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Unrailed 2: Back on Track

Unrailed 2: Back on Track

Indoor Astronaut · released Jun 10, 2026

ActionCasualIndieSimulationStrategyPCPlayStation 5Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2

The chaotic co-op railroad construction game is back! Team up with your friends to build a railroad through procedurally generated worlds with new biomes and bosses. Permanently upgrade your character and engine, even create your own levels - just don‘t let your train derail!

Steam page ↗Metacritic ↗
80
VGC Score
▲Improvinghigh confidence▲ +8 since launch

launched at 73, updates lifted it to 80

anchored at patch: “Experimental Version Update” (1mo ago)

73%
At launch
87%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
90%
Recent sentiment

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 (Metacritic)––0
All-time Steam reviews87%811000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)90%8486
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jul 29, 2026) · 61 reviews sampled · 86 total reviews in window · weighted 43.6 up / 4.6 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (3)

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.

  • 70
    Adrenaline
    trust 61Jul 21, 2026

    “Unrailed 2: Back on Track expands on its predecessor with deeper roguelike elements, varied biomes, and boss encounters, making each run unique. The core co-op gameplay of building tracks for an unstoppable train remains a chaotic, hilarious, and strategic challenge. While the solo experience with bots is functional, it lacks the genuine fun and emergent chaos of playing with friends. The game truly shines in multiplayer, where communication and shared failures create memorable moments. Despite a steep learning curve and occasional visual clutter, the satisfaction of overcoming impossible odds with a team makes it a standout party game.”

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  • 83
    GAMES.CHGAMES.CH
    trust 57Jun 9, 2026

    “Unrailed 2: Back on Track is even more fun than the already very entertaining first part. The gameplay is simple and very approachable but almost always ends up in complete and utter chaos (which we mean in the absolute best way possible). The many new, small and big, improvements to the gameplay itself as well as the overall progression through the game are very welcome and make Back on Track a super exciting game to play with friends either locally or online. If you are going to play this by yourself then you will have a better time than you had with “Unrailed” cause the singleplayer mode was also improved but this will never reach the always great chaos of playing with friends.”

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  • 85
    GameBlastGameBlast
    trust 53Jun 9, 2026

    “Unrailed 2: Back on Track is the evolution of the first title in the best possible way, enhancing the original chaos with a layer of challenge that can even be somewhat punishing for those playing alone, but is perfect for gathering a group of friends to take your train as far as possible… or let it catch fire while arguing about who should grab the bucket.”

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Patch history

  1. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 30, 2026
  2. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Stability Patch
    Jul 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 24, 2026
  5. Godot and Stability Update
    Jul 23, 2026
  6. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 22, 2026
  7. Maintanance Update
    Jul 10, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 9, 2026
  9. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 8, 2026
  10. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 7, 2026
  11. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 6, 2026
  12. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 2, 2026
  13. Experimental Version Update
    Jul 1, 2026
  14. Experimental Version Update
    Jun 30, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  15. Experimental Version Update
    Jun 25, 2026
  16. Experimental Version Update
    Jun 23, 2026
  17. Main Version rollback & Experimental Version Update
    Jun 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  18. Version 1.0 is OUT NOW!
    Jun 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  19. Experimental Version Update
    Jun 9, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  20. Experimental Version Update
    Jun 3, 2026
  21. Experimental Version Update
    Jun 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  22. Experimental Version Update
    May 26, 2026
  23. Experimental Version Update
    May 21, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  24. Main Version Update
    May 19, 2026
  25. Experimental Version Update
    May 18, 2026
  26. Hotfix
    May 12, 2026
  27. Pre-Release Maintenance Update [Update]
    May 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  28. Experimental Version Update
    May 6, 2026
  29. Main Version Update
    Apr 30, 2026
  30. Experimental Version Update
    Apr 30, 2026
  31. Experimental Version Update
    Apr 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  32. Unrailed 2: Back on Track - 1.0 Release Window Update
    Apr 8, 2026
  33. Experimental Version Update
    Mar 24, 2026
  34. Experimental Version Update
    Mar 23, 2026
  35. Experimental Version Update
    Mar 20, 2026
  36. Experimental Version Update
    Mar 17, 2026
  37. Experimental Version Update
    Mar 7, 2026
  38. Experimental Version Update
    Mar 5, 2026
  39. Version 1.0 confirmed for May!
    Mar 3, 2026
  40. Experimental Version Update
    Feb 23, 2026

…and 48 earlier patch announcements.