Rule the Rail!

About

Rule the Rail! is a single player simulation game. It was developed by Redbrick Studios Ltd and was released on February 17, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Fully functional model railway building game on your screen. Create and paint the landscape, place the tracks engines and wagons. Start the trains and create control sequences to direct them to the right tracks. Place houses, industrial buildings, lamp posts, plants, and all the little details to finish your model railroad on the screen.

Genres & Tags

Simulation

Play Modes

Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews

graphics3 negative mentions

The game offers a wide variety of locomotives, buildings, and decor, allowing players to create their own model railroads easily.
Building layouts and watching the trains operate is enjoyable and straightforward, making it accessible for fans of model railroads.
The game brings back nostalgic memories of childhood model train layouts, providing a fun experience for long-time fans.

The game shows its age with outdated controls and a user interface that is not optimized for modern screen resolutions, making it difficult to navigate.
Frequent crashes and bugs in the Steam version have led to frustration among players, with many reporting issues that remain unresolved.
The lack of updates or improvements over the years has left the game feeling stale and user-unfriendly, especially for new players.

graphics
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The game's graphics are hindered by a lack of support for modern screen resolutions, resulting in a user interface that does not scale appropriately, which detracts from the overall visual experience.
- “What also doesn't help is that the game is not made for the screen resolutions we use today, as the graphical user interface does not scale up or down depending on your screen resolution.”
- “The graphics feel outdated and lack the polish expected from modern games.”
- “Textures are low quality and the overall visual design seems rushed and uninspired.”
grinding
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and user-unfriendly, particularly due to the small icons and cumbersome track setup.
- “The icons are very small, and the setup for tracking is way too tedious and not user-friendly.”
- “Grinding feels like an endless chore rather than an engaging part of the game.”
- “The repetitive nature of grinding makes it feel more like a job than a fun gaming experience.”