Dear Passengers, a new adventurous journey awaits!
Chimney Sweepers wish you a lot of luck in 2019! 🙌
Dark Train
Chimney Sweepers wish you a lot of luck! (PF 2019)
Dear Passengers, a new adventurous journey awaits!
Chimney Sweepers wish you a lot of luck in 2019! 🙌
15 000 💙
For each Dark Train player one Chimney Sweeper! Thanks to all of you who supported us!
Here you can see the representation of Dark Train passengers in numbers ːsteamhappyː
New Price of the Ticket 9.99$
Dear Passengers, important news! It's more than one year since Dark Train left its depo. So far we've traveled many kilometers without any scratch so our railroad conductor Ann 2.35f 💙 decided to lower the price of the main ticket from $14.99 to $9.99 for the new incomers!
Please, welcome them behalf of Ann!
Pour Féliciter 2018! 💙
Dear passengers, we wish you a happy new year full of good mood, health, and games!
Soon we will have some news about Dark Train: Coupe so stay tuned!
For the latest news follow us on facebook ;)
Yours,
Paperash
Heat the Dark Train! │ Winter update and X-mas SALE
Quiet place with snowy ways for rest. The Border City awaits. Heat metal, heat Ann, heat the frozen heart of Dark Train.
WINTER SALE – 80% OFF
TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/GRqy_kaOt7s
We are getting reports about upcoming strong blizzard. What does it mean? For now, it is sure that Christmas will be covered in snow.
For this special occasion we decided to add three unique winter levels where you can celebrate calm holiday moments with our railroad conductor Ann 2.35f💙. Keep your eyes open and look for the open windows that are marked by a snowflake.
Frozen to the Metal event will be running until the end of January 2018. After that new levels will be still active but with different content.
Thank you for your support!
Paperash
DARK TRAIN ANNIVERSARY – FREE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS (only download)
Dear passengers, today it is one year since Dark Train started its own journey. Right now we have about 9000 passengers from more than 80 countries, reviews with average score 80%, 1 award (Česká hra roku), and 3 award nominations (IndieCade, AzPlay Bilbao, Česká hra roku) but most valuable are experiences and feedback what we took during our trip! :)
Download the game through our Papersh store ► www.paperash.com/store
PS: There is no Steam Key in this giveaway as we explain on our Itchio page. We were so naive about steam keys scammers. :(
DARK TRAIN 70% OFF – STEAM SUMMER SALE
http://store.steampowered.com/app/532290/Dark_Train/
Next game – Dark Train: Coupe – is on Greenlight!
Dear passengers,
We are thrilled to announce that our next game Dark Train: Coupe is right now “fighting” for your votes on Steam Greenlight.
You can support it by voting YES here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=917024772
Beware! Dark Train: Coupe is a standalone game that is closely related to the original Dark Train (2016) in lore but NOT in GAMEPLAY. We do love to take risks and experiment.
Therfore the Dark Train: Coupe is a text based non-linear game witch rich dialogue and mysterious (papercut) visuals that explores the stories of Ann Tagrezbung - main protagonist in Dark Train (2016). Both games are located in the same place - The Border City - but in different time.
TRAILER
https://youtu.be/adE1zhHl2lk
As the name of our second game suggest, Dark Train: Coupe (DTC) is closely related to its predecessor Dark Train (2016) - logical atmospheric adventure in which the story is conveyed without use of any words. DTC is the other extreme. Its story is narrated mainly with words and sentences. You can argue that it is more of a digital gamebook and/or sophisticated visual novel rather then skill based logical adventure as Dark Train was. And you would be right.
But both games have many things in common, especially the fictional Dark Train world itself. Main story arc is played in the passenger train on the same railroad and you will not venture forth. Both stories are therefore located in the same place - The Border City - but in different time. You will also meet main protagonist Ann Tagrezbung from the first game. We must warn you, she is quite lovely, unmechanical and still human...
We decided to tell a story of Dark Train (2016) purely without any text just with atmosphere, symbolism and non-textual narrative tools. It was a design challenge for sure, but we persisted and the game was critically acclaimed for its atmosphere, enigmatic nature and its unique visuals (DT won Czech Game Award 2016). Now, our design intention is completely different.
When you begin your journey, there is no way to turn back or stop the train. Travel through the city, learn about the Dark Train world, explore the mythology of The Border City and the ways of existence of its people.
All of that within one mysterious train coupe...
- rich dialogues
- decision based story progression
- tons of text and reading
- you will suffer by reading
- non-reading gameplay doesn’t exist here… well maybe a little…
- standalone game (no DLC, no datadisk)
Is Dark Train: Coupe a standalone game?
YES
Do I need to finish Dark Train (2016) first to enjoy Dark Train: Coupe?
NO
What are the key game mechanics?
Everything comes down to the dialogue. The key game mechanic is a dialogue choice. Of course by carefully choosing answers and questions you will soon discover there is a lot of hidden story arcs that can be experienced only in certain situations. Even though it is a simple game mechanic, it doesn’t constrain us in designing broader gameplay systems (collecting, exploring, replayability, achievements, easter eggs, timing, risk vs reward decisions…).
Are Dark Train (2016) and Dark Train: Coupe (Q4 2017) simmilar games?
Not in gameplay, YES in lore.
More info
http://www.paperash.com
DARK TRAIN – DEEP INTO THE CITY 2 (UPDATE)
Dear passengers, spring has come and Dark Train's journey is now lined by new levels!
TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/cx_wYlW6KUc
FIRST!
Frozen to the metal event rooms and places are still accessible, but there is nothing you can do until next winter. Some of achived souvenirs like “damask knife” or “golden pig” remain in engine room until the game is completed.
IMPORTANT!
From now steam whistle “trumpet” can be mounted to the main DT chimney (just let Ann play's the Organ for awhile). So we can really talk about a train now!
RUMMORS:
Chimney sweepers guild attached a mechanical “splitter” outside one of the factories. “The splitter” could temporarily release Ann from her bound. Now there is no doubt that Ann becomes their important ally.
FIX:
Outdoor events (windows + periscope) can no longer be repeated. Once the plot is finished and the train get rewarded event is definately done.
Thank you for your support!
Paperash
DARK TRAIN demo is now available!
Are you curious about what it's like to be a disobedient squid ANN 2.35f with four tentacles controlling a whole train? Ridiculous? No, try demo version of Dark Train!
DARK TRAIN is a 2D atmospheric hardcore adventure (no hints, no text, no help!) in an oppressive setting full of handmade papercut visuals, logical puzzles and mysteries about famous inventor D. W. Tagrezbung. As a player your task is simple. Leave the gates of Border City.
DARK TRAIN FEATURES:
- story - strong narrative with direct action gameplay
- exploration - non-casual exploratory game feel
- atmosphere - dark oppressive setting
- narration - non-textual, situational
- audiovisuals - paper-art style
- no hints, no help - there is always a way to solve it
PS: In Steam demo version the new achievement is hidden!
