All Aboard! The Train Defense Express (2025)

All Aboard! The Train Defense Express cover

Developer: Likadev
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 373 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 12 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A deceptively casual strategy game where you build and upgrade train carriages to defend against escalating waves of enemies, blending idle progression with tactical decision-making.

casualstrategiceasy to learnaddictiveincreasing difficultyidledefensivesurvival

What players say

Players describe an autobattler where you upgrade a train that circles a track, defending a generator. As the run progresses, unlocking All-In and relics opens the game into a no-cap scaling chaos. Sentiment splits on balance a review says some weapons vastly outperform others and the game lacks a guide for specific relics.

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