Indie · December 18, 2015
UnderRail (2015)
Underrail is an old-school turn-based isometric indie role-playing game that focuses on exploration and combat. The game is set in a distant future, when life on the Earth’s surface has long since been made impossible and the remnants of humanity now dwell in the Underrail, a vast system of metro station-states that, it seems, are the last bastions of a fading race. The player takes control of one of the denizens of such a station-state whose life is about to become all that much more interesting and dangerous, as our protagonist is caught amidst the conflicting factions of the Underrail as they violently struggle to survive in the harsh underground environment. COMBAT The game's turn-based combat features many different weapon types - pistols, rifles, crossbows, energy weapons, sledgehammers, knives and more, each with their own advantages and drawbacks. PSIONICS The player is also able to learn powerful psionic abilities from one of the three psionic schools: Metathermics - Burn your enemies alive or freeze them to death. Psychokinesis - Use the power of telekinesis for offensive or defensive purposes or electrocute your foes. Thought Control - Assault the minds of your enemies by overloading them, instilling overwhelming fear, creating deadly hallucinations and more. SUBTERFUGE For those looking to avoid direct confrontation, the game offers a set of subterfuge skills. Move around the world in stealth like a shadow, lockpicking doors and hacking computers. If people have something you want, you can often just pickpocket them. But if it does come to blows, you can use devious traps to stack the odds in your favour. CRAFTING Underrail features an elaborate item crafting system. A vast majority of the armor, weapons and some other items encountered in the game can be crafted, and some are exclusively acquired through it. Crafted equipment tends to be superior to that which is scavenged or purchased in terms of raw numbers, provided you are investing in your crafting skills.
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Peer Indie titles
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- RPG · 308
- Post-apocalyptic · 205
- Isometric · 187
- Turn-Based · 159
- CRPG · 156
- Turn-Based Combat · 140
- Indie · 127
- Singleplayer · 109
- Sci-fi · 93
- Open World · 90
- Atmospheric · 85
- Crafting · 85
- Old School · 66
- Cyberpunk · 60
- Difficult · 57
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 6.4k Steam reviews | Top 39% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 87% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 60% |
| Metacritic | 72/100 | Genre average 77 — top 80% of Indie titles |
| Concurrent peak | 135 players | Top 29% in Indie by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 31 h average | Top 17% for session depth among Indie |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
87%Very Positive · 6.4k reviews
5.6k positive · 837 negative
Metacritic
72/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.7/10
Curator recommendations
6.0k
Peak concurrent players
135
Release & Availability
| Release date | Dec 18, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Stygian Software |
| Base price | $4.49 -70% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
31h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
6h
Typical completion time
Achievements
55
Steam unlocks available
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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