RAILGRADE

Buy85%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Minakata Dynamics · Trains · Oct 13, 2023

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
37
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles13 of 14

Should I buy RAILGRADE?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
60% of themes are praise40% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The concept might sound dry on the surface, but RAILGRADE injects its gameplay with just enough charm, complexity, and challenge to make it both satisfying and addictive for fans of resource management and transport optimization.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game runs really well the story line is good, graphics are great!
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are sharp and it's highly detailed; this is probably thanks to the Unreal engine.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is of course a challenge to overcome but it just feels like a tremendous curve in difficulty/complexity and the one thing that turned me off the game for a while as the campaign has a mostly linear progression.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound effects, like the rhythmic clatter of trains and the hum of production facilities, help immerse players in the industrial rhythm of their creations.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It runs great on both my PC and Steam Deck (and the default controls for Steam Deck are great).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay98 reviews
Story51 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Difficulty24 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
83% still recommend
Optimization
100% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Crashes
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

8 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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