Runaway Train

Runaway Train

Hammer Games · July 14, 2017 · Casual, Indie, Trains

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Runaway Train price by region

Runaway Train costs £2.30 in the United Kingdom, €2.33 in Europe (EUR), $2.63 in the United States, $2.63 in Georgia (USD), CA$5.90 in Canada, A$7.00 in Australia, NZ$7.45 in New Zealand, zł14.80 in Poland and R$17.45 in Brazil right now.

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RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £2.30 −48% £4.45 £2.30 2
Europe (EUR) €2.33 −53% €4.99 €2.33 4
United Statesyour region $2.63 −47% $4.99 $2.63 4
Georgia (USD) $2.63 −40% $4.40 $2.63 4
Canada CA$5.90 CA$5.90 — 1
Australia A$7.00 A$7.00 — 1
New Zealand NZ$7.45 NZ$7.45 — 1
Poland zł14.80 −28% zł20.50 zł14.80 2
Brazil R$17.45 R$17.45 — 1

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About Runaway Train

✦ AI summary

Runaway Train is a fast-paced track-laying puzzle game where you frantically place rails in front of a speeding train to keep it from derailing while connecting all the stations before it's too late. The gameplay escalates from calm strategy to intense action as the train accelerates, with randomly generated levels and multiple difficulty modes ensuring every run feels fresh and challenging.

The train is leaving the station, but soon you notice that something is missing... Rails! You have to lay tracks right in the path of the moving train to keep it from crashing. The goal is to connect all the stations...if you can. The train is getting faster and faster with each laid piece of track. Are you fast enough to survive?

Key Features:

  • Transforms from relaxing to hectic gameplay, pushing your strategic ability to the max.
  • Night, Day and Hardcore modes
  • Highly Detailed Train with steam implemented in order to give you an real environment feel. It's completely awesome!
  • Random generated worlds. So there's no getting use to levels. Each level will differ, putting your strategic abilities at test again.
  • Low hardware requirements.
  • Game is Touch or Gyroscope friendly.
  • Fast paced, so it's ideal as an boredom killer and for traveling, when you don't want to look at other boring faces in your vehicle.
  • Cool stylized low poly, very unique graphics!

Runaway Train — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 22, 2026
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3 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 13, 2026
Runaway Train is a fast-paced arcade puzzle game developed and published by Hammer Games that takes a surprisingly simple idea and turns it into an engaging challenge. The game places players in control of a runaway locomotive that cannot stop moving, creating an immediate sense of urgency from the moment a session begins. Instead of driving the train directly, players must quickly construct railway tracks ahead of the locomotive, ensuring it can safely reach stations while avoiding disaster. The concept is easy to understand within minutes, yet the increasing speed of the train transforms this straightforward premise into a tense and addictive test of planning and reflexes. The gameplay revolves around laying tracks across procedurally generated landscapes. Every successful connection between stations contributes to a growing score while also increasing the speed of the train. This creates a clever risk-and-reward system where success gradually makes the challenge more demanding. During the early stages, there is enough time to examine the terrain and create efficient routes, but as the train accelerates, careful planning gives way to split-second decision-making. The result is a…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 14, 2026
The train races like in battle every level is a race against time and I still don’t see the brakes here.
Recommended Mar 14, 2024
its good
Recommended Feb 5, 2024
I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing. Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side. With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of y…
Recommended Oct 16, 2020
This is an pretty fun game. Think ill return to this one now and then to try improve my high scores. Nothing hard to understand, controls solid. Worth full asking price? Nah, id say get this on an sale.

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