Rails & Rivals
Rails & Rivals is a turn-based strategy board game in which 2-6 players build railroad networks on a hex grid, deliver colored goods between cities, and compete for the highest score. Players lay track tiles…
Rails & Rivals is an indie developed by Creahive Games, released 20 July 2026 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Rails & Rivals is
Rails & Rivals is an indie game developed by Creahive Games and released in 2026. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Rails & Rivals is a turn-based strategy board game in which 2-6 players build railroad networks on a hex grid, deliver colored goods between cities, and compete for the highest score. Players lay track tiles across terrain with varying costs, issue bonds for capital, upgrade their locomotive Engine, and industrialize gray towns into colored cities to create new delivery destinations. The game ends when a set number of cities are emptied, and the player with the most income track points wins.
How it plays
Its themes are business and party. It supports multiplayer for up to 6 players online. Local play supports 6 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
Rails & Rivals launched on 20 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved and Big Walk.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Big Walk.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Rails & Rivals — frequently asked questions
When did Rails & Rivals come out?
Does Rails & Rivals have multiplayer?
If you like this
