Train Valley 2 is a fun way to stretch your mental muscle without being too demanding.
Train Valley 2 may look like a train sim at first glace, but it’s actually a puzzle game. Each level tasks you with supplying city centers with the right items. You do with by laying down train tracks between warehouses, then using trains to transport workers and supplies. The goal is to complete the level as quickly and efficiently as possible. Train Valley 2 uses it’s simple, easy to learn mechanics in inventive ways, and manages to remain fun and challenging from start to finish.
You really want to make sure you survey the area and plan your tracks accordingly because you are operating on a tight budget. In fact, a single misplaced track can spell doom on some levels, especially early on. Most levels also reward you for keeping your projects under budget, or never deleting tracks you’ve already placed. These added challenges also inspire revisiting old levels as you get more familiar with how best to handle certain situations.
It’s a shame, however, that placing tracks can sometimes be unwieldy. You click and drag to connect points, and sometimes the placement will be unpredictable. You do get used it after a while, but considering the harsh penalties for misplacing tracks and I would have liked it to be a little more intuitive.
Train Valley 2 is a fun way to stretch your mental muscle without being too demanding. All the rules are laid out in front of you, and it’s up to you to figure out the best route. It’s peaceful music and colorful aesthetic make for low-stress play sessions where trial and error doesn’t feel like punishment. It comes packed with a robust set of levels, but also features Steam Workshop support. Users have already filled the game’s Workshop with tons of content, so the game keeps on chugging even after you’ve finished the campaign.
For $15 on Steam it’s hard not to recommend Train Valley 2.
Train Valley 2
Developer: Alexey Davydov, Sergey Dvoynikov, Timofey Shargorodskiy
Publisher: Flazm
