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Play Overview
Railbound (2022) is a track-bending puzzle game where you lay track, switch points, and use tunnels to get the carriages to the engine in the right order. Although it's the puzzles that keep you playing, there's also a real joy in connecting tracks and seeing the hand-drawn world respond visually and audibly (a little like Townscaper).
Play involves clicking to place tracks that connect and sever railway tracks so that people can reach their homes. You need to do this so the carriages can roll to the train in the right order and orientation.
There are over 100 handmade puzzles ranging from gentle slopes to twisted passageways. As you progress new puzzle mechanics are added like tunnels and semaphores. It's a lovely little game that tests your brain in unusual ways.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Railbound 24 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 13 months ago.
Play involves clicking to place tracks that connect and sever railway tracks so that people can reach their homes. You need to do this so the carriages can roll to the train in the right order and orientation.
There are over 100 handmade puzzles ranging from gentle slopes to twisted passageways. As you progress new puzzle mechanics are added like tunnels and semaphores. It's a lovely little game that tests your brain in unusual ways.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Railbound 24 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 13 months ago.
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Play Style
This is a Sequencing and Traversal game with Brain Game and Puzzle elements. This is a single-player game.
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Benefits
Age Ratings
Skill Level
7+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Provided younger players have the critical thinking, patience and are willing to try, fail and try again, they can enjoy this puzzle game. The puzzles do get very hard, but the learning curve is not steep and every element is well introduced with very simple examples. There is a hint system you can turn on in the menu, although this only provides random tiles.
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Game Details
Release Date: 06/09/2022, updated in 2022
Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, Switch and iOS
Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Sequencing, Traversal (Brain Game and Puzzle)
Accessibility: 1 feature
Components: 2D Overhead and Grid
Developer: Afterburn Games (@AfterburnGames)
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