The new railroad game developed by Bright Future from Germany opens up to all players in the Nordic countries
Trains have always fascinated people – millions of enthusiasts worldwide dedicate their free time to the pursuit of this fascination for everything to do with railroads, locomotives and the routes they follow. Successful board games, computer games and entire TV shows are dedicated to the theme – but until now, no contemporary online game covering this area has held the public’s attention. Travian Games and its subsidiary Bright Future (Miramagia, FIFA Manager 13) have more than met this challenge. Now all the tracks are in place and the free-of-charge Rail Nation is powering out of the station on its first open beta journey!
The strategy game is divided into six consecutive railroad eras and has undergone a period of comprehensive fine-tuning during an intensive closed-beta phase with thousands of players. Now all interested strategy gamers and railroad enthusiasts have the opportunity to found their own railroad company, use their strategic know-how to create economically viable transports and create alliances in the form of corporations: The fun begins at https://play.rail-nation.com
Because movement is everything in the railroad business, Rail Nation has a dynamic landscape map with 3D train models. Every new digital railroad tycoon develops their personal wealth and their company’s prestige in direct competition with other companies. With strategic cunning, efficient routes must be planned along with comprehensive timetables for transporting over 40 different goods. Growing profits can be used to build a growing fleet of steam, diesel or electric locomotives and different types of railcar. During the game, the company can service more and more cities and meet the challenges of large-scale transportation competitions against other players. Targeted goods deliveries to the cities also influence their development.
Players cannot afford to neglect their station infrastructure, and they also have the option to win lucrative bonuses if they make the right improvements to their locomotive sheds, control centers or train stations, for example. With the option of founding a multiplayer company and uniting friends, competitors or even bitter rivals into a single corporation, Rail Nation places a great deal of value in a joint gaming experience.
Rail Nation is user friendly and appeals both to expert browser gamers and also novices without dispensing with more advanced strategic options. The first real railroad browser game is played in rounds of 3 – 4 months and provides many exciting features for railroad enthusiasts. It is currently available in English and German – more language will follow in the near future.
Interested players can register for the open beta at https://play.rail-nation.com to take charge of their mighty steam or electric locomotives. There is also a facebook page facebook.com/railnation with regular information and updates. The official forum for the game is located at forum.railnation.com/
Key facts
Product: Rail Nation
Genre: Railroad strategy / management
Publisher/Developer: Travian Games GmbH / Bright Future GmbH
Price: Free to play browsergame
Languages: English, German
Website: https://play.rail-nation.com
Communitysite: www.facebook.com/RailNation
About Travian Games GmbH
Headquartered in Munich, Travian Games GmbH is one of the world’s leading providers of browser-based online games. The company offers its customers worldwide a range of complex and multi-layered worlds of experience that impress with their game depth and guarantee long-lasting gaming fun. A motivated team of over 230 employees develop and market online entertainment for all age groups. The company also acts as a publisher for external developers. With no lengthy or expensive downloads, all games can be simultaneously played by millions of users worldwide – all that is required is Internet access and a web browser.
The portfolio of various genres is translated into more than 40 different languages, enabling the games to be used around the world by fans who appreciate lasting gaming entertainment. Further information about Travian Games GmbH is available at www.traviangames.com
