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The moon shattered. The world froze. Take command of a nomadic train city hurtling through a war-ravaged frozen wasteland. In this survival city builder on rails, gather survivors, scavenge resources, and do whatever it takes to keep the engine running and stay ahead of the frost.

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Meet the team, and 20k wishlists

31 Aug, 2025

We've hit 20k wishlists just 1 month after the games announcement, because of the great reception I'm excited to announce that we now have a team working on Frostliner.

Let's take a look at our small indie team from Perth, Western Australia.

Josiah - Lead Artist

You might know him from other games he's worked on like Warhammer 40k: Battlesector and Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock.

He's an incredible artist and i'm looking forward to how much better the train and the rest of the game will look with him on-board.

Liz - Lead Programmer

Liz has been programming for over 10 years with a specialty of working in game engines. She has spent a lot of her professional career simulating heavy mining machinery and vehicles, which means she will be a great fit for making a massive train.

Nathan - Lead Developer

I'm mainly a programmer but with extra skills in design, UX and management so i'll be working as a bit of generalist by working on all parts of the game.

I'll also be spending my time doing the necessary but boring legal/business work, and i'll be the one writing these updates.

All of us have a lifelong passion for gaming and games development and have built our professional careers to give us the skills we need to make this game.

The three of us will be able to accomplish so much more than I could have as a solo developer.

All major updates and announcements will be done through Steam, so remember to press the Follow button on the store page to stay up to date.

And we have a discord now, so come say hi to the new team members!

https://discord.gg/RFXsSy9V9z

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Nice idea, and a few questions

about time someone thought of a city building involving a snowpiecer-like game where you can build the train like in a city builder. and now for the questions: will there be an endless mode like what was added in frostpunk (A similar game) or is it just story driven only? Was the game inspired by snowpiecer? will you be researching new technology for new cars and stuff like that, and how would one do it? How does building your train work, is their like a factory car that does it, or do you have to stop at ...

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18 Dec, 2025 @ 3:26pm

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10,000 wishlists in the first week, what's next and a Discord server

11 Aug, 2025

I want to sincerely say "Thank you" to every single person that wishlisted the game and shared it with others. The positivity and support around this game has meant so much to me.

What's Next

To keep people up to date on what's happening next, I've adjusted my plans to have a focus on expanding the core team working on the game. This will slow down development on the game in the short term, but I believe the sooner I bring extra people on the better everything will go in the long run.

Specifically i'm going to be working my way around:

Making a business, and all the legal stuff that goes along with that.
Bringing in new team members and getting them up to speed.
Applying for a bit of external funding.

Some people have asked why i'm making this game, so here are my list of priorities in order for Frostliner:

I want to make and release a game i'm proud of.
I want people to play and enjoy the game.
I don't want to lose money.
I want to make enough money that I can support the game for a long time.

Discord

Finally, there is a Discord server up now! https://discord.gg/RFXsSy9V9z

I wont be active in there all the time since i'm trying to keep my focus on making the game itself, but i'd love to see what cool suggestions people can come up with.

The best way to get announcements will always be to press Follow on the Steam page. I'll try to post a general update on what's happening once or twice a month.

Thanks again to you all!

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I have a few questions about the game

Will there be non-linear elements later on or will the plot remain story-driven throughout? How much do decisions made along the way impact passengers or the journey? Are there, for example, moral dilemmas or resource constraints that have serious consequences? Will you also walk through the train yourself or will you only interact with the carriages and passengers via menus? How much focus is placed on the passengers themselves? Are there character stories, relationships, or random events among them? ...