[p]Hey everyone,[/p][p]As promised, we’re back with more updates for you all to enjoy![/p][p][/p]
New Assets!
[p]We have 6 new assets for you to try out in your builds! We know how much you love to keep your creations looking fresh so here’s a present to help you do so ☺️[/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/42509697/24c56af5f4ac8babf7e08afe14af1327daa48661.png"][/p]
General Game Improvements!
[p]🌞 We’ve made various QOL improvements on placement/interaction, you all should have an easier time now![/p][p]✅ Added a manual save button in the main menu[/p][p]🔙 We have answered the second biggest feature request… The train can now go backwards !!!!! [/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/42509697/bab03e9264034c537f824c208e3a4794ef411bf5.gif"][/p][p][/p][p]Let us know how you find these changes, and keep sending us your creations, we love to see them 😍[/p][p][/p][p]That’s all for now,[/p][p]Akos & Fabi 🧡[/p]
‘I Like Trains’ Bundle!
[p]Hey guys,[/p][p][/p][p]We’re popping by today to let you know we’ve bundled up with Train Valley: Origins for this aptly named package ‘I Like Trains’! Train Valley: Origins is a lovely railroad management game, made by indie studio Flazm, which launched earlier today. If you like trains as much as we do, we think you’ll love this bundle![/p][p][/p][p]And for those of you who’ve been playing Islands & Trains and have left us feedback, we want you to know that we’re listening and working hard to implement the changes you’re asking for! Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for another update coming VERY soon, focusing on QOL features ♥️ [/p][p]That’s all for now,[/p][p]Akos & Fabi 🧡[/p]
First update since launch!
Hey everyone,
We hope you’ve been enjoying Islands & Trains so far ☺️ We’ve loved seeing your creations and reading your reviews! Please do keep them coming 🙏
As a thank you for being so supportive, we’ve been working on some updates to make our game even better…
New Assets!
We’ve added 5 new assets to further diversify your builds! Here’s a sneak peak, but to get the full effect you’ll have to dive into the game and include them in your creations!
New language alert!
We’ve now added Hungarian translations so that all of our friends in Hungary can enjoy Islands & Trains too!
General Game Improvements!
🐛We’ve made a bunch of fixes based on community’s feedback 🔙Added an undo feature to make the creative process a little easier ✋Five new achievements to keep you motivated! 🪞Flip/Mirror UI has been made more obvious for you all
We hope you enjoy these updates and remember to leave us a review if you haven’t already!
That’s all for now, talk soon!
Akos & Fabi 🧡
Islands & Trains is OUT NOW!
Hello everyone!
We’re super excited to be writing to you today to say that…
Islands & Trains is out now!!!
We have been working really hard to make sure the game is ready for you all to play and we really hope you love it as much as we do ♥️
A lil reminder of what to expect from the game:
400+ different tiles with many variations to choose from, so you can keep your builds looking fresh and different!
Animals like sheep, cows and ducks will breathe life into your build as they move in!
Create elaborate train tracks, from a simple mountain pass to a crazy rollercoaster, and watch your little train go!
No goals, no timer, no missions, no stress. Just happy accidents ☺️
We’ll leave you to dive into the game now, make sure to share your builds with us on Tiktok & Instagram! We can’t wait to see what you create 🥰 And if you have a minute free, please consider leaving us a review - this means a lot to us indie devs :)
Akos & Fabi 🧡
Release date reveal!!
🚂Choo choooo… Some big news has just pulled into the station!
Islands & Trains will be out on May 29th!!
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Here’s what you can look forward to in the full game:
400+ different tiles with many variations to choose from, so you can keep your builds looking fresh and different!
Animals like sheep, cows and ducks will breathe life into your build as they move in!
Create elaborate train tracks, from a simple mountain pass to a crazy rollercoaster, and watch your little train go!
No goals, no timer, no missions, no stress. Just happy accidents ☺️
We can’t wait for you all to play the final game, we’ve been pouring so much love into this game so we hope you love it as much as we do ❣️ Make sure you’ve wishlisted the game to get notified when it launches and follow us on Tiktok & Twitter for more I&T’s content 🤗
That’s all for now, see you on the 29th! - Akos & Fabian
We’re in Next Fest!
Hello everyone,
We’re here to wish you a very happy Next Fest, and remind you to keep your eyes out for our cozy little train game! To thank you for your continued support we have dropped an updated demo today, alongside this brand new trailer:
We’ve had a lot of fun working on this, making improvements and additions, but ultimately making sure there’s plenty of creativity to be had! Here are some new features you can expect to find in this demo:
15 new nature tiles (including plants, cliff/rock pieces, fields)
15 new buildings (farming, inner city, watermill, sawmill)
3 new waterfalls
10 new track pieces (including a crazy 720° slope)
5 new train engines
8 new wagons
7 new bridges
7 new tunnels
4 new train platforms & stations
We really hope you enjoy playing, be sure to share your creations with us on X or Bsky, we love to see them 🥰
Be back soon with more fun updates! - Akos & Fabian
Christmas Demo Update is now live!
Hey everyone,
We hope December has been treating you well 😊
Tis the season for eggnog, a warm wooly blanket, and cozying up in front of a relaxing game, so we thought we could celebrate with a brand new update to the demo!
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We had so much fun making new assets and features, there's a chance we went a little overboard 😅
Here are the new features you’ll find in the demo: 🎄 Everything’s covered in Snow! 🎄 Specific Xmas/Winter-themed items and buildings like Rudolf the Reindeer, candy canes and ginger bread decorations, Ice Rinks and even a Ski Lift! 🎄 UI overhaul 🎄 12 new train engines and wagons 🎄 24 new and exclusive Christmas assets
Let us know what you think! We’d also love to see some of your creations, so feel free to tag us on X/Twitter or Bsky 🙂
Hugs to all of you and HAPPY HOLIDAYS 🧡 Akos & Fabian
Planes, Trains and Automobiles Fest - and us!
Hey everyone,
We hope you’re well and have been enjoying the extended demo since our last update 😊
This is just a really quick post to let you know we are participating in the Planes, Trains and Automobiles fest starting today. We haven’t been able to update the demo (we’ve been hard at work on those exciting things we posted about last time), but we hope the event puts our little passion project in front of more people.
If you have just arrived because of the event, hello we’re Akos & Fabian, and we are so humbled you decided to stop and have a look at Islands and Trains.
We’d love to hear what you think, so please do give the demo a go and let us know either in the Steam forums or social media.
Thanks again for being so supportive.
Hugs to all of you 🧡, Akos & Fabian
New and improved demo now live!
Hey everyone,
Since we last posted, we’ve been hard at work on the main game and improving the demo you previously played. We listened to all your feedback, came up with some new ideas of our own, and are now ready to show you what we’ve been cooking up :)
Available right now, the demo features:
🗺️ A larger 50x50 square map 📖 Improved tutorial 🏪 New Buildings Inc. a Townhall, bakery, swimming pool and an alpine cabin 🎨 Colour customisation for buildings and trains 🚂 Talking of trains, there are new trains to bring your island to life 🐄 New animals. And yes, you can pet them!
We’d love to hear what you think, so please do give the new version a go and let us know!
But that’s not all. We’ve also been planning out new things we want to add to the game. We’re not going to spoil everything right away, so we’ll be covering these in more detail in upcoming posts but here is a little teaser...
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See you if you can guess what they might be.
Thanks again for being so supportive. We really hope you enjoy what we’ve been working on, and we can't wait to share more with you in the future
Hugs to all of you 🧡, Akos & Fabian
Dev Update - Mass building & removing implemented
Greetings ! We know, we know.
We have been doing a terrible job at keeping you in the loop. We truly want to apologize for that.
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To make up for it, we want to share with you one of the bigger features we really worked hard on for Islands&Trains in the past months. It, rightfully, has been one of the biggest criticism about the building.
*drumroll* You no longer have to click individually to place terrain or anything else.
Yes, you read that right !
You can now just make a selection and you will get your piece of terrain instantly. This will surely make the creation of bigger levels (which, let's be honest, all of you want) much much more joyful and healthier 😆
As you can see, you can use the same idea to remove huge chunks of your creation, all at once. If you start your selection on the ocean layer, everything gets removed. If you start on your terrain, only these portions get removed.
This can work with whatever asset we see fit. E.g. if you want to build big forests you can either make the selection or you can hold the mouse button and just paint your trees naturally.
It's 3D Bob Ross 🥰
Thank you for being so supportive and understanding through our journey so far. We really hope you will embrace what we have worked on in the past year and we can't wait to share more with you in the future.
We are doing our best to get this game into the most bestest shape we possibly can.
