Frostrain
STEWDIO · 2024 · Strategy, Roguelike Deckbuilder, Trains, Deckbuilding, Post-apocalyptic
PC
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About Frostrain
Roam the frozen world
Climate change has turned the world white and frozen, and the only thing moving on the planet is you, your passengers, and your train. It's a dead world, but ironically, it's all the more fascinating for it. A vivid landscape awaits you to explore.Keep your passengers happy
The passengers on your train will work diligently at your command, but be careful: if you don't manage their happiness properly, they might throw you off the train.Build your own train with card decks
Each time you pass through a city, you'll be able to add new train cars by launching a heavy lift drone. Be careful with each choice you make. If you are lucky, you'll be able to build a better, more synergized, happily-ever-after train deck, but it won't always go as you planned.Reach the Promised Land
Lead your passengers in search of the Promised Land, somewhere on the eastern edge of the world. But the journey to the Promised Land isn't all smooth and pleasant. You'll have to pass through toxic areas, and a severe storm is brewing behind you. Pay attention to your passengers' happiness levels and lead them safely to the Promised Land. The journey is in your hands.What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players praise this free management strategy game for being surprisingly entertaining with strong rogue-like replayability and challenging difficulty that rewards learning its systems. The main criticisms center on unclear tutorials and confusing mechanics explanations, plus the use of AI-generated art and similar color schemes for train cars that hurt both visual appeal and usability. Despite these rough edges, players appreciate the game's solid core loop and compare it favorably to titles like Frostpunk and Snowpiercer, with most feeling it offers excellent value for the price.
FREE...AND a SICK GAME. SIGN ME UP!!!! The exact niche I love. Not overly complicated systems or paragraphs for cards. Just good old fashion stats, wombo combos. Tutorial could use some more help. It's not intuitive how the train works, nodes, bonuses etc. But you figure it out overtime. I'm kind of shocked for a free game that appears fairly basic that I've played 21 hours and STILL have not tried all the main classes/combos. The game is deeper than it looks. I NEVER write reviews. if you like balatro type games, this a must. Some helpful info since the tutorial is weak. -A shiny node = 2x Cards -EACH trip across the river gives 2xp= 2 jumps on your level to get more cars. -Bigger nodes give higher level cars, later in the rounds normal nodes also give higher level cars. -Stacking is like Battlegrounds/TFT so 2xsingles=Double, 2xDoubles=Triple. 2xTriples=Quad. -Poison only is in certain areas. -Win 2 rounds with each character to unlock the next one.1 found this helpful
tutorial is 15 steps of reading... i lost interest before i finished it... maybe integrate it into game or move it into tooltips not gonna refund since i didnt give the game a fair chance, but be advised
Well done!
Not a fan of AI art but good free game.
The frozen setting gives the game a strong atmosphere from the very beginning. Progress feels meaningful as you unlock better tools and improve your chances of survival. It's easy to get immersed in its challenging world.
It's a decent little game that gives a few hours of entertainment for free. Didn't feel like a waste of time what can be improved: - explanations of the mechanics: you need to do a lot of experimenting to figure things out (tutorial is very weak) - difficulty level feels are necessary as it can be a bit stressful at times (challenge = good; stress = bad) Off topic.. Too bad that some people recommend that you don't try the game not because it has flaws but rather because it uses AI.. that treat this like it was child labor, or something.
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