business simulation game
A-Train 3D : City Simulator
By Artdink, released 1 Jan 2014
- Microsoft Windows
- Nintendo 3DS
What it is
A-Train 3D: City Simulator is a transport and business simulation from Artdink, released in 2014. Players lead a train company and build rail networks that move people, goods, and materials between stations, businesses, and communities. The aim extends beyond laying track: regional growth responds to strategic choices, while players can add trucks and buses and invest in their own businesses. An Epoch system advances technology and eras over time, bringing changes such as coal giving way to oil and new architectural styles. The game is single-player and includes Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, a level editor, and Family Sharing. Its description says tutorials and a square-grid map ease newcomers in, while resource management, research, and time progression provide additional challenge. It is listed for Windows, and a separate platform listing also includes Nintendo 3DS. The publishers are STUDIOARTDINK and KOMODO. The Steam genre is Simulation.
What players like, and what they don't
- Build rail, truck, and bus networks
- Includes Steam Workshop and a level editor
- Single-player with Steam Achievements
- Tutorials are listed for newcomers
- Also listed for Nintendo 3DS
- Windows is the only listed Steam platform
- Single-player only
Who it suits
It suits players interested in railway networks, city growth, and managing transport and business systems. The tutorials may suit newcomers, while its resource and research systems offer more involved play for simulation fans.
A-Train 3D: City Simulator ties railway planning to town development, transport expansion, and changing technology. It includes a level editor and Steam Workshop, with Windows listed for the Steam version and Nintendo 3DS also listed separately.
