Battle Train

 PC
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. But Why Tho?
    Jun 20, 2025
    85
    Pacing aside, Battle Train has the opportunity to become an instant classic with its easy to learn, difficult to master gameplay. The characters, story, and the humor in general all ease the sting of defeat, but they also ensure that your victories will feel triumphant when you eventually succeed.
  2. Noisy Pixel
    Jun 17, 2025
    80
    Battle Train is a clever and chaotic deck-building roguelike from Terrible Posture Games that trades guns for customizable trains in a game show-inspired world. With strategic depth, quirky charm, and explosive gameplay, it's a hidden indie gem that occasionally stumbles over its own ambitious systems.
  3. Vandal
    Jul 9, 2025
    75
    Battle Train is a quirky, strategic roguelike that mixes explosive turn-based train combat with deck-building and a mock TV show presentation, offering addictive gameplay, clever mechanics, and lots of replayability, though some frustrating design choices around difficulty and pacing hold it back from reaching its full potential.
  5. GAMES.CH
    Jun 17, 2025
    75
    Trains and Explosion! "Battle Tanks" combines the unlikely combination of Trains and Rogue-Likes to a sometimes grindy and hard but most of the time entertaining Genre-Mix-Up. Tchoo tchoo!