New Transit Game: NIMBY Rails on Steam

[Garrett]

This new game, NIMBY Rails, is making waves in planning circles. It uses open street map data to allow you to build a transit system anywhere in the world. It’s pretty much just the beta version right now, but I think it’s pretty cool to try to make a working rail system in Omaha. I’ve tried my hand at it a bit so far and it definitely has a learning curve to it. I figured some of you might want to check it out and try it yourselves. Definitely be sure to check out the how to play guide, since there’s no tutorial, in order to get things running smoothly.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/113 ... MBY_Rails/

[Busguy2010]

Sounds like fun, how much does it cost?

[Garrett]

Sounds like fun, how much does it cost?

$15.29 at the moment.

[Busguy2010]

Is that something that would likely go up when it is actually released? I'm not versed in this stuff at all. Would I be downloading it to my computer to play or is it a CD I wait for to come in the mail? And if I were to buy it at $15 would that be all I have to pay to continue to play it when it were to be a complete game? I don't even have a steam account. Thanks.

It sounds kind of like Rollercoaster Tycoon, and I played that basically every day my whole life growing up. And we all know I have dreams of rail transit in Omaha, so that would be totally cool to "implement" my dream system. If it is realistic and comprehensive enough, it could actually be used as a tool to convince residents and officials.

I don't actually even want to spend $15 for it, but I almost feel like I have to do it. It looks really cool, but I fear I may not be able to figure it out.

[Garrett]

Is that something that would likely go up when it is actually released? I'm not versed in this stuff at all. Would I be downloading it to my computer to play or is it a CD I wait for to come in the mail? And if I were to buy it at $15 would that be all I have to pay to continue to play it when it were to be a complete game? I don't even have a steam account. Thanks.

It sounds kind of like Rollercoaster Tycoon, and I played that basically every day my whole life growing up. And we all know I have dreams of rail transit in Omaha, so that would be totally cool to "implement" my dream system. If it is realistic and comprehensive enough, it could actually be used as a tool to convince residents and officials.

I don't actually even want to spend $15 for it, but I almost feel like I have to do it. It looks really cool, but I fear I may not be able to figure it out.

You get a digital copy that you can just download to your computer. It's a rather big game, at around 19 GB, because it contains a copy of the entire world map. Once you pay the $15, that will be all you ever pay.