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UnderRail

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

Underrail is an old school turn-based isometric indie role playing game that focuses on exploration and combat. The game is set in a distant future, when the life on the Earth’s surface has long since been made impossible and the remnants of humanity now dwell in the Underrail, a vast system of metro station-states that, it seems, are...

What works
  • Deep character customization and builds
  • Challenging and tactical combat
  • Rich exploration and large world
  • Immersive post-apocalyptic atmosphere
  • Extensive crafting system
Things to keep in mind
  • Steep learning curve and punishing difficulty
  • Slow movement and tedious backtracking
  • Lack of in-game map frustrates navigation
  • Some quest and story pacing issues
  • No multiplayer or cooperative play

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UnderRail: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Why this game works

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