Railroads Online

This was fun for a while, but it has been abandoned. There's another game like this that is coming out eventually, it called Century of Steam. Check it out and when it comes out, I doubt it will get dropped.

I've heard some mixed reviews about this game, after playing for over a year, here are my thoughts. Please note that this is based off of personal experience. Lets start with the good before we move on to the bad. The exterior modeling on the cars and locomotives is good, I also like the variety of locomotives and freight cars. Unfortunately that's the only positives that I have to say, the maps feel lifeless the trees are carbon copies, and the sames sounds are re-used over and over, you don't here footstep, nature like birds, and other wildlife, etc. Derailments are another huge problem, derailments can happen for no reason like hitting a sapling. The sounds for locomotives also sucks, at low speed it's fine, but at high speed it sounds like the sound was sped up by 2x. Finally you can't manipulate the terrain, which would be super nice. So would I recommend this game? The short answer is no, the downsides outweigh the good. If you want a super realistic experience don't buy this game it's not roblox level unrealism but it's not TSW. If you're looking for a bug free game and something that's constantly supported just wait for Century of Steam. I'd only recommend this game to someone who really likes narrow gauge and is willing to put up with bugs.

Janky but fun. The track laying is the most enjoyable part. Running the trains is pretty basic and not realistic.

This is a very conditional Yes to if "I suggest this product". I have been part of the Beta since 2021 and watched this game go through its growing pains up until release. Here is my opinion on the game's condition with over 660+ hours logged: Pros: - It's an Online sandbox game where you can layout track, industries, props, and trains. - Very good graphics, high fidelity models, weather effects, etc with the Unreal Engine 5 - Variety of Maps to play on with different terrain and biomes - The UI and HUD are easy to use and are intuitive for new players - Multiplayer sessions can be Public or Private with granular permissions and controls for the session - Track building has been made easier with the introduction of Splines and grid snapping - Adding decorations/building made easier with the new selection UI Cons: - While in Multiplayer sometimes the engine sounds and whistles cannot be heard by other players - Longer consists of about 20+ cars have a larger chance of derailing randomly - Locomotives and Rollingstock sometimes get physic-locked when stopped. Requires rocking the engine back and forth or applying/releasing the brakes to unstick - Laying 90° crossovers or junctions can lead to random derailments and need to relayed - Non-host players in Multiplayer no longer gain exp for completing tasks. Only money is transferred to the Host of working for their Company. - Trees/rocks/cacti etc have weird hit boxes when trying to cut them down - Adding trees, animals, and rocks locked by DLC. Should have been part of the core game. Things I'd like to see: - Mod support. Many people, including myself, would love to see this added - Able to place Spline Tunnels, Turntables with actual wells that go into the ground, and grade/level crossing as a track type (ballast/wood) - Option to adjust Prop height If you are new to the game and want to play with friends, you will find this game fun in the beginning. To start out, you will be building track out to the placed industries and running locomotives to build up exp and money. There is an option to place prebuilt tracks on the map and go straight into driving trains if you fancy that instead. This is where the "conditional yes" comes into play; end goal of the session. Because this is a Sandbox game, the end goal can be anything you want it to be, whether you want to just drive trains with big consists or make a big layout. But, gameplay wise it will be to complete the final tier of resource gathering, like Oil Barrels, Gold Bars, etc, and deliver it to the Depot for a massive payout. Once this is done, there is nothing else to achieve past this and the game can get a bit boring and repetitive if this is the only thing you are doing. The other issue that can kill your railroading buzz would be some of the bugs and physics issues that occurring during gameplay, most notably 20+ car trains derailing and needing to rock the locomotive back and forth to unstick while stopped, like as if a piston was stuck at dead-center all the time. So, who would I recommend this to? Personally, I'd recommend this game to my friends who like driving trains, building stuff, and like to do creative stuff with what the Sandbox offers. Building little towns and stations for the trains to pull into is pretty fun and breaks up the grind of trying to transport resources to the main industries. For $35, you and your friends can have a decent amount of fun with this game. However, expect this to be more of a sandbox game than a realistic railroading simulator.

not working. dumb game

Its okay??? like, its a fun experience for a bit, but honestly if you're really a huge loghead you should wait for Century of Steam.

After 700 of playtime I can confidently say that this game was fun while it lasted. The many bugs and glitches just make it unbearable to play. Since the game has a 1.0 release now, it seems like i has been abandoned and left to rot in the shadow of what will be Century of Steam. All in all, 4/10 train game. American narrow gauge is cool but the maps just dont resemble anything you'd see in the States really. The rail system is flawed, there is no steam simulation and entities can just fall asleep on grades and refuse to move. Was it worth the money? After 700h, yes. But now? Absolutely not.

Had fun even with all the game breaking bugs, but what was promised and what was delivered had very little common ground. And it all went downhill astragon came into the picture.