Gilded Rails

About

It's speed dating for the railway-tycoon monopolist robber baron! To obliterate your competition, you must marry a suitable partner before time runs out.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

11%

Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

story3 negative mentions

The writing is decent and has some interesting ideas and factions.
The game allows for diverse character representation, including playing as a person of color and not being restricted to heterosexual relationships.
The topic of trains provides a unique backdrop to explore social and cultural themes of the time period.

The game is very brief with a rigid structure, leading to a fast-paced and unenjoyable experience.
Choices often feel meaningless, with limited character agency and a lack of meaningful interactions with romantic interests.
The game suffers from bugs, misspellings, and a lack of polish, making it frustrating to play.

story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is criticized for lacking depth and failing to fully develop its characters, particularly in balancing the themes of business and romance. While the premise has potential, the execution feels overly forced and descriptive, detracting from the overall engagement. Many reviewers suggest that a more structured narrative could have enhanced the experience.
- “Maybe if this were more of a video game style story with a completely pre-determined narrative, it could be an interesting one.”
- “The story tries to make you balance business and romance, which is an interesting idea, but it prevents either side (or any of the characters) from having enough depth to be really captivating.”
- “I felt like the story was one that could be rather well fleshed out, yet it just felt as though it lacked in some ways certain responses played out.”
- “I understand romance to be a big part of the game, but I liken this to the game Cog released through their user-made stories via hosted games, Love at Elevation - in that with that game, the very overly descriptive way the game and story were written felt shoved down my throat; the romance aspect of this game was smacking me across the face.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and boring, with interactions feeling repetitive and unengaging. The overly complex stats system further detracts from the experience, making progress feel frustratingly slow. Additionally, some users express dissatisfaction with the game's character selection limitations.
- “For the time I played, I spent the entire time thinking of how tedious and boring every interaction was.”
- “The stats were entirely too tedious to actually get anywhere.”