Build railroad tracks, schedule and operate trains to meet operational requirements and transport cargo and passengers without collisions in Train Valley puzzle-strategy video games developed by Flazm.
Train Valley is a series of railroad-themed puzzle-strategy video games developed and published by the Russian indie studio Flazm. The first game in the series, simply titled Train Valley, was released in 2015 for Windows PC and later ported to macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
In the Train Valley games, the player takes on the role of a railroad operator tasked with laying tracks, building bridges and tunnels, scheduling trains and managing railway traffic. The objective is to set up an operational transit system to pick up and drop off passengers and haul freight cargo to specified stations, all while optimizing for speed, efficiency and avoiding hazardous collisions.
Core gameplay revolves around connecting railroad tracks between stations on grid-based levels. Players must strategically build infrastructure and switch tracks to keep trains moving smoothly to their destinations. As levels progress, the rail networks become more complex with increasing numbers of trains and routes to manage. Players need to cleverly schedule and route trains to prevent crashes.
The Train Valley games have been praised for their appealing railroad-themed graphics and chilled-out soundtrack as well as the brain-teasing puzzles that gradually increase in difficulty. The series has seen commercial success, with the first Train Valley selling over 700,000 copies across all platforms as of 2019.