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Crystal Rail Game - LIVE ON KICKSTARTER
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Crystal Rail is a Rail-Rogue RPG, set in a hand painted crystalpunk world!

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/densetsuproductions/crystal-rail-a-rail-rogue-rpg
Steam & New Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3359330/Crystal_Rail
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!
September 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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/...
May 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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
March 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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
February 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🔊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
February 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Thank you to those who tried Crystal Rail at #glitchcity #bringyourowngame this weekend! And congrats to Brian, who raked up 10268 capital on his first try, earning a slick 30 steam bucks! Can you beat his score? store.steampowered.com/app/3482820/...

#demo
#indiedev
#indiegame
#roguelite
February 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Since our demo's release, our wishlists have increased by almost 50%! Thank you to everyone who's dipped their toes into the world of Crystal Rail! We'll be releasing a patch soon, keep the feedback comin!

#indiedev
#gamdev
#wishlistWednesday
#demo
#roguelite
#boardgame
#train
February 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This #screenshotsaturday should speak for itself - after almost 3 years of dev, Crystal Rail's first public demo is now live! Who's ready to start training? 🚂

store.steampowered.com/app/3482820/...

#indiegame
#gamedev
#roguelite
#handpainted
#train
#demo
February 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Crystal Rail's demo releases tomorrow, and it's high time to introduce a certain handsome fellow! The Huia increases your reputation when you change train cars, pushing you to constantly reinvent your build. Will you follow the trends?

#indiedev
#gamedev
#dapper
#furry
#bird
#roguelite
#handpainted
January 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
When I started Crystal Rail, I had a vague paper prototype and no programmer, but I did have many years of storyboard experience. As our demo release approaches, let's see what 3 years has done to that vision!

#wipwednesday
#wishlistwednesday
#roguelike
#handpainted
#turnbased
#indiedev
#gamedev
January 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🔊 Sound on! 🔊
Meet the Tarpan, loveable gentle giant types, who are content to ferry passengers on humble trains. But the world of Crystal Rail may meet their kindness with treachery. Will you stand by your morals?

#trailertuesday
#indiedev
#gamedev
#turnbased
#roguelite
#handpainted
January 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Don't know if we're your speed exactly, but our game has a definite lack of jumpscares, and its skill is of a thoughtful and paced nature~ And it also has train conductors inspired by extinct animals!

store.steampowered.com/app/3359330/...
January 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Every 3 turns, a revolution overthrows the government, eliminating the poorest teams until only 1 remains. Can you come out on top?

Fun Fact: The 'win' graphic was originally a tutorial image~

#ScreenshotSaturday
#indiedev
#gamedev
#Roguelite
#roguelike
#handpainted
#turnbased
January 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We received an application with instructions to forward to your company, says he's a real driven individual and likes your corporate ethic?
January 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
To make this point, I just did a run out of the blue with yellow deck, gold stake; I died on ante 6, mostly because I got really unlucky with 3 tarot packs which didn't give me what I needed; basically this deck requires you to have trips or quads, and if you do, it multiplies X12. Gl!
January 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
What I'm hearing is.. YOU ROCK and so does your game xD

The difference between us an Sisyphus is that every time we push the stone up the hill, it gets to be a cooler rock and more people come around to watch~ And eventually, we may have a pretty cool rock!
January 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I made the first drawings for Crystal Rail almost 3 years ago and actually recorded a #timelapse of the process. I returned to one of those early backgrounds recently and recorded a new timelapse for comparison - have we improved?

#indiedev
#gamedev
#wipwednesday
#wishlistwednesday
#painting
January 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The aurochs know more than they let on. They give you 2 foresight every morning which lets you reroll train cars, train routes, or even entire governments! If you want a control-build in Crystal Rail, you're gonna need an auroch~

#roguelike
#turnbased
#handpainted
#indiedev
#gamedev
#animal
January 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Earlier versions of Crystal Rail showed your opponent's actions one by one. Every tester ended up skipping them. We reworked the entire UI and this #screenshotsaturday we proudly present a new screen which shows all opponent actions simultaneously!

#indiedev #turnbased #roguelike #handpainted
January 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Crystal Rail uniquely emphasizes anticipation and prediction. For a cost, you can often reroll or even predict the next day's events. In that spirit, we've got something brewing ourselves for tomorrow... What could it be? Stay turned 😉

#roguelike #indiegame #indiedev #handpainted #turnbased
January 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Whimsical train is 100% our vibe~

That means so much 🥰 (There mayyyy be a demo toward the end of the month! )
January 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We love a fellow crystal-art enjoyer~ (Wish I had a process I just kinda wing it and redraw till I'm sick of it or run out of time 😨)
January 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
AWL is solid, 64 will always hold a place in my heart, as will original 2002 Animal Crossing. But I think Adam Robinson-Yu's A Short Hike will always be the game that packed so much beauty, joy, and heart into a game that it became a 'place' I will always treasure.
January 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The greasefish, true to their name, are the mechanics of Crystal Rail and can purchase train cars for 1 favor less than normal. Cars usually cost 1 favor, so one greasefish makes cars free! But what if you had two greasefish 😉

#roguelike #handpainted #indiedev #gamedev #turnbased
January 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Crystal Rail's #roguelike vibes are centered on its conductors~ For #screenshotsaturday, please say hello to the greasefish, who make all train cars free! Mix and match, reroll and replace to your greasy heart's content... #indiegame #indiedev
January 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM