Is Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue free?

Yes — Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Is Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue Steam Deck compatible?

Mostly. Valve rates Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue Playable on Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual tweaking — a community controller layout, or zooming in on small text.

Can I play Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

Is Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue multiplayer?

No — Steam lists Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue as single-player only.

Is Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue on PC Game Pass?

No — Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue is not on PC Game Pass right now.

Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue

MadRails · July 21, 2023 · Roguelike Deckbuilder, Dungeon Crawler, Turn-Based Tactics, Dark, Tactical

Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue price

Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue

Players will board a train and lead their team through the land of madness and desolation. And you will need to make supply runs during the treacherous journey, surviving while already fallen into despair.

Make sure you are ready to face those sinister creatures.
Bosses will end your pathetic lives with no hesitation.

Navigate in skirmish and attack the enemy using a crushing blow.
Conquer the unknown or be conquered by it, nobody knows the answer...

The locomotive is connected to 12 different types of carriages, it’s the only sanctuary in this world of madness.
Get away from this ominous land, find a safe place.

Meet other survivors, 5 classes with unique deck builds.
What’s your choice, a soldier to fight with your? Or a backup stationed on the train?

Pairing two of the five combat styles, there are more than 120 card building combinations.
Find your meta combinations, so your venture may last longer...

Prologue content:

Assemble your vanguard squad by recruiting survivors with different classes.
Explore the first location, challenge 2 wicked bosses!
Learn about soldiers and engineers’ vital role on the journey!

Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue — game info

Platforms: Windows
Steam Deck: Playable
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue — questions & answers

Is Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue free?: Yes — Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.
Is Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue Steam Deck compatible?: Mostly. Valve rates Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue Playable on Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual tweaking — a community controller layout, or zooming in on small text.
Can I play Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue on Mac?: Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.
Is Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue multiplayer?: No — Steam lists Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue as single-player only.
Is Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue on PC Game Pass?: No — Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue is not on PC Game Pass right now.

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Feb 22, 2024

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9 found this helpful

Recommended Jul 5, 2025

Railroads & Catacombs is a stylish roguelike deckbuilder with train upgrades, tactical combat, and deep card synergies. Fun and strategic, though a bit rough for newcomers. - Rating: 7.5/10 – Sharp and replayable, with room to refine. - Video Gameplay - https://youtu.be/G73oqpbPcX8 - Follow my curator page - https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45547027/

1 found this helpful

Not recommended Mar 29, 2026

Impossible to actually play at this state. Game is not designed for ultrawide screens and all the tooltips/help windows stay on your screen, blocking view with no way to get rid of them because the buttons to close them are off-screen. Tutorial arrows point at empty spaces where a button should be. The popup windows take up 80% of your screen and also don't disappear when entering combat, nor when pressing Esc which means you're stuck with them. There is no way to change resolution or put it on windowed mode yet.

Not recommended Oct 24, 2025

NOT GOOD

Recommended Aug 4, 2025

[h1] …

Not recommended Sep 8, 2024

No thanks.

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