![]() ![]() If you are looking for a more tycoon style train game, you may also be a little disappointed by Railgrade. The subgenre has its audience that loves these type of games, but it definitely isn’t for everyone. If you have no interest in a train game where the objective is to move goods around as quickly as possible, Railgrade is naturally not going to be for you. This is because you don’t have to worry about directly controlling the movement of the trains.ĭue to what type of game it is, Railgrade is not going to be for everyone. I would say that it actually has a bigger reliance on the puzzle element than Train Valley 2. This is because that game also had a bigger reliance on the puzzle aspect of the genre. Of all of the train games that I have reviewed I would compare Railgrade the most to Train Valley 2. Then you need to find the most efficient way of moving cargo around. This requires you to figure out what to emphasize first. The ultimate goal is just to transport the required goods as quickly as possible. You need to make money in order to expand your rail network. Generating revenue is also not the most important element. A lot of this has to do with the game being broken down into levels. ![]() I would say that it falls more into the puzzle side of the genre rather than the tycoon/business side. In a lot of ways Railgrade plays like most games from the train genre of video games. The only punishment for two trains “crashing” is that they are slowed down until they no longer intersect. One temporarily becomes invisible while the other passes through it. ![]() Trains usually wait for one another, but should they collide they are not destroyed. Unlike some train games you don’t have to worry about crashes. Once you place a train you can basically ignore it and let it do its job transporting goods/resources. Later in the game you get the ability to add automatic switches which will tell trains to take alternating paths. If it messes up though or you want to choose a different path, you can interact with each junction on the route and tell it to go a different direction. It is pretty good at figuring this out based on what cargo containers you add to the train. The game will try to automatically find the planned route for the train. The train will then start moving along the rail that you place it on. Train construction is as simple as picking the locomotive(s) that will pull the cargo and the cargo containers that it will haul. Then you just need to place trains onto the tracks and tell them where to go. Trains will then be able to pick up and drop off resources. Then at each building/facility you need to place a station. The game even has a helpful assist tool that helps you connect sections of track together. You just select the rail tool and then drag and drop rails onto the map. Your rail system will determine how successful you will be. Because of this a large emphasis of the game is put on creating an efficient rail system. You just need to supply them with the proper resources and take away the finished products. The buildings basically generate/refine resources over time. The production side of the game is quite straightforward. This facility will produce another good which you will either further refine, or transport to a city or export location. Usually you will take a raw resource to a manufacturing facility to be further refined. In each level the goal is to transport goods through a rail system from one area to another. The colony used to thrive, but it has fallen apart due to the collapse of its infrastructure.įor those familiar with the train game genre, Railgrade is going to feel pretty familiar. You have been tasked by your employer the Nakatani Chemicals Corporation to fix the colony. ![]() In Railgrade you play as a engineer sent to a mining colony on a planet far from Earth. Railgrade is a fun puzzle style train game that is a blast for fans of the genre. When I saw Railgrade I was intrigued as it seemed like the type of game that I would really enjoy. Probably my favorite in the genre so far has been Train Valley 2. In the last couple of years I have looked at quite a few different train games. There is something oddly satisfying though about creating a well run train network to transport goods between locations. While I am somewhat a newcomer to the train subgenre of video games, it has quickly become one of my favorite subgenres. ![]()
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