Steam: Rails to Riches
The official version of one of the best board games - Steam: Rails to Riches.
Total ratings
4.02
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Faithful adaptation of the board game
- Challenging AI
- Good gameplay mechanics
- Fun tile laying and strategy elements
- Multiple maps and updates
Cons
- Requires internet connection to play
- Unintuitive and clunky UI
- Limited undo functionality
- Poor tutorial and instructions
- Slow loading times
Most mentioned
- Internet requirement
- UI issues
- Undo functionality
- AI performance
- Gameplay enjoyment
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2.50
All time rating average:
4.02
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-17 |  | | The game is great, but I hate the app. The UI is just hostile with its level of unintuitiveness. |
| 2022-07-14 |  | | Internet is required to play, it doesn't make sense for single player game. Otherwise great adaptation of board game. Edit:Thank you for reply.if it will work offline, definitely giving 5 stars! Edit2: unforunately, I still need internet to launch the game. I tried to lunch the game online first, but once i am offline, game will not lunch |
| 2022-02-22 |  | | There are a number of apps out there which lock expansions when not online, which is terrible enough. But this one actually won't launch the game at all. In fairness it seems like a bug, not an intentional restriction. But its a very annoying one that I certainly hope gets fixed |
| 2021-11-22 |  | | Requires internet connection to play. You didn't originally need to be online. Requiring a constant internet connection is a deal breaker. One star. |
| 2020-11-07 |  | | Why does this app require an internet connection even when playing an offline game? I don't have access to WiFi where I use my tablet so this app is useless to me. |
| 2020-06-28 |  | | Needs internet/4G on to play, which I hate and is ridiculous. *Awful* tutorial, that shows just a tiny bit and then asks you to download a PDF rulebook (with fuzzy pictures) to learn the game (most digital boardgames include rulebook). No pop-up descriptions either so don't even know what some action cards do without outside research. "Undo" also resets whole turn, not just last action. Otherwise app seems fine. |
| 2020-06-16 |  | | A very good implementation of the board game. The UI is a bit idiosyncratic and rotating track is a bit fiddly but not too bad once you get used to it. The AI responds quickly and plays decently. One of the better board game implementations I have played. |
| 2020-05-16 |  | | Not a well made app. You can't undo your last action, only the whole turn. Also for some actions, there is no undo at all (e.g. upgrade locomotive) and it just instantly ends your turn. There is no tips or keywords when clicking things, so you just have to know the rules to play. I think it is a good game, that has not been done justice by the app developer. I suggest the app developers play some other mobile board games, e.g. Through the Ages, to see how it should be done. |
| 2020-04-19 |  | | UPDATE: I have come back to the game after a few years and acknowledge there are indeed seven maps now, well done. Why don't you say in your advertising that you have to buy most of the maps, this would have altered my decision. How do you get a refund on an app ? |
| 2019-11-21 | | | Was broken, is now fixed – thank you! Steam is an abstract, puzzle-y, strategy game where you move cubes along your tracks to the appropriate city. I really enjoy the puzzle and the AI is actually almost challenging. However it is quite abstract so probably not for everyone. |
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