simulation video game
A-Train 9
By Artdink, released 1 Jan 2010
- Microsoft Windows
- business simulation game
What it is
A-Train 9 is a city-building and transport simulation game from Artdink. Players build cities around transport networks and can take control from inside a train cab. Its listed features include a level editor, single-player, Steam Trading Cards and Family Sharing. The game offers track and control options intended to shape how trains move through a city: speed-restricted track can help set arrival timing, while vehicle groups help organize fleets of up to 200 trains. Track layouts include an offset X junction for yards and station approaches. Roads can run at 45-degree angles, allowing different city layouts. The store description for A-Train 9 V4.0: Japan Rail Simulator highlights realism and control, with city-building that can range from recreating real locations to designing imaginative urban areas. A-Train 9 is listed as a simulation game, and its Steam genre is simulation. It was developed by Artdink and published by KOMODO. The listed platform and Steam platform are both Windows; the Steam release date is October 21, 2015.
What players like, and what they don't
- Control trains from inside the cab
- Vehicle groups organize up to 200 trains
- Includes a level editor
- 45-degree roads allow varied city layouts
- Family Sharing
- Windows is the listed platform
- Single-player only
Who it suits
A-Train 9 suits players interested in designing cities around rail and road networks. Its cab controls, vehicle grouping and level editor may appeal to players who want to shape transport operations as well as city layouts.
A-Train 9 combines city building with detailed train and track control. Its listed features center on single-player simulation, with Windows as its platform.
