LONDON (Aug. 28, 2025) – Unrailed 2: Back on Track’s game of chaotic railroad construction is adding new ways to play its unique challenge of tending to an ever-chugging train – and you won’t even need to buy a ticket to try the additions for yourself. Developer Indoor Astronaut is welcoming all aboard during Unrailed 2: Back on Track’s free weekend on PC; ride for free from today until Sept. 1, and see firsthand why Unrailed 2: Back on Track’s whacky gauntlet of tending tracks has already become a staple choice for game nights: (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2211170/Unrailed_2_Back_on_Track/).
Check out the Summer Holiday Update Trailer here: https://youtu.be/4lh4CF7_gG4
The just-released update’s additions include:
- Sandbox Mode: Tailor everything to your liking, from the number of players in your group (up to eight), to the hazards you’ll encounter or the overall length of your session. Whether you want a zenned-out ride or a white-knuckle trek, your preferred style of travel is just a few adjustments away.
- Classic Mode: Enjoy a simplified, focused challenge in building routes as far as you can manage without juggling the complexity of upgrades or worrying about pesky boss battles.
- Two New Playable Characters: Build a dam good friendship with Bernd the beaver or get stuck on the adorable new cactus named Spike.
- New Ability-Granting Cartridges: Add the Claw Cartridge to your haul to gather tools from afar, or equip the Insta-Hit Cartridge for a chance to instantly give NPCs a one-way ticket to meeting their maker.
- Recreated Classic Songs: Whistle while you work to four new recreations of songs hailing from the original Unrailed’s soundtrack, recalling nostalgic melodies as you ride the rail.
In Unrailed 2: Back on Track’s evolution of the series’ railroad-routing fun, choose your destiny from a wealth of routes and choices. Alongside diverse character customization options, bring permanent enhancements onboard to fine-tune your lumbering locomotive between runs and select from a host of gameplay modifying skills that will make each branching path a totally new adventure.
Travel with friends through local or online co-op and multiplayer modes for up to eight players, or tend to the track with bot-controlled allies. The classic challenge of avoiding trip-derailing disasters is at the heart of Unrailed 2: Back on Track, so prepare to move full steam ahead with your most unflappable teamwork skills.
Unrailed 2: Back on Track is available now in Early Access on Steam. Indoor Astronaut has already implemented new features, content and enhancements informed by community feedback across several marquee updates following Unrailed 2: Back on Track’s debut, with further additions planned ahead of the game’s 1.0 release. For more information, follow the Unrailed social channels and visit: https://unrailed-game.com/.
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About Indoor Astronaut
Indoor Astronaut is a super small indie studio located in Zurich, Switzerland with the goal to make co-op games more cooperative. Visit https://indoorastronaut.ch/