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| Release Date | 19 August 2023 |
| Release Type | Freeware |
| Content Advisory | Occasional, mild | None | Mild |
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, MacOS |
| Setting | Contemporary |
| Story | Original |
| Play Length | Medium Length Game |
| Graphics | 320x200, 32-Bit Colour |
| Downloaded | 523 All Time; 6 This Month |
About
Trapped on a sabotaged train speeding toward a tunnel with a bomb, an heiress struggles to stop the train in time. Save the passengers and escape the train car before it's too late! A first-person game with nostalgic low-res CGA 4-color graphics.
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Awards & Reviews
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AGS Awards 2023 Nominee
AGS Awards 2023 Nominee
Best AudioBest Freeware Game
Best Programming
AGS Panel Rating
Very good game with nice storytelling, beautiful graphics in a limited palette and animation, fitting music and challenging puzzles.
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The graphics are beautiful and the various background animations together with the pressing music create an atmosphere of urgency.
The puzzles are a bit random - I managed to solve them without a walkthrough, but by trying everything everywhere. I like that you have to find the correct place to put various items. The timed sequences are designed to be played several times, I don't think anyone will get them right at first play-through, which is an interesting concept and fitting the retro graphics.
I cursed the controls: having to click backspace to deselect an item - why doesn't right click do this as well?
Great game where you must escape from a train before it crashes.
It manages to create an immersive and tense experience by different means: animated backgrouds, tense music, timed events, etc.
I especially loved the CGA 4 color palette in first person perspective. The perspective and tension reminded me to the "Deja Vu" series.
The music is outstanding and varied and creates tension.
On the puzzles side, there is a bit of everything: some very well designed, and some that are a bit of trying things everywhere, but overall works well.
It feels like I'm back to the 80s except that I'm not dying every 2mn thanks to the option to disable timed puzzles.
The potential dead-end on the last puzzle is a reminder of the frustration with the old games and I wouldn't have finished without the excellent walkthrough.
Many thanks for this trip down memory lane.
The game is technically solid and visually impressive - especially for being CGA.
The constant animation of the backgrounds make it more dynamic than your average point and click.
The story doesn't take itself more seriously than an old James Bond movie. Crashing a whole train to get a necklace? It's enough to drive the plot forward but won't stay with me for long.
The puzzles are challenging but the restricted play area and low number of interactions keep it fair.
You really got those cga style graphics looking great! This was fast and frenetic, and I liked it a lot. Difficult, but logical and fair. Recommended!