Constracktion

This is a great game if you like the challenge of laying out tracks with very few tools so that multiple AI trains can successfully deliver heavy loads. You have to do a lot of manual surveying, meaning walking the map to get the lay of the land and setting out markers to plan your routes. I've read negative reviews because some people don't like that kind of challenge, but to me, that IS the game. If it is easy, why play? The game has 6 maps where each one is unlocked by the previous one (map 1 being the starter tutorial map). I just completed map 3 so I can now start map 4. As you can see, it has taken me 75 hours to get to this point. It could be done in less time, but I spent some extra time getting things the way I wanted. Well worth it. Yes I agree that the UI is not great and there are things that could be better, but I highly recommend this game for the gameplay itself!

The tutorial will give you all the information you need to get started, and then it dumps you in the middle of a desert somewhere and is never heard from again. While there is a bit of a learning curve, and you may experience some level of frustration getting comfortable with the controls, with a little patience and a lot of practice, you will get to a point...well...a point where it really puts the screws to you! It is addictive, and like many addictions, it can be a bit unpleasant at first (I mean, who really enjoyed their first sip of beer, how many smokers didn't turn a little green after a few drags off of the cool kid's cigarette after school?), but you may find yourself hooked after just a couple tries. I will offer this little suggestion, which never fails to put a twisted smile on my face: when the little trains are throwing their whiny little tantrums like petulant brats, or the bigger trains are trying to bully you like an entitled Karen or Chad, you can always give yourself a little breathing space by walking up close to them and giving them the locomotive equivalent to a swift kick in the 'nads, and derail them where they stand -- so satisfying!