Addictive, fun puzzle gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Addictive and easy to pick up. I had a lot of fun with this one.”
Steam review · 20.1 h played ↗
Train Valley
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Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Alexey Davydov, Sergey Dvoynikov, Timofey Shargorodskiy, Flazm2015Casual · Puzzle · Strategy
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A frantic real-time train-routing puzzler with cute visuals, addictive and challenging at a low price. Skip it if you want a relaxing train tycoon or dislike RNG and micromanagement.
Great for
Puzzle fans who enjoy frantic multitasking, perfectionist 3-stamp runs and cheap short sessions
Main risk
Random events, bankruptcy and auto-departing trains make it stressful and unfair, not the relaxing tycoon it looks like
What players love
Challenging with satisfying difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Just the right amount of challenge to be frustrating and that the same time you can still succeed.”
Steam review · 14.8 h played ↗
3-stamp objectives and achievements add replay value
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I'll replay until I get all 3 stamps per level.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Charming visuals and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“even after all these years, still looks cute.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Cheap, great value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Seriously, $1.49 feels like robbery.”
Steam review · 21.2 h played ↗
Relaxing yet engaging in short sessions
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“'Games I Can Play While I Make Dinner Or Have Half An Hour Spare'”
Steam review · 23.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too hard, stressful, harsh bankruptcy
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Looks fun, cute and easy-going, but actually very quickly turns out to be a non-stop stress game!”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Not a train sim; micromanagement, little depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“this game is so simple you have to command each train to leave the station and then you have to manualy adjust the points in real time”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Repetitive and short
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The game seems fun at first, but it becomes repetitive VERY quickly”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Clunky track-laying controls and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Dreadful track laying control that refuses to lay tracks where you want to lay tracks.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Trains depart on their own
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the trains instead just leave the station while you arent looking. Ruined it pretty quick.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Heavy RNG and unfair random events
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Whether you succeed at level has more to do if things randomly spawn in an order that allows you to win rather than skill or planning.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP (SP3)+ (can crash in Win10)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ @ 2.8 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsATi Radeon HD 2400 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows XP (SP3)+ (can crash in Win10)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ @ 2.8 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsATi Radeon HD 2400 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better
Storage1 GB available space
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