Rail Route
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (38%); after 10h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- 13% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Time Saver” (Build a shortcut from Dejvice to the Docks) and “To the Top” (Finish The Story of Jozic): from 80% to 13% of starters.
- 81% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 2,682 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 17h for positive, 4.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (80.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Story of Jozic Start the story with Jozic. 100%
- Prodigy Dispatch your first train, earning Jozic’s pocket watch. 94% −6
- Time Saver Build a shortcut from Dejvice to the Docks. 80% −13
- To the Top Finish The Story of Jozic. Most players quit here 13% −67
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (76)
story milestone ending side
- Story of Jozic Start the story with Jozic. 100%
- Off and Gone Dispatch your first one-time train. 98%
- Go Time Complete the signaling tutorial. 97%
- Training Wheels Finish your first cycle in Endless Mode on a single map. 95%
- Prodigy Dispatch your first train, earning Jozic’s pocket watch. 94%
- Daily Traveler Dispatch your first commuter train 90%
- Competent Clockwatcher Dispatch 10 trains on time. 88%
- Time Saver Build a shortcut from Dejvice to the Docks. 80%
- Stopwatch Specialist Dispatch 30 trains on time. 65%
- Commuter Explorer Dispatch 20 commuter trains 61%
- Hourglass Hero Dispatch 50 trains on time. 56%
- Trader Have 10 ongoing contracts on a map. 56%
- Oopsy daisy! Have a train crash 51%
- Timely Traveler Earn your first star in a timetable map 47%
- Timepiece Talent Dispatch 100 trains on time. 46%
- Commuting Pro Dispatch 50 commuter trains 46%
- Punctual Planner Earn 2 stars in a timetable map 44%
- Journeyman Dispatcher Reach a score of 10 in Endless Mode. 43%
- Cycling Uphill Finish 10 cycles in Endless Mode on a single map. 42%
- Commuter Maestro Dispatch 100 commuter trains 37%
- Asleep on a Train Dispatch your first intercity train. 35%
- Watch Wizard Dispatch 500 trains on time. 26%
- Town-to-town Dispatcher Dispatch 20 intercity trains. 24%
- Cargo Cruiser Dispatch your first freight train 21%
- Sleeper-carriage Dispatcher Dispatch 50 intercity trains. 20%
- Wheeler-Dealer Have 30 ongoing contracts on a map. 20%
- Chronometer Crackerjack Dispatch 1000 trains on time. 19%
- Green Horizon Explorer Reach the green traffic threshold in an endless map 19%
- Railway Returns Have an operational turnover of at least 100k in a cycle 19%
- Timetable Master Earn 3 stars in a timetable map 19%
- Local Voyager Dispatch your first regional train 18%
- Cross-country Dispatcher Dispatch 100 intercity trains. 16%
- Marathon Cyclist Finish 50 cycles in Endless Mode on one map. 16%
- Rockstar Sing along with Jozic. 15%
- Let me out, Coach! Dispatch your first train from a coachyard. 14%
- One-way Dispatcher Dispatch 20 one-time trains. 14%
- Rusty Switch Click a switch until it “breaks“. 14%
- To the Top Finish The Story of Jozic. 13%
- True Friend Refuse all of Milos’ offers. 12%
- Loyal to the Last Believe Jozic over Milos. 12%
- Freight Forwarder Dispatch 20 freight trains 11%
- Regional Navigator Dispatch 20 regional trains 11%
- Metronome Maestro Dispatch 3000 trains on time. 9.8%
- Mogul Have 50 ongoing contracts on a map. 9.3%
- Stratospheric Dispatcher Reach a score of 50 in Endless Mode. 9.2%
- Yard Rookie Dispatch 20 trains from a coachyard. 8.9%
- Province Traveler Dispatch 50 regional trains 8.8%
- Once-in-a-blue-moon Dispatcher Dispatch 50 one-time trains. 8.7%
- Hauling Maestro Dispatch 50 freight trains 7.7%
- Cities Never Sleep Dispatch your first urban train. 7.4%
- Regional Conductor Dispatch 100 regional trains 7.3%
- Yard Worker Dispatch 50 trains from a coachyard. 7.2%
- Tour de Rail Route Finish 100 cycles in Endless Mode on a single map. 7.2%
- First-class Chronomancer Dispatch 5000 trains on time. 6.3%
- Traffic Handler Earn your first star in a rush hour map 6.3%
- Money Talks Accept one of Milos’ offers. 6.2%
- Yard Master Dispatch 100 trains from a coachyard. 5.9%
- Cash Comet Collect 10M cash in an endless map 5.7%
- Master of the Rails Dispatch 100 freight trains 5.5%
- Spoil Sport Refuse to sing-along with Jozic. 5.3%
- Once-in-a-lifetime Dispatcher Dispatch 100 one-off trains. 5.2%
- Ultimate Dispatcher Reach a score of 100 in Endless Mode. 4.7%
- Scarlet Success Pioneer Reach the red traffic threshold in an endless map 4.3%
- Endless Triumph Reach the total score threshold in an endless map 4.2%
- Et tu, Brute? Refuse to believe Jozic. 4.2%
- Precision Operator Earn 2 stars in a rush hour map 4.0%
- Suburbanite Dispatch 20 urban trains. 3.8%
- Logician Solve Jozic’s riddle correctly. 3.7%
- Uninterrupted Flow Master Earn 3 stars in a rush hour map 3.0%
- City-dweller Dispatch 50 urban trains. 2.9%
- Tycoon Have 100 ongoing contracts on a map. 2.9%
- Trains aren't meant to be profitable! Collect 100M cash in an endless map 2.2%
- Metropolitan Dispatch 100 urban trains. 2.2%
- Hourly Hundred Hero Run 100 on-time trains per cycle 1.2%
- Magnate Have 200 ongoing contracts on a map. 0.7%
- Dual Century Dispatcher Run 200 on-time trains per cycle 0.5%