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This is all for the Early Access release, and there are still big plans to make the game far more detailed. The developer wants to add a passenger system (currently the trains run empty) and a conductor mode, and the ultimate goal is up to 100 km of track. The hope is to have that all done by the end of next year.
As it is, you can absolutely enjoy it as a top-notch train sim, but for me the experience has been about letting the model railway run itself as I swoop about in the camera. It’s a rare pleasure.
Running Train is out now in Early Access on Steam for $18.