Steam: Rails to Riches App Reviews

Love the game, and it shines on the iPad. Needs online multiplayer!

First thing game tries to do is try and download maps which results in a 404 error stating your not connected to the Internet. The support link leads to a page that says the game is coming soon ( a page that has existed for about 6 months with no changes).

Wont download maps. Keeps saying 404 not connected....

Keep getting 404 error. Thinks no internet ... I have Internet! Completely unplayable?

Ive tried downloading the map 3 times, and every time it fails

Game is unplayable. It attempts to download your initial map but gets an http404 error and then quits. Wherever they are storing their map is down. 1 star for crappy delivery and inability to play. It is my hope this is just temporary and will be resolved soon. Update. Next day, map downloaded in 3 seconds. No issues, no crashes. This app just had a very bad first day. Dont let the first day reviews scare you. I changed my rating from 1 star to four. It is now working great.

Doesnt work. 404 error. How to get refund. Updated to 4star from 1. Seems fixed download map issue. Tutorial still buggy.

Steam is miles away from being a premium app with a premium price. Missing basic functionality, too reliant on Internet access, and cant even play the game without downloading the first map. Do not buy this app, wait too see if the devs can fix before being frustrated with its current state.

This loaded fine for me, including the map and the rules pdf, so apparently whatever issues they were having at launch have been resolved. The graphics look great and the UI is polished and intuitive. And (hooray!) they included a colorblind-friendly graphics setting, a huge improvement over the original cardboard game. It remains to be seen whether the AI plays well, and there are still a number of features waiting for a future release. But so far this seems to be a worthy addition to the IOS board game genre.

I love Wallaces games, especially Steam and Age of Steam. This implementation is pretty slipshod, however. The game needs to download additional data after installation, but that only works on a solid Internet connection. If anything goes wrong it just crashes and is unplayable. Once its working it ... is very slipshod. The UI conventions are inconsistent, inexplicable, and unintuitive. I m familiar with the board game, but get confused constantly by the UI. Theres a lot of potential here but the developers need to put some real effort into user experience, especially given the price point ($10 with two maps).

I was glad to see this game for the ipad, but I havent been able to play it as the maps take too long to download. An early glitch in distributing the game? Ill update my review when I can play the game. Update 1: I was able to download the maps today, but could not get the tutorial downloaded. Will check back. Update 2: The game seems to be working now.

See no problems on iPad mini. Works great.

First of all, the core experience is great. Good presentation and artwork, great gameplay with no bugs or glitches. There are a few things that could be improved though... •The initial download takes a while, and you cant exit the app while it takes place. Took an hour or so on LTE in North Atlanta. •The app doesnt even multitask on the iPhone, which is bonkers. But with the game saving your progress after every move its an annoyance, not a deal breaker. •The game manual is a link to a PDF instead of built into the game. •Tile placement can be a little bit finicky. In summary, if you really want this game, go ahead and buy it. If youre not totally sure, waiting for the first major update is completely reasonable.

Issues corrected. Plays very well now. Highly recommend. *old review* Takes several hours to download resources for the game, and if your device goes to sleep in the process, youre back to square one. Wait for an update before purchasing. Unplayable at the moment.

I own the board game but have never played. After playing 3 games of this implementation, Ill twist arms to play the board game! Really enjoying this version. Looking forward to playing others online and buying expansions. Plays very smoothly.

It took a while to download the maps the first night, but now the app works great. The app has the standard version of the game but not the basic version.

Game doesnt work on download; two thirds of it requires being downloaded. Which took an hour, because servers werent ready for people buying the game. Why not make it part of the initial iTunes download? Ok, so I have the maps, ready to play. Open the tutorial. "Loading" screen comes up. And stays up. No progress bar, nothing. Thirty minutes, still a loading screen. Ive paid $7 for a "Loading" screen.

After they fixed some of the release problems, this game is awesome! A very good strategic railroad game. This is an excellent port of the board game.

Ill revise this when I can use the tutorial. I loaded the maps but the tutorial sat there for 15 minutes. I shut down the app and reloaded it with the same result. I deleted the app and tried again with the same result. IPad 3 with the most recent iOS.

For $7 you can be the proud owner of a very dramatic picture of a train that says now loading under it, if however you wanted a game you should save your money