Build stations, lay track, and design routes linking urban areas to earn revenue in this retro-styled railway management game. Its PICO-8 origins deliver 16-color 128x128 graphics and 4-channel chiptune audio, evoking 1980s 8-bit consoles. Simple presentation makes strategy and optimization approachable for casual play.
Choose timed mode to chase high scores through precise planning, or switch to free play for relaxed network building. Indie design keeps core loops accessible yet deep. Casual strategy fans find a perfect balance here.
PicoTrains is a retro-styled railway management game, in which you build stations, lay track, and plan routes between urban areas to generate revenue.
PicoTrains is inspired by early transport-sim games, but in contrast to other complex simulations, PicoTrains' gameplay is extremely accessible. Despite the simplicity of its presentation, PicoTrains' mechanics reward careful strategic planning and optimisation. There are two gameplay modes: compete for the highest score in the timed mode, or just enjoy building a rail network at your own pace in the free play mode!
PicoTrains was developed in PICO-8, a fantasy console which emulates some of the typical features of 8-bit microcomputers and consoles of the 1980s. As such, it features 16-colour, 128x128 graphics and 4-channel chiptune audio!
