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As the owner of a brand new railway company, you must manage train schedules, develop new railways, construct buildings, and manipulate the stock market on your quest to earn one trillion dollars.Have you ever wondered what it's like to manage a railway company, or how trains can impact the fate of an entire city?

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Release DateSep 18, 2013
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)50% (mixed) Bottom 10% / 45%  Bottom 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)50% Bottom 15% / 46.5%  Bottom 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)34  / 60
Curators2 reviews  Bottom 1%
Median Play Time1.6 hour
Play Time per Dollar5 minutes  Bottom 10%
Followers382 
Owners± 24.2K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 2.3K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 17.1K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of A-Train 8 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows A-Train 8's Steam rating and reviews between November 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 50% (September 2014) to 38.2% (October 2016).

Considering the 60 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, A-Train 8 could be a small indie success. The March 2014 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for A-Train 8 and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows A-Train 8's review languages. The most popular language is English (57%), followed by German (13%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 10 different languages represented. The game is translated in 5 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying A-Train 8 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in A-Train 8 depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is not bad at all, with 17 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 24 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 24 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by A-Train 8 and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • addictive
  • logistics-based city building
  • rewarding
  • good middle ground
  • worth the price
  • money management
  • engaging
  • deep
  • painless to use
  • enjoyable
  • no clear goals
  • game over if money goes below zero
  • not beginner-friendly
  • confusing controls
  • dumb trains
  • scenarios with no objectives
  • materials system not tracked
  • can't make trains smarter

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 50%  Bottom 10% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of A-Train 8's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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