Genre : A board game system, simulation, arcade, strategy
: Nintendo Switch (also on Steam)
Developers | Publishers : Appliks Apps Studio
Age Rating: US E10+ | EU 3+
Price : US $21.99 | UK £19.99 | EU €19.99 Release date
: 1. April 2021
Code review is used, in large part thanks to Applik!
In Train Station Simulator, as the name suggests, you are responsible for managing a train station. In other words: The station simulator is more focused on station management and logistics than on the track layout between points A and B.
Train Station Simulator, Nintendo Switch review
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Service Manager
When you start the game, you can choose from 25 different scenarios, with different difficulty levels and time constraints.
They vary in difficulty and length. Some of these campaigns are aimed at restoring the stations to their former glory. Others are on their way to modernize an existing station with a limited budget in play.
Train Station Simulator, Nintendo Switch review
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Quick Start Guide
It is a game with no story, it is also a game with a very short tutorial. I say manual, but it’s more like a do this and do that thing, which is no substitute for a full explanation of the game’s features or even basic economics. This is definitely a handbook that will leave you with more questions than answers when you finish it. I would love to see a much more comprehensive manual than what is currently in the game.
Train Station Simulator, Nintendo Switch review
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Housing and temporary staffing
To run a successful resort, one must consider the many needs of the customers and employees who enter the resort. This means laying floor tiles, building walls and hallways, and installing exit doors and escape routes.
Installation of ticket vending machines, information boards, food kiosks, benches and dozens of other facilities in public spaces. as well as the development and implementation of timetables for the bus, tram and train transport system. The train schedule has to be set every night at midnight the next day, which has become pretty annoying because you have to interrupt everything you’re doing in the game to join in. If you miss it, there’s no train the next day.
Train Station Simulator, Nintendo Switch review
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Construction of lanes with reduced width
You’re limited to building the tracks in a straight line from the station to a specific location in the game, so you don’t have much leeway in that regard.
You need to hire staff, whether they are sanitation technicians, safety personnel, engineers or, last but not least, medical personnel for any emergencies. It also manages employees’ wages and hours. Personnel management is obviously an important part of station management, but unfortunately this is not covered in detail in the training manual. For experienced players, like me, it would be fun. But not knowing what to do will discourage the novice.
Train Station Simulator, Nintendo Switch review
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Teen small font
My biggest problem with Station Simulator is the size of the game’s font, it’s very small, sometimes almost impossible to read. Especially if the font is white on a colored background. Using the zoom function on the switch didn’t help either. I squinted my eyes trying to read some of the descriptions, assuming every decorative item has a little icon so you can make it into some kind of chair, but even the little ones. Not being able to read things properly ruined my enjoyment of the game.
The game offers some difficulty, although it can be a little slow at first, especially when waiting for arrivals and walking around the station. And it’s great to see them buzzing around like bees doing something!
Train Station Simulator, Nintendo Switch review
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Aids and visual controls
The station simulator has a bit of flat graphics, I think. They’re fine, but the look of the game probably won’t blow you away. Let’s just say it does its job, and the same can be said for the soundtrack that accompanies your play time. The melody is fun enough, but quickly becomes repetitive, and that’s where the volume knob comes in.
The game is played with the pleasures of the advisors or the touch screen, and everything works wonderfully. While it’s impossible to use a professional controller with the game, it’s a bit frustrating for those of us who want to.
Train Station Simulator, Nintendo Switch review
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Supplement
I found the station simulator too limiting for what you can do in the game. If you’re looking for a game that allows creative freedom, this isn’t it. Place the prefabricated objects in the station. Making a schedule every night, whatever you do in the game, gets exhausted quickly.
I had a lot of fun playing with the station simulator. He really needs better coaching than he has now. I’m told that the developer plans to continually update the game, so hopefully the tutorial will be one aspect that will be improved.
If I were to buy the game, I would buy it on Steam for two reasons. It’s cheaper on Steam, and you can read text on the big screen without blinking your eyes!
Final Judgment : I like
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