Rails of Revival

Railway Tycoon · Industry Sim

Rails of Revival

Let the iron dragon pull an era forward.

It is 1889, and the Peking–Hankow line is still a proposal on paper. You have some capital, a map, and forty-eight years. Link the mines, mills, ports and cities — when freight moves, money moves; when money moves, cities grow.

Single-player · English, German, Chinese · In development

Trailer

One minute, all in-game footage: lay the track, send the first train, ride along to the end of the line.

Stops Along the Line

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Track laid tile by tile

Eight-way track on a grid map. Rivers need bridges, mountains need grades, and every tile has a price. The route is a bargain between you and the terrain.

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A map that breathes

Every city and mine keeps its own stock and price. Deliver freight and the price falls; cut supply and it climbs. Capacity is profit.

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From ore to locomotives

Coal and iron feed the steelworks; steel feeds the rail mill and the locomotive works. Cotton becomes yarn, yarn becomes cloth. Build your own industry and haul your own goods.

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History keeps its timetable

The Sino-Japanese War, the Boxer crisis, the 1911 Revolution, the warlord years. Lines get requisitioned, markets collapse overnight — your network has to take the hit.

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Cities the railway built

Where freight arrives, cities grow. Alley houses become terraces, shopfronts become trading houses, populations double — every skyline on the map is something your railway delivered.

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Bonds, mortgages and tight money

There is never enough money to build. Issue bonds, mortgage your lines, reinvest — and watch interest rates turn when silver crashes or the banks fail. Borrowing is a skill; paying it back is the business.

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Eight generations of engines

From the Dragon replica and the Mogul to the Mikado and early diesels. Pulling power, speed and reliability all trade off — which wagons to couple and what to haul is your call.

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Campaign and map editor

Ten campaign levels, each a management puzzle with three stars to earn. Or take your time in free play — or draw your own country in the map editor. Every random map comes with a seed code: send it to a friend and they get the very same map.

Screenshots

A network with trains under way
Cities the railway built
A route is a capacity
Bonds, mortgages and tight money
From ore to locomotives
Wall of Honors
Three ways to play
Road to Revival · ten levels
Draw a map of your own

Wall of Honors

The first spike, the first fare, the first mill of your own, the day Peking and Hankow are joined — every step earns a badge.

Lay your first line. See your first fare in thirty seconds.

The game is still in development. The easiest way to hear about launch day is to put it on your wishlist.

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