Islands & Trains

Akos Makovics · Future Friends Games

Released: May 29, 2025
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 20:20 GMT

Updates & announcements

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19 Mar 2026Developer post
Quality of Life updates!
Hello everyone, We hope you’re all enjoying the changing seasons, we know we are! 🌞 We have just launched a quality of life update as a lot of you have been requesting these improvements! This includes: 🌊 Placing elements on water now automatically adds the ground pieces undern
18 Dec 2025Developer post
Islands & Trains at Christmas time!
Hey everyone, It’s that time of year again where the tracks are covered with snow, train carriages carry gifts for loved ones and Santa’s reindeer pull the sleigh alongside! If you enjoyed the Xmas update last year then you’ll be happy to know it’s all returning this year! Here’s
10 Oct 2025Developer post
Daily deal and new update is here!
Hey folks, We’re dropping by to let you know our daily deal has just begun, so be sure to grab Islands & Trains while it’s 40% off! If that wasn’t enough to entice you, we’ve also just dropped a new update: 🚂 Improved train movement 💥Updated train collision handling (so the
27 Aug 2025Developer post
The long awaited update has finally arrived at the station!
Hey everyone, We are so excited to bring you this new update as we know a lot of you have been wanting multiple trains since we launched! We really hope you love this new addition and all the other features we’ve included as part of this major update🙂 Watch the updated trailer h
24 Jul 2025Developer post
We’re in the ‘Games Forged in Germany’ Event!
Hey all! Just a quick one to say we’re really excited to be in the ‘ Games Forged in Germany ’ event which has just kicked off, you can go check it out over here . It means a lot to be a part of this event to celebrate other German devs so a massive thank you to the organisers fo
17 Jul 2025Developer post
More trains are on their way! 🚂
Hey everyone, We’re writing to you all today to let you know that not only are we in Simfest this week with a 20% discount for the first time (so if you’re still hovering over that ‘Buy the game’ button, now would be the time!) but also to let you know that we have heard you! We
17 Jun 2025Developer post
New update!
Hey everyone, As promised, we’re back with more updates for you all to enjoy! New Assets! We have 6 new assets for you to try out in your builds! We know how much you love to keep your creations looking fresh so here’s a present to help you do so ☺️ General Game Improvements! 🌞
12 Jun 2025Developer post
‘I Like Trains’ Bundle!
Hey guys, We’re popping by today to let you know we’ve bundled up with Train Valley: Origins for this aptly named package ‘I Like Trains’! Train Valley: Origins is a lovely railroad management game, made by indie studio Flazm, which launched earlier today . If you like trains as
02 Jun 2025Developer post
First update since launch!
Hey everyone, We hope you’ve been enjoying Islands & Trains so far ☺️ We’ve loved seeing your creations and reading your reviews! Please do keep them coming 🙏 As a thank you for being so supportive, we’ve been working on some updates to make our game even better… New Assets!
30 May 2025PCGamesN
New city builder Islands and Trains is a relaxing alternative to Cities Skylines
There's something tremendously relaxing about putting together the perfect rail network. Games like Cities Skylines are great for it, but sometimes the overarching management elements can be overwhelming. Transport Fever 3 is on the way, but what about something simpler, prettier
29 May 2025Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Islands & Trains is about exactly what it sounds like, and it's out today
What do you think Islands & Trains is about? I'm not going to give you long, because it really is just right there in the name. As you've presumably already guessed, it is a quaint-looking sandbox builder where you make tiny diorama-like islands, adorning them with tracks for
29 May 2025Developer post
Islands & Trains is OUT NOW!
Hello everyone! We’re super excited to be writing to you today to say that… Islands & Trains is out now!!! We have been working really hard to make sure the game is ready for you all to play and we really hope you love it as much as we do ♥️ A lil reminder of what to expect f
Hello everyone!
We’re super excited to be writing to you today to say that…
Islands & Trains is out now!!!
Watch on YouTube
We have been working really hard to make sure the game is ready for you all to play and we really hope you love it as much as we do ♥️
A lil reminder of what to expect from the game:

400+ different tiles with many variations to choose from, so you can keep your builds looking fresh and different!
Animals like sheep, cows and ducks will breathe life into your build as they move in!
Create elaborate train tracks, from a simple mountain pass to a crazy rollercoaster, and watch your little train go!
No goals, no timer, no missions, no stress. Just happy accidents ☺️
We’ll leave you to dive into the game now, make sure to share your builds with us on Tiktok & Instagram! We can’t wait to see what you create 🥰 And if you have a minute free, please consider leaving us a review - this means a lot to us indie devs :)
Akos & Fabi 🧡
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14 May 2025Developer post
Release date reveal!!
🚂Choo choooo… Some big news has just pulled into the station! Islands & Trains will be out on May 29th!! Here’s what you can look forward to in the full game: 400+ different tiles with many variations to choose from, so you can keep your builds looking fresh and different! A
🚂Choo choooo… Some big news has just pulled into the station!
Islands & Trains will be out on May 29th!!
[Trailer]
Here’s what you can look forward to in the full game:

400+ different tiles with many variations to choose from, so you can keep your builds looking fresh and different!
Animals like sheep, cows and ducks will breathe life into your build as they move in!
Create elaborate train tracks, from a simple mountain pass to a crazy rollercoaster, and watch your little train go!
No goals, no timer, no missions, no stress. Just happy accidents ☺️
We can’t wait for you all to play the final game, we’ve been pouring so much love into this game so we hope you love it as much as we do ❣️ Make sure you’ve wishlisted the game to get notified when it launches and follow us on Tiktok & Twitter for more I&T’s content 🤗
That’s all for now, see you on the 29th!
- Akos & Fabian
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24 Feb 2025Developer post
We’re in Next Fest!
Hello everyone, We’re here to wish you a very happy Next Fest, and remind you to keep your eyes out for our cozy little train game! To thank you for your continued support we have dropped an updated demo today, alongside this brand new trailer: We’ve had a lot of fun working on t
Hello everyone,
We’re here to wish you a very happy Next Fest, and remind you to keep your eyes out for our cozy little train game! To thank you for your continued support we have dropped an updated demo today, alongside this brand new trailer:
Watch on YouTube
We’ve had a lot of fun working on this, making improvements and additions, but ultimately making sure there’s plenty of creativity to be had! Here are some new features you can expect to find in this demo:

15 new nature tiles (including plants, cliff/rock pieces, fields)
15 new buildings (farming, inner city, watermill, sawmill)
3 new waterfalls
10 new track pieces (including a crazy 720° slope)
5 new train engines
8 new wagons
7 new bridges
7 new tunnels
4 new train platforms & stations
We really hope you enjoy playing, be sure to share your creations with us on X or Bsky, we love to see them 🥰
Be back soon with more fun updates!
- Akos & Fabian
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16 Dec 2024Developer post
Christmas Demo Update is now live!
Hey everyone, We hope December has been treating you well 😊 Tis the season for eggnog, a warm wooly blanket, and cozying up in front of a relaxing game, so we thought we could celebrate with a brand new update to the demo! We had so much fun making new assets and features, there
16 Sep 2024Developer post
Planes, Trains and Automobiles Fest - and us!
Hey everyone, We hope you’re well and have been enjoying the extended demo since our last update 😊 This is just a really quick post to let you know we are participating in the Planes, Trains and Automobiles fest starting today. We haven’t been able to update the demo (we’ve been
15 Aug 2024Developer post
New and improved demo now live!
Hey everyone, Since we last posted, we’ve been hard at work on the main game and improving the demo you previously played. We listened to all your feedback, came up with some new ideas of our own, and are now ready to show you what we’ve been cooking up :) Available right now, th
16 Jun 2024Developer post
Dev Update - Mass building & removing implemented
Greetings ! We know, we know. We have been doing a terrible job at keeping you in the loop. We truly want to apologize for that. ---------------------- To make up for it, we want to share with you one of the bigger features we really worked hard on for Islands&Trains in the p
03 Aug 2023Developer post
Islands & Trains is featured in TinyTeams Festival 2023 ! NEW DEMO available
We are so happy to announce that Islands&Trains has been selected to be in the TinyTeams Fest 2023 by the lovely folks of Yogscast Games. The even is running from August 3rd 6 pm BST to August 10th 6 pm BST. The focus is on indie games where their development teams consist of
17 Apr 2023Developer post
Demo update (increased level size&terrain height, TUNNELS, wagons & much more)
Hello everyone ! We are so excited to announce the release of our new demo ! We have worked so hard to implement lots of new content for you to enjoy. Increased level size and terrain height levels You can now build PRETTY big levels in Islands&Trains and we have tripled the
Hello everyone !
We are so excited to announce the release of our new demo !
We have worked so hard to implement lots of new content for you to enjoy.
Increased level size and terrain height levels
You can now build PRETTY big levels in Islands&Trains and we have tripled the terrain building height, as well which should give you plenty of freedom for all kinds of lovely builds
TUNNELS
Omg yes, we now have a first iteration of tunnels in the game. The UI experience is a bit clunky in places but you can build straight and curved tunnels and watch your train travel through it.
Plus: you can even build terrain on top of the tunnels !
Castles
Among many many new assets we have implemented a series of castle pieces, which you can use to build something like this:
What else ?

New train engines and wagons
Waterfalls
Buildings
Track pieces
Animals
and and and
What is next ?
Now that we put so much new content in and changed the game significantly in scope we want to focus on improving the usability. We know that it can get quite exhausting to click once for each terrain piece, so we will adress that in the future so you can really go big and still have a smile on your face instead of a look of desperation.
We will also overhaul the controls and camera since we have to take into account how big you can build now and sometimes you have areas where you can't look into, depending on how high you have built.
Thank you for support and patience during the development of Islands&Trains and we hope you enjoy these updates !
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