TrainFormation

"TrainFormation" is a simple, genuinely made action puzzle game where you drag and drop hex tiles to ensure the train has a safe path to follow.. as quick as you can. Well, it works, it's not an asset flip, it's just not all that amazing in the big scheme of PC games. I feel like this is one of those games that would have done well on the mobile app stores. The graphics aren't great. That's understandably be turn off for a lot of gamers, and it's a big contributor to the failure of the game to attract gamers despite having no up-front cost. Gaming is a primarily visual medium, and if developers want to succeed, they must understand that it's not an area for compromise. You deserve better than compromises. On the matter of pricing and value for gamers, most "free" games on Steam aren't really free. There's often nasty mobile app cash shops, or content locked behind DLC, or donations being requested, or any other number of shady pricing schemes that could mislead gamers, but in this case I'm glad to say this really does appear to be a fully free game. Nothing demonstrates a developers belief in themselves and their work than giving it away without any remuneration. This is a service to themselves, and the gaming industry, and should be applauded. Of course, just because something is free, doesn't necessarily mean it's valuable, or something you might want to spend your time on. Even though this is "free", it failed to appeal to the 120 million+ gamers on Steam. SteamDB showed the game peaked at only 4 concurrent players... this is a dismal public reception. This was so bad they couldn't even give it away. Bearing in mind that free games don't add +1 to your game collector count, should you bother adding this to your library and downloading it? This is a "maybe" experience... if you have a lot of free time on your hands and nothing else to do, why not? But for the purposes of a review, this isn't something I can say everyone must try. It's not quite there. Valve doesn't give us a "maybe" option in reviews, but if they did, that's what I'd choose for this.

I'm really bad at it. But it's definitely fully functional and has actual challenge. 10/10

Игра 'TrainFormation' – это увлекательная головоломка, которая проверит вашу логику и пространственное мышление. Суть проста: необходимо правильно расставить вагоны, чтобы сформировать поезд в соответствии с заданным образцом. Сначала кажется легко, но с каждым уровнем сложность растет, предлагая все более замысловатые комбинации и ограниченное пространство для маневра. Приятная графика и интуитивно понятный интерфейс делают игру доступной для игроков любого возраста. Музыкальное сопровождение ненавязчивое и помогает сосредоточиться на решении задач. Порадовали разнообразные типы вагонов, каждый из которых добавляет свои особенности в игровой процесс. Несмотря на кажущуюся простоту, 'TrainFormation' заставляет хорошенько попотеть. Иногда решение головоломки требует не только логики, но и немного удачи. Но именно это и делает игру такой захватывающей. Рекомендую всем любителям головоломок! Она отлично подходит для коротких перерывов или длительных игровых сессий. Единственный небольшой минус - отсутствие каких-либо пояснений к новым типам вагонов, приходится разбираться методом проб и ошибок.

Welll... That deserved more than a passing grade for a free game. Better than train island too! That costed money! I suggest adding more stuff in a DLC New power ups, terrain, weather, tunnels, docks and boats ETC. maybe quests to deliever cargo and passengers/VIPS

Simple, pero muy entretenido.

Nice little game. Enough mechanics to keep it engaging but simple enough to pick straight up.

Thought the game was a bit too slow and at the same time I was helpless to stay on track without powerups.

Was fun. Felt like Snake & Tetris with the random blocks. A good trategy is to collect tiles by replacing ones you didn't use as the screen scrolls. Train finally detrailed when it tried entering a tile that hadn't been palced yet, and maintained that "tile not there" even though I placed one before it visually entered it. Really good music that loops nicely.