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RailRogue

Build a toy train, line the track with bells and cannons, then roll the dice for Steam and watch every ring stack into huge scores. A cozy roguelike with 23 wagons, over 100 trinkets, 7 engines and 11 bosses. Play with dice, type your own tickets, or grab a controller.

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July 22, 2026
99 days ago
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About the Game

Somewhere on a bedroom floor, a little wooden train is waiting for a driver. That's you.

Railrogue is a cozy toy train roguelike. Fill your train with wacky wagons, line the track with bells, cannons and vaults, then roll the dice for Steam. Every wagon rings every piece it passes, and every ring stacks Value and Mult into bigger and bigger scores.

  • Throw for Steam. Roll two dice. A bigger roll means a longer ride.

  • Ring the track. Each wagon rings each piece it passes. Value times Mult is your score.

  • Beat the goal. Reach the station target before you run out of tries.

  • Shop and build. Spend your gold on wagons, pieces and trinkets, then ride on.

Nine stations make a line. Clear the last one and the endless line opens up.

23 wagons, each with its own trick. The Panda adds Mult, the Rocket loves a big throw, the Slinky rings once more every lap, and the Copycat copies the wagon in front of it.

Order matters. Line up the right three wagons and they light up as one of 31 Formations. Let two Formations share a wagon and both fire at once.

Your track is a board of 14 pieces.

  • Bells ring on every pass: Value, Mult, Steam, gold and combos.

  • Cannons fire once a lap, then pay out again when the train stops.

  • Vaults wind up with the train. The faster the ride, the more they pay.

Where you place them is up to you.

Every engine changes how a run plays.

  • Little Red: the honest starter. Learn the rails on this one.

  • Iron Ox: starts with three wagons, carries only four trinkets.

  • Curio Express: seven trinket slots and a free trinket, but only one wagon.

  • Lucky Star: starts with a Legendary trinket. Station one pays nothing.

  • Yard Dog: free piece moves and a free reroll in every shop.

  • Moneybags: your gold always earns interest. Targets are 15% higher.

  • Wind Up: every run starts scrambled with random wagons, bells and trinkets.

Collect over 100 trinkets that bend the rules: lucky dice, copy effects, money makers and wild Legendaries that turn a good run into a ridiculous one.

Dice mode is for everyone: throw, ride, build. Win your first run and Typing mode opens. Type the ticket yourself and your speed becomes your Steam. Typing works in 24 languages, with pinyin, romaji and romaja support for Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Station rules shake up the ride, and 11 bosses wait at the end of the line. The Bell Thief steals your bells, the Midnight Express puts every piece to sleep, the Pawnbroker pawns your trinkets.

Beat a run, then climb six stakes from White to Gold, each one tougher than the last.

  • 23 wagons, 14 track pieces and over 100 trinkets to combo

  • 31 wagon Formations

  • 7 engines and 6 stakes

  • 9 stations, 12 station rules and 11 bosses per line, plus an endless line

  • Dice mode for everyone, Typing mode for keyboard heroes

  • Full controller support (Xbox and PlayStation) and full keyboard play

  • Seeded runs you can share with friends

  • Global Steam leaderboard, 24 achievements and Steam Cloud saves

  • 24 languages

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