Battle Train

I like trains, great game!

It's a fun puzzle game that's unique. On the wokeness scale the character randomizer is very bad. You'll get female names with male voices and character models. Update: After 5 hours I had a run that was doing well enough to progress but because I hadn't unlocked all 52 story cutscenes I can't progress unless I grind a bunch of more runs. This artificial increase in game length plus the mismatched voices of the characters is enough for me to change my review to a negative. The core game is fun but I feel like I've already seen it all and instead of letting me win, the game wants me to do chores first.

It's aight, becomes very easy at some point. At most you are looking at 10h play if you aren't a completionist, then it's pure pain to get all the achievements. It's a fun concept and some interactions got me surpirsed. But just be adviced that it may not get your atention for much time.

Battle Train is an inventive fusion of strategy, roguelite progression, and deck-building that takes an unconventional concept and turns it into an engaging tactical adventure. Developed by Terrible Posture Games and Nerd Ninjas and published by Terrible Posture Games, the game places players inside a bizarre televised competition where locomotives become weapons of war and railway construction is the key to victory. Its colorful premise immediately separates it from traditional strategy titles, replacing familiar fantasy kingdoms or military battlefields with explosive train duels, charismatic contestants, and an over-the-top game show atmosphere. While the setting is playful and humorous, the mechanics beneath the surface are surprisingly deep, rewarding players who enjoy careful planning and adaptive decision-making. Every battle revolves around laying tracks, collecting resources, and guiding powerful trains toward enemy objectives before rivals can do the same. The battlefield constantly evolves as players use cards to expand railways, sabotage opponents, build defensive routes, deploy destructive hazards, or strengthen their own network. This clever combination of board cont…

Underappreciated gem that seamlessly blends deckbuilding and board puzzler. Story framing might not be everybodys cup of tea, but roguelite beneath it is quite solid.

Very fun if you can get through the early game grind.