RAILGRADE

RAILGRADE

Steam Deck Verified

Minakata Dynamics · Trains · Oct 13, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

85%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 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
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The game is fun in the early stages, it truly shows its great potential, but then it all goes to waste as you progress through the campaign, when you realize it's mostly focused on aesthetics rather than gameplay.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Some people have been asking about 'replayability'... earlier levels didn't need to be replayed, but later ones do (esp if you want to achieve S rank), so I would say yes.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I absolutely love the art style of a miniature train set with 'realistic' assets (I have a small gripe that the station stops don't line up with the individual train carts, I assume this is because of the difference with build grid and train sizes but they could do with a remodel where these two dont obviously clash imo).
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The game’s soundtrack and audio design complement the visual style nicely.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The user interface is really good, and building stuff is easy, with solid keyboard support.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
People who enjoy optimization (processes, routes, capacities) and the challenge of problem solving will enjoy it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+2 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love8 themes
Story and characters80 reviews
Gameplay40 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Interface13 reviews
Optimization12 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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 $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
37
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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