Train Life: A Railway Simulator

Train Life: A Railway Simulator

Steam Deck Playable

Simteract · Simulation · Aug 25, 2022

It depends on what you're after.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

63%
Mixed
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It was great being able to travel around Europe and the weather effects and graphics looked good too.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay is very similar to ETS2 or ATS2 which are also favorite games of mine.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The Xbox controller works well.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
really fun to play. is not too hard to learn how to play this game.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I will leave my old review of this game here for all to see because it tells a story - I will put my "2024 christmas review later down the line) - - - - Old review -> : Game has / had fantastic potential - a GREAT "basis" to work out from - however - the game developers has closed the door on this game, so do not expect anything more to be added, nor any the bugs that are still ingame wont be fixed.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Graphics55 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Difficulty7 reviews
Story and characters6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface16 reviews
31%
Performance14 reviews
71%
Monetization12 reviews
17%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs43 reviews
26%
Crashes29 reviews
34%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
63%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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