Can someone explain the appeal of Railworks to me

[atmuh]

if you dont know railworks is a

and is the most expensive thing on steam, with more and more dlc constantly coming out

i really wanna know what the appeal is!

[FR]

I'm guessing this game is for those people that like to buy model trains and have the whole basement filled with 'em

the price is just so they don't feel strange

they're used to shelling out thousands of dollars for trains you know

[atmuh]

well i like model trains myself but still

[cobaltstarfire]

It's like a flight sim...only boring?

I dunno if I was one of those people that collects model trains I wouldn't really find a game for it interesting. I had a model train when I was little and most of the fun was setting up the tracks and putting the train and carts on them, not...whatever it is you do in this game.

Of course as a 4 year old I was probably infinitely more easily amused than I am now.

[Schwaltzvald]

I can see it being good for folks that suffer horrible insomnia but have a thing for sleeping in moving vehicles like a car or in this case a train.

That said yeah I don't see much appeal for it.

[DarkeSword]

Poked around a bit on the Steam Forums for this game, and it seems to have the same appeal that something any other simulation game has: it deals heavily with the technical aspects of driving/conducting a train, such as fuel management, track switching, etc.

I suppose I can understand the appeal for a train enthusiast. People get interested in the minutia of all sorts of seemingly mundane activities.

[OceansAndrew]

Probably very expensive because there is a market, but the market is very small. They just found the pricing sweet spot, and it trended higher than average.

[Kenogu Labz]

This kind of game likely appeals to people who enjoy managing things. My dad is a big-time businessman, and he used to play oldies such as Railroad Tycoon. While not necessarily quite so technical, it deals a lot with managing resources carefully in order to grow your 'empire'.

I think that might be part of it, anyway. Maybe I could ask him.

[Moseph]

They price it prohibitively high so voice-chat won't be spammed by Thomas the Tank Engine fans.