The Trolley
The Trolley is a first-person point and click narrative game about the sudden closure of a public transportation system in a fictional Rustbelt American city. Set in the late 1950s, The Trolley invites players…
The Trolley is an indie developed by Nicholas O'Brien, released 13 December 2017 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Trolley is
The Trolley is an indie game developed by Nicholas O'Brien and released in 2017. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Trolley is a first-person point and click narrative game about the sudden closure of a public transportation system in a fictional Rustbelt American city. Set in the late 1950s, The Trolley invites players complete tasks in order to dismantle an incline railroad of a recently discontinued trolley line. As the player boards up the gatehouse, disposes of paperwork, and performs other closure duties, they are given a series of inner monolog choices that reflect on urban infrastructure, labor, and technological progress.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Trolley launched on 13 December 2017, within three weeks of Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition and OKAMI HD.
Released around the same time: Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition, OKAMI HD.
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