Developer posts and news about this game.
Hi everyone! We have a couple of items to discuss today: reporting on the progress of our next major update; taking part in Train Fest 2026; celebrating 10 years of Derail Valley development and; announcing a major update to our soundtrack. Let's dive right into all these: Steam
Hey everyone! About This Patch We have a small and quick update today. Two days ago, Unity, the game engine that Derail Valley is based on, announced a newly discovered security vulnerability and a patch for it ( more info here ). We included the patch in Derail Valley today, for
Hello everyone! We've released another set of minor fixes today. Thank you for your bug reports! You can see the changes listed here: B99.7 Changelog In the meantime we're hard at work on the next major update, B100. It’s going to take a long time, but it’ll be absolutely worth i
Hi everyone! As promised, we’re delivering more bug fixes in today's release - addressing many of the remaining less critical issues. Thank you for your bug reporting! To spice it up a little, we've also added a new ladder-climbing feature, now allowing you to seamlessly walk ont
Hi everyone! Over the past several weeks, we've released 8 hotfixes that resolved the last remaining major bugs and more than doubled FPS in certain situations. With today's hefty hotfix just out, we're wrapping up and giving them all a collective title, - B99.5. For more detaile
Hello everyone! We've just released a new update, bringing some new content, features and numerous other improvements to the game. Here are some of the highlights: Item Containers We've added item containers, which let you better store, organize and carry your items. Item contain
We're excited to announce that, starting today, our team is expanding with three new positions! We're hiring in order to further improve our interaction with the community, and reduce developer workload with these new positions: Community XP Coordinator – Helping the community an
Hello everyone, We just released a small patch to fix a critical saving bug introduced a few days ago. For players who had items placed in hangers or sticky tapes mounted somewhere outside of trains, the game wasn't able to save progress. The number of affected users should be sm
Hi everyone! We have another small update today. It's bug fixes mainly, but also a little bit of fun stuff. We added a new cargo type, Forestry Trailers – which go from the machine factory and harbor to forests and the sawmill. The update also adds a new model for the S282 restor
Hi everyone! Two patches made it to the game since the last week's release - one last Friday and another just now. Various bug fixes are included in them, now listed together under the title B99.1: Next week we'll release another patch with more fixes. We'll likely have a few mor
Hi everyone, Our latest update is now available! It's a large one, so we made a dedicated video to showcase all the main points: The update adds 4 new locations, 16 new cargo types, numerous new items, gadgets and their installation process, restoration of abandoned museum locomo
Hello everyone! This is a quick post to let you know that the next Derail Valley update that we've been working on since the start of the year, B99, will be released on November 21, 2024 ! The update will be rather large, introducing a couple of new stations, some train customiza
Hi everyone! We've just released build 98, our latest update bringing you a new vehicle, new features, numerous improvements and bug fixes! BE2-260 Microshunter The tiny, quirky new battery-electric shunter takes the spotlight! There's two practical functions to it: it's the firs
Hey everyone! We've just released a massive update, bringing numerous new features and bug fixes to Derail Valley. Domestic animals & new cars To start off, we've added livestock, which can be found at the Farm industry. The animals are lively, moving around, making noises, a
Hi everyone! We've just released the new update, featuring the new DE6 Slug and many other improvements to the game! Slug What is the Slug? In real life when a locomotive reaches its end of life, some of its components can still be reused. Slugs are an example of that. They are m
Hi everyone! The new update is out, introducing a brand new steam locomotive to Derail Valley, as well as many bug fixes and improvements! S060 Due to its small size, the new locomotive has very different characteristics from S282, making it quite a unique new experience. In term
We just released a quickfix making teleport work again on the Reverb G2 VR headset, which broke with the #94 update. More improvements soon!
Hi everyone! It's great to finally talk to you from the other side of the Simulator update! First of all, thank you all for the enormous amount of feedback, support and help following the release date! We read all your messages, and are adjusting our plans accordingly, even if so
Quick update everyone - we've fixed the game breaking bug where trains would collide with invisible walls surrounding the tutorial depot, near the Steel Mill. Enjoy the update and see you soon with more small updates! -Your DV Team
It's finally here! Three years since development on it started, we're pleased to announce the Simulator major update has just been released – along with a brand new trailer: If you already have Derail Valley in your Steam library, it will be automatically downloaded. When you sta