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Unrailed!

Unrailed!

Indoor Astronaut · released Sep 22, 2020

ActionCasualIndiePCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch

Unrailed! is a co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train and keep it from derailing!

Steam page ↗OpenCritic ↗Metacritic 77 · users 7.2 ↗
86
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Announcing Unrailed 2: Back on Track! - The Steam Train 1.0” (2y ago)

91%
At launch
93%
Steam all-time
75%
Press
68%
Player sentiment
91%
Recent sentiment

PC 86 · PlayStation 70 · Xbox 73

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (OpenCritic)–7511
All-time Steam reviews93%871000
Metacritic user ratings–7410
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)91%852735
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Nov 30, 2023) · 300 reviews sampled · 2735 total reviews in window · weighted 139.4 up / 14.2 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (23)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 85
    Pure NintendoPure Nintendo
    trust 80Oct 7, 2020

    “Unrailed! has the personality of games like Minecraft and Terraria, but it provides its own unique experience. Try out a quick gaming session with some friends, and you're likely to end up working on the railroad all the livelong day.”

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  • 60
    Nintendo LifeNintendo Life
    trust 76Sep 27, 2020

    “Despite a well-executed premise and pleasing blocky visual aesthetic, Unrailed is ultimately a short-lived game. It tries to promote replayability with an inbuilt achievement system, leaderboards and different modes, but this doesn’t disguise a lack of depth to the core gameplay. It’s still an enjoyable experience though and whilst solo play won’t hold you for too long, if you can gather a group of friends to join, this is one co-op game worth looking into.”

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  • 67
    Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight
    trust 70Sep 23, 2020

    “While new and different ways to play are always an exciting thing in principle, how they work out in practice isn't always quite so great...”

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  • 60
    Push SquarePush Square
    trust 69Sep 24, 2020

    “If there was a little more to it, it'd be easier to recommend, but it's certainly worth a quick trip.”

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  • 65
    NintendoWorldReportNintendoWorldReport
    trust 69Oct 7, 2020

    “While its graphical design is cute, the camera view loses a lot of this design quality leaving the players to squint to see any kind of detail. It brings the party atmosphere with an innovative idea but by simplifying the activities lowers the excitement potential. There's fun to be had here but mostly as a warm up.”

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  • 75
    Merlin'in KazanıMerlin'in Kazanı
    trust 68Nov 4, 2020

    “Unrailed! has a very fun world in itself. I think it's more than a simple fun game that will increase your tension while surprised you”

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  • 70
    JumpCut PLAYJumpCut PLAY
    trust 65May 11, 2021

    “Unrailed! on the Switch is a very fun time sink when you fancy a quick game of something before upcoming plans. There is a great core game here with a very enjoyable look, but it’s initially let down by the lack of player communication mechanics, which prevents new players from understanding the game’s intricacies and learning from experienced players without actively leaving the game in pursuit of external materials. Once you do overcome this hurdle, however, you are rewarded with the true quality of the game being presented to you, and you’ll very quickly find yourself engrossed even for just the short time span you intend to play for.”

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  • 75
    Game Forces PTGame Forces PT
    trust 64Oct 5, 2020

    “Putting together a Minecraft style with a chaotic party multiplayer and you get unrailed! The game it’s a nice and funny mix with trains 16 bits style and a lot of chaos You (alone or with a party) have the objective to create some train tracks for your train move forward into the field It’s a funny experience to live alone or with some friends! Give it a try and tells us your experience!”

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  • 80
    ThisGenGamingThisGenGaming
    trust 64Oct 12, 2020

    “While it is rather simple overall, I think fans of cooperative experiences will want to give Unrailed! a shot. The concept is a lot of fun and it will take some good communication between you and the other players to get your train as far as it can go. With options for both local and online multiplayer there is no reason for you and some friends not to hop on this train.”

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  • 80
    LadiesGamers.comLadiesGamers.com
    trust 64Oct 9, 2020

    “Unrailed is just the ticket for simple pick up and play gaming fun. The experience becomes more alive if your able to share it with others but with the addition of a good AI companion and decent online functions you never have to build the railroad alone. A nice wholesome game with simple controls that might just be the spark of gaming your looking for right now.”

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  • 70
    Serial Gamer ItaliaSerial Gamer Italia
    trust 63Oct 21, 2020

    “Unrailed! it’s a title that is worth playing in multiplayer, where it guarantees the maximum possible fun and its games are always very lively and management-based. If taken to play alone, however, it must be said that it does not pay much. For Indoor Astronauts, however, this is a good start and is definitely worth to promote. If you have a group to play with it will surely be a great way to spend a few hours in company .. trying to take as far as possible! And in the meantime, unlock many new and very different characters.”

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  • 75
    GamezoGamezo
    trust 62Apr 8, 2020

    “Unrailed! is a delightful gaming experience perfect to play with friends either by your side or online, a game so charming and simple it will leave you with a smile on your face the entire time you are playing it.”

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…and 11 more tracked reviews.

Patch history

  1. MacOS & SteamDeck/Linux fixes [UPDATE]
    Jul 10, 2025
  2. Experimental Version Update
    Jun 7, 2024
  3. Experimental Version Update
    Feb 11, 2024
  4. Small Patch
    Feb 1, 2024
  5. Experimental Version Update
    Jan 24, 2024
  6. Small patch
    Dec 16, 2023
  7. Announcing Unrailed 2: Back on Track! - The Steam Train 1.0
    Nov 30, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  8. Hotfix
    Jul 5, 2023
  9. Kick & Ban Update
    Jun 23, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  10. Experimental Version Update
    Jun 16, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  11. Small Patch
    May 24, 2023
  12. The Underwater EP is Now Available!
    Mar 23, 2023
  13. The Underwater Update Is Here!
    Mar 13, 2023
  14. Experimental Version Update
    Feb 16, 2023
  15. Experimental Version Update
    Dec 15, 2022
  16. Experimental Version Update
    Nov 14, 2022
  17. Experimental Version Update
    Nov 6, 2022
  18. Experimental Feature Update
    Nov 2, 2022
  19. MacOS launch issue fix
    Oct 25, 2022
  20. Steam Deck Support & the Return of Halloween-Mode!
    Oct 19, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  21. Experimental Version Update
    Oct 18, 2022
  22. Experimental Version Update
    Sep 26, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  23. Experimental Version Update & Steam Deck Verification Submission
    Sep 7, 2022
  24. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 31, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  25. Small Update
    Sep 17, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  26. Experimental Version Update
    Aug 2, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  27. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 7, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  28. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 6, 2021
  29. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 2, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  30. Experimental Version Update
    Jun 30, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  31. Experimental Version Update
    May 27, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  32. Live Version Update
    May 5, 2021
  33. Experimental Version Update
    May 3, 2021
  34. Experimental Version Update
    Apr 30, 2021
  35. New Game Mode & More
    Apr 29, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  36. Experimental Version Update
    Apr 27, 2021
  37. Experimental Version Update
    Apr 26, 2021
  38. Experimental Version Update
    Apr 22, 2021
  39. Experimental Version Update
    Apr 5, 2021
  40. Experimental Version Update
    Mar 29, 2021

…and 16 earlier patch announcements.