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Rolling Line

Rolling Line

Gaugepunk Games · released Apr 26, 2018

CasualIndieSimulationPC

Build your own model railway tracks and scenery or explore pre-made maps, including 1000s of player-made maps and mods on the Steam Workshop! Play solo and in multiplayer, both in virtual reality and on PC!

Steam page ↗Metacritic ↗
88
VGC Score
■Stablemedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Performance optimizations! v6.1” (14d ago)

82%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
100%
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 reviews96%911000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%9733
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 90.2, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 2,599 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 18, 2026) · 15 reviews sampled · 33 total reviews in window · weighted 9.4 up / 0 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

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.

  • 80
    UploadVR
    trust 67May 4, 2018

    “If you have any interest in building your own model railway, you’ll find Rolling Line is a typically delightful VR experience from Gaugepunk Games. While it’s not a true replacement for the actual hobby, it is a fitting companion to it, allowing you to build away to your heart’s content. Controll issues aside, if you’ve ever dreamed of building your own world free from the limitations of this one, this is a great place to start.”

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Patch history

  1. Performance optimizations! v6.1
    Aug 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Scales & Gauges! v6.0
    Jul 20, 2026
  3. Color editing, drawer improvements and more! v5.48
    Jun 15, 2026
  4. Caves! v5.47
    May 22, 2026
  5. Mountains & Rivers map jam! v5.46
    May 7, 2026
  6. Rolling Line's 8 year anniversary + New map announcement! v5.45
    Apr 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. New terrain system! v5.44
    Mar 31, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. Undo/Redo feature! v5.43
    Feb 18, 2026
  9. Coal & ore loading! v5.42
    Jan 19, 2026
  10. Christmas! + Map event shoutouts v5.41
    Dec 23, 2025
  11. Map event extension + weekend multiplayer festival! v5.40
    Dec 13, 2025
  12. Multiplayer update feedback form
    Nov 28, 2025
  13. Multiplayer map jam! v5.39
    Nov 20, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  14. Server browser! v5.38
    Nov 12, 2025
  15. Multiplayer! v5.37
    Nov 8, 2025
  16. Waybills! v5.36
    Nov 4, 2025
  17. New main menus & multiplayer news! v5.35
    Oct 26, 2025
  18. Smooth speed control! v5.34
    Sep 16, 2025
  19. Wagon gravity! v5.33
    Aug 24, 2025
  20. Major optimizations: loading and RAM! v5.32
    Jul 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  21. Custom loading screens! v5.31
    Jun 30, 2025
  22. New Tutorials! v5.30
    Jun 16, 2025
  23. New FREE map: Sierra Logging!
    May 21, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  24. Compact Comp #2 winners! v5.28
    Apr 29, 2025
  25. Compact Comp #2 v5.27
    Apr 9, 2025
  26. Crane loaders, log ponds & more! v5.26
    Mar 18, 2025
  27. Shay locomotive! v5.25
    Mar 7, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  28. Lumber loading! v5.24
    Feb 13, 2025
  29. Freight loading! part 1 - v5.23
    Jan 6, 2025
  30. Christmas! v5.22
    Dec 19, 2024
  31. Patch v5.21.3_1
    Nov 20, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  32. Terrain modding! v5.21
    Nov 6, 2024
  33. Halloween! + Text for mods & more v5.20
    Oct 26, 2024
  34. Custom roadnumbers! v5.19
    Oct 3, 2024
  35. Split save files! v5.18
    Sep 4, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  36. Eastern Euro Comp winners! v5.17
    Jul 2, 2024
  37. Copy-paste & move tool v5.16
    Jun 20, 2024
  38. VL80 custom liveries! v5.15
    Jun 5, 2024
  39. Eastern-Euro Comp! v5.14
    May 30, 2024
  40. Western buildings! v5.13
    Mar 27, 2024

…and 49 earlier patch announcements.