An armored train, a straight track across a dead continent, and a horde that never stops chasing you. Turn your train into a fortress, loot abandoned villages and decide whether the next kilometer is worth the risk.

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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“The Blood Rails is developed by a small independent studio. We want to launch early so players can take part in shaping the game. Community feedback will help us fine-tune combat, survival balance, co-op and the pacing of the journey before the full release. Survival games depend heavily on testing with real players, and we would rather grow together with the people who play it.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We expect the game to remain in Early Access for about 3 to 6 months, depending on community feedback and the scope of updates.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We plan to expand the journey with new stretches of railway and biomes, such as special regions and large cities, more safe zones with their own characteristics, new enemies, weapons and crafting items, new story chapters, train upgrades, as well as optimization, visual polish and new languages.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current version is playable across several biomes. It includes the train journey with locomotive controls, multiple safe zones with traders, first-person combat, crafting, achievements, cloud saves and online co-op for up to 4 players. As the game is still in development, you may encounter bugs, performance issues and balance changes.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We plan to raise the price when the game leaves Early Access, reflecting the added content. Anyone who buys during Early Access will not pay anything extra for the full version.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We plan to closely follow the Steam forums and our Discord, publish detailed notes with every update, hold polls on content priorities, and use players' bug reports and suggestions to guide development.”
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Planned Release Date: December 2026

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About This Game

The world ended. The tracks didn't.

Blood Rails is a first-person survival game, playable solo or in co-op for up to five players, about a train you armor, repair and turn into a home with your own hands. Ahead, a straight, endless track cuts across forests, plains, deserts and forgotten villages. Behind you, the dead run, leap and cling to your cars. Stopping comes at a cost. So does moving on.

THE TRAIN IS YOUR HOME

Take the locomotive's throttle lever, control your speed and make every liter of fuel count. At every station, buy a new car and build on it piece by piece: barricades, walls and doors, bedrooms, a workshop, a generator, lamps and searchlights. Mount a heavy machine gun on the flatcar and turn your train into the only moving fortress on the continent.

  • Drive from the cab with a real throttle lever, inertia, brakes and working gauges

  • Walk, build and fight on top of moving cars

  • Grow your train: every new car means more room to live in and to defend

EVERY KILOMETER COMES AT A PRICE

Pushing further brings better and rarer resources, but it burns fuel and drags your train into greater danger. Stop at an abandoned village, step off and search it house by house, drawer by drawer, for food, medicine, ammo and parts. Just remember: every gunshot, the running engine and every blockade you tear off the tracks makes noise, and noise brings the dead.

THE DEAD NEVER GIVE UP

They come in many forms, and each one demands a different answer:

  • Wanderers roam in packs and follow any sound

  • Runners chase the train and leap to grab onto your cars

  • Climbers scale the sides all the way to the roof, preferably in the dark

  • Brutes smash through barricades with sheer weight

  • Crawlers lie in wait inside houses

Fight back with a pistol, a bolt-action rifle, a shotgun and a machete, and choose the silence of melee when a gunshot would draw too many.

A DEAD CONTINENT TO CROSS

The track cuts through dense forests, open plains where hordes rise on the horizon, and a desert swept by sandstorms. Along the way, walled safe zones are the only places left with light, music and trade: sell your loot, pay in rivets, repair your train and buy your next car. The farther the station, the richer it is, and the higher the price of getting there.

THE NIGHT BELONGS TO THE DEAD

When darkness falls, they come out in greater numbers and your sight shrinks. Your train's lights become a defense, your flashlight becomes bait, and the next kilometer feels farther than ever.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI tools were used during development to assist with translations and to help adapt some 3D models to different resolutions.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows® 10/11 64 Bit
    • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-6100 / Core™ i5-2500K / AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
    • Memory: 6 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 TI / AMD Radeon™ RX 550
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows® 10/11 64 Bit
    • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600K / Core™ i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 1400
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon™ RX 580 - Sistema compatível com DirectX 12.0
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 8 GB available space