Railroad Corporation
Relive the pioneering spirit of the Golden Age of Steam by establishing your own railroad empire across 19th century North America. Race against time to bring settlements together, produce and trade goods and develop new technologies. Embark on your dream career and earn your fortune in the New World. Work to fulfill contracts and complete missions based on historic rail networks across the United States. Lay down tracks, dig tunnels and raise bridges to connect settlements big and small, old and new. Strategy and forward planning are essential to make the best deals – so you’ll need to be across every aspect of your organisation. Control and combine resources, establish new industries and even lobby politicians to change the law of the land. KEY FEATURES: Establish a profitable Railroad Corporation in the Golden Age of Steam Construct a vast transportation network and trade goods with towns and cities Engage in political lobbying and research new technologies Acquire your own buildings and real-estate Expand your operations with new departments, recruit employees and manage business loans Buy, control and maintain historically accurate locomotives and rolling stock Blast, dig and tunnel across the beautiful frontier landscapes of 19th Century America Compete with a friend in the online multiplayer beta and race to earn $500,000! Fully focus on growing the corporation and expanding your train network in Sandbox Mode
Game Discussion
Steam User 7
This game is great! It is a much needed update to what Railroad Tycoon 2 started back in the day. The interface is really easy to understand and the tutorial was great. I really enjoy the strategy and logistical planning. This game has a lot of reply value. I like this game way better than railway empire.
Steam User 3
My initial review and thoughts after 32hrs and only just completing the first chapter (which only 15% of us have) is that:
+ I FUCKING LOVE train game!
+ As someone who loved trains so much I became a signaller this scratches a real itch of logistics and trains
+ Hard but really rewarding gameplay when it all works as intended
BUT
- It does have issues that are sometimes just game breaking and can really suck the fun out of the game.
I had the zoom function bug out which then permeated through an entire mission that i was maybe 4 hours in
or that I sometimes had the game hard crashes which happened when i dragged a single section of track TOO far
- the missions could be reworked in a way that make them more accessible or easier to complete rather than multiple hour sometimes slog fests, it took me 32 hours to complete 6 missions at that encompassed the first chapter, or 5.3 hours per mission - take that as you will, it could be a skill issue
- it expects you to figure out some of the finer nuance around the track system, either that or i didn't read it properly, but the way the AI determines the active routes and plots its course as far as i can tell is from signal to signal which you cannot manually place outside of when you are laying track - even with this in mind it can be cumbersome on the mind to plot routes
- i wanna fucking draft tracks and plan intersections without fully committing to a whole section of track, money is SO important in the early game and drafting tracks and expansion is trying to do it as best as possible on the first try and by the time you have the money to spend willy nilly your tracks and routes are so fixed in place that it is a huge cost (which yippe, i am so okay with mistakes costing money or redesigning to cost big money but when you can't draft multi tracks and relief lines then it feels like trial by fire to a degree.
Steam User 2
If you enjoy train tycoon sandbox games, this is a great game for you. It's got a good pace to get you into the mechanics and gets good progression. The campaign is pretty balanced
Steam User 2
The best train simulation since Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon!! Easy to start but gathers challenge as you progress. Focuses more on the building blocks of a rail company than just riding the train.
Steam User 1
fantastic tycoon/management/logistics game. the challenge level is just right, especially when trying to beat the optional time limit - I usually have to think through my approach, especially early in a mission. towards the end of a mission though my finances tend to snowball, and it gets pretty easy if I started out well. I'd definitely recommend the game to fans of the genre. for some reason, my achievements stopped registering after my first play session; otherwise, it's been a perfect experience.
Steam User 2
A fun little game, but! There are frustrating bugs that just pop up.
I was playing a free-play game. My ol' locomotive decided to do a turnaround out of the blue. I quickly attempted to change the loco, loco. But the only way to put him on the right track was a fast loop to loop.
YAY, it returned to drop off that grain. But I ended up in debt and lost a lot of age on that poor locomotive.
I just wish I had the chance to try the demo to #2 releasing in 9-10 days. Because if I have to decide to buy it from playing #1, I'll have to pass.
I bought this heavily discounted for under $5, which at that price a big thumbs up.
It is fun.
Steam User 0
I advise you to look on Youtube etc to get the basics right. As you progress through the scenarios the game obviously becomes more and more difficult to complete. It is addictive and absorbing if you like puzzles. This is a combination of building railroads and expanding businesses. Buy it when it is in a sale and the cost is not too expensive.