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Station Master RPG

Play the role of the station master at a railway station in rural Japan and cope with the ever-increasing flow of passengers in this RPG management simulation! Use the station's funds to upgrade the station and design it to your liking!

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August 14, 2025
352 days ago
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Mostly Positive19 reviews78.9%

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About the Game

Play the role of the station master at a railway station in rural Japan! You start off with a tiny old station building in the middle of nowhere, but this is soon about to change. Watch the city grow together with your station, upgrade the infrastructure to cope with the ever-increasing demand and design it to your liking! Take care of your passengers and employ staff to cover the station's workload, all while keeping an eye on the finances.

Features available in this Early Access version of the game

  • Passenger interaction and satisfaction – Don't let them wait in queues!

  • Construction system that allows for adding and changing floors, walls, wallpapers and roofs

  • Laying tracks and building new platforms

  • Typical Japanese station equipment like ticket gates, vending machines, etc.

  • Staff management and skill progression

  • Dynamic city development based on the station's ratings

Additional features planned for future releases

  • More train types (including electrification of the line!)

  • More station equipment and construction elements

  • Steam Workshop support for custom objects and trains

  • Improvement on the RPG factor of the game (player skilling system)

  • More interactive gameplay (infrastructure maintenance, cleaning, picking up lost items, etc.)

  • ... and much more!

Players are very welcome to join the community and suggest features for the game! Let's build this game together!