Trainz Simulator for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By VERY happy agent

  Impressed

  Started Tutorial #1 ~ was 'knocked' out with the program. It suggested to 'drive' the train. Gave simple instructions. I immediately grabbed the contols with my cursor and off I went. Spotted a couple of cars sitting on a spur and headed for them. Switched tracks with ease. Backed up to them ~ coupled ~ pulled slowly forward, and off I went. 14mph past a few buildings, over a bridge, past the yard, and out to the open track. Watching the speed limit carefully I pulled out to the main line. Once I transfered to the main line the speed limit changed to 65mph. I slowly rolled more power forward, blew my horn, and off I went. Just outstanding. At least for me, who is a novice. :-) Time will tell if I still have such a happy experience as I did this first session. NOTE: Yes! Download takes a while. But after seeing what the program can do . . . it make sense. Patience.

  
  
• By Fios38

  Good, Hard to add DLC

  I generally found this game to be extremely enjoyable, giving you thousands of different consist possibilities and letting you play and experiment with each engine and train car. There are a few problems, however. The first is a lack of diversity when it comes to steam engines. In the base version of the game without DLC, you only have so many selections for steam engines, especially if you’re making an american steam route. I would use DLC to get more steam power, but adding DLC is sometimes frustrating. I wish that you could just download a free update to get new consists and routes, but instead you have to go to Auran’s website and create an account, which can take a little long. It also reqiures you to give your game’s serial number, which can take a while to figure out. Overall a good game with great mechanics, but has a flawed DLC system.

  
  
• By phelgo

  Genrally happy with this Game, deep set of tools and great physics

  What this game lacks in graphics finesse, certaintly makes up in the playability and physics department. Its realxing and interesting fun. It first ran somewhat poorly on an older Pc 2ghz PC, but loaded up on 2.7ghz 27" Windows it looks and runs great. Agree with some of the other reviews thus the 4 out of 5 stars. The included layouts are of varying quality and some poorly documented. the tutorial doesn't do much other than show you how to get locomotives moving and stopped - but I guess that is the most fun, learning how to navigate the huge railyards and getting your cargo to where you planned. Can't wait to get started doing my own layout.

  
  
• By alex farid

  Too complicated

  I bought this game thinking that i would just have some fun driving trains around and stopping at stations… but no, the makers of this game make it the most complicated thing in the world just to make the train move. Some of the trains have the original way to make the train move like in the iPad version, but with the cooler, more modern trains, you have to know every single break, every single knob, and every single lever in the cab in order to just make the train move an inch. And when you want to stop, you have to apply every brake in just the right way and slow down at just the right place or you fail the mission. It's just way too hard. Driving the other trains, with the regular way of moving, is very fun, and I suggest that there be that option for ALL trains.

  
  

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