Train Valley 2

Train Valley 2 is a railway puzzle game by Flazm. Instead of running an ever-growing railway company, you solve self-contained logistics tasks: you connect businesses with tracks, set switches and steer trains so that the required goods reach their destination on time.

The game combines manageable scenarios with increasingly complex supply chains. Its reduced low-poly style makes tracks, factories and train movements easy to recognise from the isometric perspective.

Released April 15, 2019 for PC. The full version followed an Early Access phase. On November 23, 2023, the versions for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch were released as the Community Edition.

The console release includes additional content and selected puzzles from the PC community. On Steam, the original PC game remains available with its editor and separately sold expansions.

Train Valley 2 is available for PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The PC version supports Windows, macOS and Linux via Steam. On consoles, the release is called Train Valley 2: Community Edition.

The Xbox Store also lists playability on Xbox Series X|S. This is not a separate Xbox Series release. The PlayStation and Switch versions also trace back to their respective original console products.

In each level, you connect stations and businesses, send trains off and respond to how traffic develops. A working route alone is not enough: trains need clear paths, the right switch settings and enough time for all deliveries.

Several missions often run at the same time. You have to decide whether to invest money in new tracks, additional trains or better locomotives, and which goods to transport first.

Several additional puzzle collections were released for the PC version. Passenger Flow adds passenger transport, Myths & Rails introduces unusual scenarios and Editor's Bulletin offers 30 more levels. The Workshop Gems packs bundle selected community levels. The Pandeia Project is another route collection.

The expansions are available on Steam as additional content for the base game. The Definitive Edition bundle is a collection of existing content and not a separate game.

On Windows, Train Valley 2 needs at least an older dual-core processor, 2 GB RAM, a basic DirectX 9 graphics card and about 1 GB of storage. For more performance headroom, the Steam version recommends 4 GB RAM and a stronger graphics card, among other things.

The original OS details come from the older version of the game. For a current Steam client, its current OS requirements also apply.

Raw materials reach factories by train, where they are made into new goods. These products are then transported to further production sites or to cities. With each additional processing stage, the number of trips needed grows.

This turns short train connections into larger transport networks with dependencies: if a raw material is missing, the downstream production also stops.

Switches direct trains onto the intended routes. Crossings and shared tracks can become bottlenecks when several deliveries are on the move at once. Switches set too late or unfavourable departure times increase the risk of collisions.

The challenge therefore comes not only from building the rail network, but also from managing traffic as it runs.

Company mode offers 50 levels, with requirements ranging from simple transport to branched industrial chains. The scenarios take you through different landscapes and eras of railway history.

Each task is its own puzzle with clear goals. The game focuses on efficient planning rather than a permanently open economic simulation.

During the game, you can unlock 18 locomotive models. Technical advances follow the development from early railways to more modern trains.

More than 45 wagon types transport raw materials and finished goods. As demand grows, it pays to replan capacity and routes.

On PC, you can use the level editor to design your own landscapes, factories and transport tasks. The Steam Workshop lets you share levels you have made and download other players' routes.

Flazm also supports mods for locomotives, wagons, industrial sites and resources. The editor extends the game beyond the 50 levels of Company mode.

Train Valley 2: Community Edition was released for PS4, Xbox One and Switch with the expansions Passenger's Flow, Myths & Rails and Editor's Bulletin. It also includes 158 selected levels originally created by the community.

On consoles, this already includes many additional routes. The selection differs from the base PC game on Steam.

Train Valley 2 is a single-player game. The tasks revolve around planning and controlling your own rail traffic.

The community features of the PC version are for sharing levels and mods, not for shared ongoing games.