplay 9/10
The game can only be played in multiplayer, There is no single player option, But you can play the game online, grab multiple controllers, but even share a keyboard. The game has a few gamemodes, There is a tutorial mode which wil explain the basics of the game, A quick gamemode in which it is the goal to reach the next station as fast as possible, And a Endless mode in which the goal is to go as far as possible, Games can take several hours in this gamemode. There is also a versus mode, Here there are 2 seperate platforms and 2 seperate trains, May the fastest team be the winner.
– Real player with 103.6 hrs in game