It's been a busy week. We released Rail Route into Early Access! And we finally showed a game we feel has a well-defined core. A solid foundation we can build onto throughout Early Access, after the Alpha stage. We hope you enjoy the feel of what it's like playing a game inspired by train dispatching mixed with the tycoon. Actually that you still are enjoying.
I would tell it's already having a solid 10-20 hours of content to unlock & play but I've seen hundreds and one thousand! Hehe, that's a lot :). A big thank you to those who have been with us since the beginning for more than 2 years already!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route/
Don't limit yourself; there are many maps in Steam WorkShop. And/Or you can try different endless styles!
I mean, do one of these as a first thing in Endless Mode:
- Unlock faster tracks first (better rewards early)
- Unlock auto-blocks (rapid expansion, more traffic variety)
- Unlock automation (automate three starting stations)
- Unlock Coach Yard (whole different level of traffic)
Feedback
Hopefully, we already solved all significant issues from the first week (if you don't feel so, gimme a ping on Discord), and we're onto to jump and prepare the next content update. We thank you all for the fantastic reviews! The first thing we need to improve is the tutorial. Most of the negative feedback we've received mentions it, and yeah, it's true. So we need to improve!
Tutorial
How? We've already started :)! We'll make the tutorial more streamlined, not so cut in the parts, out of the reality. We'll put it right into the endless map, and we'll do everything there. We'll be able to show the controls more fluently handling the actual traffic. That was completely missing in the tutorial. Then, we'll be able to offer another set of advice about track building and contracts - these need to be covered as well! But right now, we will focus on rewrite at least the scope of current tutorials.
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Because you know? We also want to focus on new thingies & sweets, right? Something shiny must be in every "bigger" update from time to time. Hopefully, we have our ideas right!
I'll keep you informed!
Or jump on our community Discord.
Angel
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route/