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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM

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Assemble a Crystal powered train and guide your conductor across a world on the brink of revolution in the new rail-rogue RPG Crystal Rail! Free demo on steam! Full Release Coming Soon Steam & Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3359330/…

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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Another day, another lovely indie train game courtesy of @edwinet.bsky.social's new article (www.rockpapershotgun.com/trainwatch-i...). A belated congrats to @harvester-games.bsky.social on the press~ and to any train devs in the know... how does one get Edwin's attention?
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Trainwatch is a life sim, a horror game, and a time management experience rolled up into a haunting story about the eerie places you see from a speeding carriage
Trainwatch is about holding down a lonely job, saving your marriage, washing your hands, and dealing with the spectres in the wasteland outside your tower.
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Every frame of every gear handpainted, and every background paintstakingly animated~ This is what we environment artists live for! #environment #trains #indiegame #indiedev #steampunk youtu.be/djXtDIryPzw
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A Mysterious Sunken Workshop... #indiegame #vibes
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The ultimate train from our indie game Crystal Rail - unlocking her will be a bit of a task! #conceptart #train #indiegame #gamedesign #crystalrail
Concept art for the Pangaea crystal train, the final unlockable in the indie game Crystal Rail. Description reads: The brainchild of a particularly driven young engineer, the Pangaea is poised to be the fastest train in the land of Nidofalm. A calling card whose audience was not so much the working entrepreneur, but the animals who might stare in awe; a testament to the breaking of limits.
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
A little late but here's some art for my game #CrystalRail Each one of our trains is inspired by a different kind of Victorian lantern! Can you trace this design to its roots? #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #trains #steampunk #steamdemo Free demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3359330/...
Concept art for the Rodinia Crystal Train from the indie game Crystal Rail. A steampunk-adjacent design with inspirations from victorian lanterns, this train is build for the longhaul. Descriptive text reads: long distances are a challenge for its geartrain, but this is no surprise, as it was meant to operate primarily in and around mines, shipping large quantities of crystal to hubs where other trains would take over. It is hardly right for every job, but its proponents would accept no substitutes.
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Feast your eyes on Vaalbara Engine, the icon of the crystal age! Bonus points if you know where the name comes from~ store.steampowered.com/app/3359330/... This is the #train you'll be running in our #demo on #steam! There's more where that came from~ #crystalrail #trainfest #indiegame #indiedev
A crystal powered train from the indie game Crystal Rail, whose demo is being showcased for Steam Train Fest. It is hand painted, and resembles a Victorian lantern. Description reads: It doesn't excel at anything in particular, but in the hands of the right engineer, its potential shines. When an entrepreneur seeks a train in the modern era, the Vaalbara is always top of mind.
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Your train is arriving... but which one is yours? youtube.com/shorts/vYPzB... This is certainly one way to pick your train build! Let us know if it lines up with your picks in our steam demo~ #pausegame #trains #indiegame #steamtrainfest #demo
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POV: Your Train is Arriving... But Which One Is Yours? #pause #indiegame #trains
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
So great to see this trend grow over the years! We've got a train strategy RPG featuring an in-depth story and hand-painted backgrounds in a crystalpunk fantasy world: Our demo is live in the train fest right now: store.steampowered.com/app/3482820/... #Turnbasedthursday #indiedev #indiegame
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Crystal Rail Demo on Steam
In Crystal Rail, you assemble a Crystal powered train and guide your conductor across a world on the brink of revolution!
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Take a moment this #wishlistwednesday to relax on the grassy hills of Tarpan Greene~ Animation by yours truly! Check it out in our updated demo for train fest: store.steampowered.com/app/3359330/... youtu.be/2eAjmFKFHeE #indiedev #trains #painterly #environmentart #background
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Peaceful Days in a Grassy Train Station | Crystal Rail - Tarpan Greene
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Many thanks! That's all me~ 4 years of work can actually amount to something, who knew...
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Now that's what we call a training montage! Try our new demo & wishlist us for Steam Train Fest! store.steampowered.com/app/3359330/... youtu.be/to4LWYjwRkQ #trailertuesday #indiegame #indiedev #rpg #trains
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CRYSTAL RAIL | TRAIN FEST DEMO UPDATE
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We are pleased to announce that Crystal Rail is a part of #Steam #TrainFest this week! To celebrate, we've updated our demo with a whole new story campaign designed for new players! Play our updated demo and wishlist us to join our journey! store.steampowered.com/app/3359330/... #indiedev #trains
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Can we earn your wishlist this Wednesday? Drop by our stream, tell us how we can improve, and watch our game come to life one painting at a time... www.twitch.tv/densetsuvii #indiedev #gamedev #livestream #workhardwednesday #wishlistwednesday
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
If watching paint dry isn't enough intensity for you... if seeing the grass grow will no longer suit your adrenaline needs... Have we got the game-dev stream for you: www.twitch.tv/densetsuvii #gamedev #painting #twitch #indiedev #wishlistwednesday
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
If you're reading this letter, then Crystal Rail's newest story is on the horizon! Watch out for an huge update to our free demo next month, and remember to wishlist us today! #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame #handpainted
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Logo stuff? I thought from your page you were mostly illustration - 'tis the struggle for us jacks of all trades I suppose
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Well thank you kindly! It's been a long time coming 😭
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Thanks dude. I'm not a typographer or graphic designer, so striking that balance was honestly a huge struggle, and it's really gratifying to see people like it now, finally 😭
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
It's taken 5 tries over the course of 4 years but I think we might finally have gotten our logo right. #indiedev #gamedev #logodesign #indiegame #typography
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Hey that's how I feel about my game ideas except it's programming I can't afford, and I just end up making elaborately drawn board game prototypes 😅I still think your end's probably better...
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Thanks so much man - as I'm sure you're aware it's... been a journey, but slowly we're gettin' there!
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I didn't know it was YOU who made this happen! Well done indeed
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Big things are on the horizon! We've updated our Steam page with brand new art! Take a look, and if you haven't wishlisted, please take a second to do so - next month's new stop is one you won't want to miss! store.steampowered.com/app/3359330/... #indiegame #trains #painterly #steam #gamedev
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
This interaction is... surprisingly canon to the point where it may be spoiling the story 😅 #indiedev #tomodachilifelivingthedream
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I have taken on a solemn mission to recreate the entire cast of my indie game in Tomodachi Life. #screenshotsaturday
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Handpainted landscapes? New UI? Mac functionality? All this and more in our demo's new Spring Update! It's a great time to give this train a spin! #indiegames #demo #handpainted #RPG #roguelike store.steampowered.com/news/app/335...
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Crystal Rail - Spring Demo Update 2026: - Steam News
Crystal Rail's demo is now playable on Mac, adds new UI, auto-save system, handpainted Landscape animations, and more!
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
LAST 24 HOURS to get Crystal Rail on Kickstarter! We are now fully funded, so you are guaranteed your pledge!! Make sure and snag yours before time runs out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/den... #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike #handpainted #furry
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Crystal Rail: A Rail-Rogue RPG
An innovative roguelike train game, set in a hand-painted Crystalpunk world!
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Did you know that AFC has an indie game section this year? Find the extinct animal cast of our game Crystal Rail, and many other up and coming indies in the gaming hall!
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Crystal Rail takes place in the land of Nidofalm - who rules over this land? Many have laid claim to the title... #indiegame #RPG #lore #kickstarter #indiedev youtu.be/OOUNj5P1r8g
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The Fiefdom | Governments of Crystal Rail
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Hey have you heard of the crystaltrains game? It's pretty cool, but there might be something wrong with it. The UI and mechanics are a bit hard to explain. But the only thing its backers seem to say is...
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Crystal Rail is now live on #Kickstarter! Make a Train, strike it rich, and explore a handpainted world filled with greed! www.kickstarter.com/projects/den... #wishlistwednesday #roguelike #trains #indiedev #indiegame youtu.be/G3GhRmBNZ-s?...
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Crystal Rail: The Rail-Rogue RPG | KICKSTARTER NOW LIVE
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
For over 3 years I've been painting backgrounds for my game #CrystalRail - for today's #screenshotSaturday, I wanted to share that process~ Welcome to the Shallows! [Kickstarter link in bio] youtube.com/shorts/ljSJS... #indieDev #indiegame #painting #timelapse #digitalart #behindthescenes
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Painting a Crystalpunk World Pt 1 | Crystal Rail Behind the Scenes
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Hahah well, you know what? that means it wasn't that important in the grand scheme of things and that's okay! haha
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
09.03.35 - Ready to go off the rails? #kickstarter #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #train #wishlistWednesday Folllow the Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/den... youtube.com/shorts/Njera...
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Crystal Rail Kickstarter Teaser | Starting 09.03.25
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
For today's #WishlistWednesday we are emerging from months of hard work to reveal our #indiegame 's new Event System! Fans of #SlaytheSpire and #FTL will be right at home in the world of Crystal Rail! Try it in our demo today! #train #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/3359330/...
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This is my game! store.steampowered.com/app/3359330/...
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Crystal Rail on Steam
A roguelite train RPG, set in a handpainted crystalpunk world! Choose a conductor, build a train and strike it rich by any means necessary! Delivery, blackmail, revolution, it's all fair game, if it g...
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
A bit of an unusual #screenshotsaturday - according to steam, over 85% of players who tried our #demo went on to wishlist our game! A huge thank you to all you new players - we will do our best to make Crystal Rail a game worthy of your time! #indiedev #gamedev #roguelite #steamnextfest
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
In 2022, at a low point in my life, I left my career of almost 10 years to chase my childhood dream of making indie games. Today the dream creeps closer - Crystal Rail's demo is playable in #SteamNextFest! Give us a look! store.steampowered.com/app/3482820/... #indiedev #gamedev #roguelite #train
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
What game inspired you as a kid? I think about this a lot actually, and it might surprise you given the game I'm making, but there was a magic to exploring this world I will never forget~
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a video game with a 5th lap and time of 00:44:00
ALT: a video game with a 5th lap and time of 00:44:00
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Awesome, as a fellow train game which does technically have a form of eavesdropping, I feel much camaraderie with this. Our train also lacks ghosts, though I feel like that's lower on our priority list than yours XD Very excited to see your progress!
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Did someone say TRAIN GAME?!? I have this feeling this is more in the Gamecube-Animal Crossing realm of trains in games, but I do at least want to know if we spend time in it haha~ And relatedly, is a ghost on board? :o
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I saw people talk about this, but as someone who was just 'accused' yesterday, my impression is that these people aren't really that interested in the reality of whether you used AI or not, but in accusing you in bad faith to farm likes, and I'm not sure the seal would really do much to dissuade...
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
I'm sure her counterpart really ... gets a kick outta that 🥁🥁📀
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
How do you capture that late PS1 vibe so perfectly - adore this! And not *only* because of the train xD
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Huge lightbulb moment xD I do actually love this though~
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Star Fox Assault was universally praised for one thing - that smart-bomb of a soundtrack, can't believe it's not in already!
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Eat your heart out, No Man's Sky hahah - but seriously it looks absolutely... stellar 🥁🥁📀
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Came out dang fine though! Whenever we work for an unexpectedly long time and figure something out, I still call it a win, cuz bottom line, we figured it out AND it was hard! Will be watching this! Good work!
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Understandable! Long as that juicy art still gets its tentacles ingrained deeply into the rest of the gamee 🦑
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Thanks again to @umi2wa.bsky.social @blueajisai.bsky.social and @starmari16.bsky.social - and MrAppelboom www.twitch.tv/mrappelboom for their uproarious and incredible playthroughs!
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Crystal Rail Game - DEMO ON STEAM @crystalrailgame.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🔊SOUND ON! 🔊 Thanks to everyone who tried the Crystal Rail #demo so far! Your trains' capital is impressive, but your reactions are priceless! Wanna join the next video? DM us your run! store.steampowered.com/app/3482820/... #trailertuesday #indiegame #gamedev #roguelite #handpainted #trains
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