Ludum Dare #59compo

💥Boom Rail🚂

by dingbat

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.64

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.62

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.77

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.69

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.38

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.08

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.69

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.69

About Boom Rail

Boom Rail is a procedurally generated roguelite where you command a train. Armed with your rifle and carrying what little gold you have left, you seek freedom in some far away land. Trade with towns, manage resources, and increase your fleet, while driving deeper into the badlands.

Warning! This Game is Hard! 😬

Turns out 30 minutes isn't enough time to playtest difficulty 😅

Tips & Tricks

• Bullets have velocity, so lead your shots!

• Any town will heal you if stop

• Every item can only go in certain storage (FluidCar, BoxCar, FlatCar, WagonCar)

• Items for sale at one town are likely worth more at another

• The map is your friend!

Comments2

LDJam user 17904021 Apr 2026, 02:17

I enjoyed playing this! The visuals are very cool and a well-tuned rail shooter is always fun. Kudos for pulling that off in such a short time! My main gripe is that this doesn't seem to have much to do with the theme. We're deciding which track to turn onto, which is a good mechanic, but with a train that seems like a signal in only the loosest sense. As a standalone game, though, this really works!