2026-03-03 13:10 UTC · Community Announcements · ahentz
Your next favorite Life game awaits! Nacon Publisher Sale is live now, with discounts from 60% to 90% on the Life games collection. https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45577585/2f4cf30126612505f1c31b4c3c5d840144d8de04.jpg Escape the winter chill! It's the perfect time to take up gardening, manage your dream restaurant, or drive your taxi under the bright Barcelona sun. Check the Nacon Publisher Sale 2026
2022-12-02 09:11 UTC · Community Announcements · MikeyShines
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41001365/a0ad092fe37b83c1d95e92d30f87539e4ed3481e.pngGreetings Engineers! It’s been a long time since our last patch and with multiple delays, blood, sweat and tears that have been shed, we’re finally proud to announce the second patch for Train Life! As you can probably already tell, this is going to be a doozy of a patch note. Everything from Tracks and Railways to the HUD, gameplay and scenarios have been tweaked and fixes have been made. I know you all want to get into it, so without further ado, let’s dive right in! Changes & Fixes Tracks & Railways Tweaked some issues
2022-10-21 16:00 UTC · Community Announcements · MikeyShines
Hello Engineers! Thanks for taking the time in joining us once again in our weekly update regarding some of the things that we’re working on to improve Train Life. You all have been great in reporting bugs and giving us some great suggestion and we want to encourage to keep on doing your thing. Keep in mind, these are for PC only, if you’re on console and you’re wondering what’s going happening on that end, please join the official Train Life Discord channel. *Disclaimer: Take everything here with a grain of salt. These are things we are re-testing and doesn't mean that we will add all of thes
2022-10-12 15:25 UTC · Community Announcements · MikeyShines
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41001365/c096eb20692dbbf86f01cb40da89255156471b4a.png Hello Engineers! Welcome to patch 1.10! Your friendly neighborhood community manager Mike is here 😊 We’re pleased to announce that you’ll be able to experience the new HUD we teased over the last couple of months as well as some other gameplay and visual improvements to the game. With that out of the way, let's dive right in! Changes & Fixes Tracks & Railways Tweaked some issues with the placement of electric lines Fixed a problem with a blocked player movement at Service Center Innsbruck warehouse Fixed a problem with b
2022-09-30 14:59 UTC · Community Announcements · MikeyShines
Greetings Engineers! Welcome to another developer note written by yours truly, Mike! We have been rolling out the hotfixes left and right and we’re coming back to tell you what we’re working on next. So with that out of the way, here is a list of stuff that we’re currently working on either retesting or implementing in the next hotfix for Train Life. Engineers License achievement does not unlock after meeting the conditions Orient Express scenario durations are not adequate. We’re adjusting the usage of coal and water in these scenarios. Parts of tracks missing near Munich Refinery Station Sce
2022-09-22 10:40 UTC · Community Announcements · MikeyShines
Hello everyone! Welcome to Hotfix 1.03 for PC. We’re also releasing the Orient Express content for all PC players that took part in the Early Access for Train Life.In the meantime, we have some fixes for today's patch to get through, so without further ado, let's dive right in! Changes & Fixes Tracks & Railways Tweaked some issues with the placement of electric lines. Now you will not get shocked by the electrical lines. Cleaning track zone from branches, grass, ground. To do this, we developed a lawn mower as well as a hedge cutter in UE4. Fixed a problem with a broken traffic light near the
2022-09-22 08:40 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
Hello everyone! Today our team is thrilled to announce that you can now take the controls of the legendary Orient-Express steam train operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits and retrace its storied route, as the Orient-Express DLC is now available for purchase. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052581/Train_Life__1920s_OrientExpress_Train/ Additionaly we want to remind our Early Access participants that this DLC has been added to your Steam account as a token of gratitude for your support during this essential part of the game's development. The 1920's ORIENT-EXPRESS TRAIN D
2022-09-16 16:00 UTC · Community Announcements · MikeyShines
Hello everyone! We’re back with our weekly update on what you can expect from the next hotfix for Train Life! Keep in mind, these bugs are currently being retested, which could likely mean that they will soon be fixed. However, not all decisions are final and everything is subject to change. Without beating around the bush too much, let's cut right to the chase. Player hotkeys for track interaction and navigation mode fail to work after transferring over to 1.0 Active option highlight may not be clear for the player base Some text on the new map are not translated correctly to other languages
2022-09-12 16:00 UTC · Community Announcements · MikeyShines
Hello Drivers! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41001365/da1fa4d0d6ebe1813239538bc75a911829115804.png We’re coming back with another back-to-back patch for Hotfix 1.02! Joey is sick, so, I Mike, the all mighty community manager will be taking the reins of writing these patch notes this time around. Let’s all wish Joey to get well soon! Keeping in-line with our communication strategy with the community, we want to keep hot fixing the game on a weekly basis and improve the rocky launch of Train Life. With that out of the way, lets get into it. Sounds Added a sound alarm for an occupied track. Another quality-
2022-09-02 12:04 UTC · Community Announcements · Maester Silvio
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41001365/78c0ac7b4199ee04af2f0e225dbe522b2c9a945c.png Hey, ladies and gents! Joey here, Train Life’s Creative Lead and Lead Game Designer. As a team we are, of course, very happy for the release of our game, but we definitely wanted to talk to you formally (via this post) and informally (via Discord/Forums) about our game and what we’re focused on. I’m no business-focused developer, or from any marketing department, so I’d rather skip the buzzwords and be straight with all of you! Bugs & Polish We’ve got bugs, and we’ve certainly got some polishing to do. There’s no way to s
2022-09-02 11:57 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41001365/fe63bad0db6d144e33a585b4c152595a1e5bbc71.png It's been a hectic start as we're sure you all can agree, however, we're happy to bring you the first post-launch hotfix 1.01! Without further adeu, let's dive right in! Changes & Fixes HUD Fixed a problem with scenario saves always being first on the ‘load save’ list Fixed a bug with problematic GPS routes via non-existing rails Fixed the level up screen not appearing in some cases Tablet Fixed the Production Tree image missing from the Codex Fixed the player’s company logo being low resolution Gameplay Fixed multiple pr
2022-08-30 15:38 UTC · Community Announcements · MikeyShines
Hello engineers! We would like to start off by welcoming back all new and returning players to Train Life. As you all may already know, we have encountered a few bumps in the road when it comes to the full release, so we’re writing this blog to address your current concerns and what our action plan will be with the community moving forward. So let's cut to the chase. Coming Soon - Hotfix 1.01 A few days after release, we’re planning a hotfix that will be addressing some immediate issues that we will take care of. We made a post about this in the community hub talking about some known issues an
2022-08-26 12:23 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
Hi engineers, Train Life officially launched yesterday after a challenging and exciting period of Early Access. We are aware that the game’s launch has brought some new issues, and we want to assure you that we are currently working on resolving them through a series of fixes as soon as possible. Here's a non-exhaustive list of fixes you can expect: Removal of the BETA watermark Fix of the "V" keyboard shortcut for when a player at a station to upload passengers Addition of the Production Tree to the codex Fix Driver Avatar Collision Developer note: There have also been some of you reporting e
2022-08-25 08:25 UTC · Community Announcements · MikeyShines
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41001365/c2b0b070c6091c9683d413577f2086df1119737d.png Patch #19 | FULL RELEASE + DAY 1 PATCH Engineers! The time is nigh, Train Life 1.0 is here and it's time to talk about what you can expect today patch while playing the game. Before we get into that, I would like to welcome all new and returning players back to the game. As for those veterens who have stuck around for the entirety of Early Access, you guys are the real MVP's! Lets dive right in ladies and gentleman! Additions Features Added Codex tab to the Tablet - now you can learn about the game as your on the move. Ad
2022-08-18 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · MikeyShines
Hello Engineers! Welcome to another developer blog for Train Life! As many of you know, Train Life is leaving Early Access on August 25th! In this blog, we wanted to talk a little bit about the things we have been working on leading up to the full release of the game and some insights that we may have not necessarily shared in the past. We’re going to be talking about everything from UX/UI design to the Orient Express. Let's dive right in! The Player HUD We tested the current HUD with the player-base and we came to the conclusion that there are a few changes that still need to be made. We re-o
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