Dark Train

Paperash Studio · Oct 25, 2016

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DARK TRAIN is an oppressive sci-fi/industrial 2D adventure made of paper. Assume the role of mechanical squid ANN 2.35f that is tied to a railroad tamagotchi and deliver the mysterious order for the deceased D. W. Tagrezbung, famous inventor from the Border City.

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PC

Critic 7.7 (2 critics) · Gamer 8.2

Critic reviews

COGconnected
Jake Hills · Sep 19, 2017
6.4
There seems to be a lot going on beneath the surface. Unfortunately, the obscure puzzles aren’t very fun. I appreciate the style, but the unforgiving darkness makes the game nearly impossible to play. There’s an existential discussion to be had over whether or not games need to be fun, and I’m not prepared to have it. Dark Train is not fun, but it is beautiful.
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Game Grin
Matt Wilhelm · Jun 29, 2017
9.0
Dark Train has broken the mold and made me very interested in giving other puzzle games another go. While not having a story in the game may sound odd, it actually works with the way the game is designed. It feels like your sole purpose is to keep a train going forever and because of that you don’t really notice that there isn’t a storyline. The gameplay is definitely not going to be for everyone, however if you are tired of being constantly guided through puzzles, you will definitely want to give Dark Train a try!
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