Locomotive 115

A really interesting little game that has a few balance issues that make it more frustrating than fun. In games as simple as Locomotive 115, any small issues become too glaringly obvious to ignore. Considering this title has all of 4 mechanics - shoot, brake (which you never use), shovel coal, and release steam, these all have to be in perfect balance to make the game run like the engine you're manning. While everything else is solid, unfortunately, the shoveling coal bit isn't. The gremlins tend to advance too quickly and there isn't a very clear indicator of how bad things are. They appear behind you, so you can't keep tabs on them and while you're supposed to pull the whistle to scare them, sometimes it doesn't seem to work that well. I would frequently get killed by gremlins immediately after pulling the whistle or I'd die because I was keeping tabs on other things and then they would kill you from behind with zero warning. You can visually see them getting closer, if you turn around, but there is no real telling *how* close, because the number and nearness of them seems very inconsistent. It renders the game nearly unplayable, in my opinion, as the information just isn't clear. Repeatedly dying because the game isn't properly communicating its state to you is incredibly frustrating. I'm sure I could have grinded through it, but I prefer playing games, not grinding them. I really do respect what's here. I think it's really neat, tight little game, but I think it needs a balance pass. Locomotive 115 works better as a slightly stressful atmospheric game than it does a highly stressful management game.

[h1] Great for the Price [/h1] Gonna keep this short and sweet. I don't often play play this style of point-and-click survival strategy game. I often find them somewhat lacking, littered with jump scares, or often feel unclear with their instructions, relying on player deaths to teach the player. Locomotive 115 hits this sweet spot of allowing the player to learn by failure while also giving clear and/or subtle instructions to guide the player. (i.e. playing a small cut scene when showing how and when to use the shotgun). A lot of people see its length as a downside but I see it as a great game you can complete in an afternoon, all packed into a less than 3 hour experience. The sound design is phenomenal, the graphics are perfectly cozy, and the game play is tense but can easily become mesmerizing/hypnotic. The game is great but sadly nobody is really talking about it. For a genre that once dominated the YouTube landscape the amount of reviews posted at the time of my own (92) is quite sad for the amount of effort put into this game. I look forward to seeing what Bucket of Fish puts out in the future. Anyways this reviews is getting too long and if it's too long nobody is gonna read it. Play the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game.

Это пиздeц пацаны, просто пиздeц.... Но такого кайфа от игры я давно не получал, крайне рекомендую. Очень драйвово пытаться уследить за скоростью, давлением, всё переключать и ещё и отстреливаться. Главное помните, что перед тем, как закидывать уголь, нужно обязательно дунуть! Единственный баг, который дико бесил - это то, что иногда ружьё уносило вверх при высовывании :(

Boring, repetitive busywork simulator. Not even remotely scary.

Good short horror game.

my favorite panic-management slop meow +extra points for being a loco engineer

The multitasking is stressful and tense, but never to the point of making you feel like you [i] can't [/i] do it. Also, more horror games should take place in the snow. I grabbed it on sale and it was absolutely worth it.

I like Trains, FNAF and FPS. What more do you want xD. Game is good!

Great short game about surviving the night. Trying to balance opposing objectives is stressful environment with great use of sound cues. The game was forgiving but not too forgiving, striking a balance between fair and fun, Liked it alot.

Very fun game, very good. Without going into too much detail here, I think it's a fun neat little game of survival that you can play through in the matter of maybe two hours. It's not easy but also not too hard. In the beginning it may be challenging but once you figure out the mechanics it's quite fun. Only once i found my self wondering why the hell i died there and that was my own fault. It's not a perfect game of course for example you never ever use the brake but for being a small, indie horror game about surviving monsters whilst trying not to bin it is quite fun. If you have the 5-ish Bucks laying around, don't know what to do with them and have a liking for trains, horror or both, then buy the game. And if you do, dont let HIM catch you...