🏁Roadmap
Our plans for Railroader.
We released Railroader in Early Access on December 7th, 2023. Please keep in mind that Railroader is an Early Access title and none of our plans are set in stone. We expect to change our plans based on player feedback, technical feasibility, or our own shifting understanding of the game. Additionally, this is not an exhaustive list, but rather intended to communicate our high level plans.
If you are considering purchasing Railroader, please base your decision on the game as it stands today! While these are our plans, they are only plans, not certainties or guarantees. Our development team is small and we have other jobs and responsibilities. On top of that, Railroader is not a simple game and software development is notoriously difficult to estimate. Producing a quality game is important to us and that will take time. Thank you for your patience.
Curious about what we've got in mind for the future of Early Access? Read on!
Ongoing Priorities
Game development is an iterative process. As part of our goal to deliver a quality game we will be continuously revisiting the following aspects of Railroader during its development:
Bugfixes, Optimization & Stability
Documentation
Equipment model refinements (engines and rolling stock)
Structures & Scenery
Sound Enhancements
Expanded Settings
Railroader "1.0"
We plan to build the following features during Railroader's Early Access period. We are pretty certain about these but keep in mind that they may change depending on feedback and other priorities.
Auto Engineer (AE)
✅ Road & Yard Mode (On EA Release), Waypoint Mode (2024.6)
AE Passenger Service
✅ Added in 2024.2
Equipment Service and Repair
✅ Added Overhauls in 2024.4, revamped repair and added oiling in 2024.5.
Equipment Catalog Enhancements
✅ Added builder photos in 2024.6.
Additional Car Loads
✅ Added aggregates in 2024.6.1; more to come
Additional Rolling Stock
✅ Added T-22, A-23, F-71 in 2024.3. C-40, revamped P-43, P-48, and SD7 in 2024.6
Timetables
✅ Added in 2024.6
Enhanced Tutorial
✅ Revamped in 2025.1.0
Crouch
🗓️ Planned for 2026.1.0
Diesel Horn Customization
🗓️ Planned for 2026.1.0
Bell Customization
🗓️ Planned for 2026.1.0
Maintenance of Way (MoW) Operations
🗓️ Planned for 2026.1.0
Modding Support
🗓️ Equipment and Map Modding planned for 2026.1.0
Player Provided Bells, Horns, and Whistles
🗓️ Bell/Horn/Whistle Mods planned for 2026.1.0.
Revamp Save System
🗓️ Planned for 2026.1.0
Difficulty Modes
🗓️ MoW Difficulty Settings planned for 2026.1.0
Steam Workshop Support
Mail & Express Service
Localization & Translation
Beyond Early Access/Post 1.0
We plan to continue development once Railroader exits Early Access and these are a few of our ideas for the future. We expect this list to change in response to player and internal feedback as we get closer to the end of Early Access.
Interchange-to-Interchange Operations
LCL (Less than Carload) Operations
Dedicated Server Build
Additional Character Customization
Additional Starting Locations
Torpedos/Detonators
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