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All Aboard! The Train Defense Express
Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.
“this game is seriously better than I was expecting, the gameplay is generally engaging enough, and just as you start to slow down you unlock All-In, which opens up the game so much. This game has the same vibe energy as games like Risk Of Rain 2, truly letting you push it to the…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Decent little game. Normal is pretty easy. I have no issues running this on my system, but others have said there could be issues. A lot of it just looks like sprite scaling so it shouldn't be crazy.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Amazing replayability for what appears to be a very primitive game at first.”
— a player, Steam review · 47 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch 1.1.1 - Minor Fix
v1.1 Patch Notes Mobile Promotional Codes The mobile promotional code campaign has ended. Thanks to everyone who contacted us! The game is available on mobile at: Google Play (Android) App Store (iOS)
Patch v1.1 - Mobile release!
All Aboard! is now available on mobile platforms! Apple App Store (iOS 14+) | Google Play (Android 7+) I have a limited number of free promo codes for the new mobile versions to give away! If you'd li
Tiny Patch 1.0.1
Fixed a bug in very long games where Loot Fairies would not properly despawn, which could cause other issues.
All Aboard! The Train Defense Express is released!
Here we are, finally at version 1.0! I'd like to thank everyone to played during the Early Access period. You all helped make the game better in every way, and I'm sincerely grateful for your feedback
Save & Continue have arrived!
Hello, gamers! I'm excited to bring lots of interesting changes with this patch! First of all, thank you everyone who responded to the "beta" branch test request! You've helped make this patch much be
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Early Access · Auto Battler · Survival · Tower Defense · Strategy · Clicker · Idler · 2D · Top-Down · Time Management · Relaxing · Minimalist (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 42 |
| Official site | https://swordreforged.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Dual-core CPU (e.g., Intel Core i3 or AMD equivalent) Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Integrated graphics with OpenGL 3.3 support (e.g., Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better) Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: Integrated sound card VR Support: N/A Additional Notes: Supports keyboard-only, mouse-only, controller-only, or any mix of these inputs.