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Islands & Trains – Launch Trailer

Indie devs Akos Makovics and Fabi Smith and publisher Future Friends Games have launched their island-building sandbox Islands & Trains alongside Rokaplay’s Cozy & Family Friendly Festival on Steam for $6.99, £5.89, 6,89€. 

About the game

Islands & Trains is a cozy, relaxing sandbox builder where you can create your own colorful little worlds however you like! Lay your railroad on top of your beloved island and place animals in the countryside. Whether you want to build tiny dioramas home to just one shed or idyllic villages with dense forests and complex train lines, you can get lost in finding the most perfect place for all these little pieces.

No goals, no timer, no missions, no stress. Just happy accidents.

  • Cozy Creativity: Build your perfect railway diorama at your own pace.
  • Dream Railway: Create elaborate train tracks, from a simple mountain pass to a crazy rollercoaster, and watch your little train go!
  • Assets Aplenty: 400+ different tiles to create your own vista, from humble grassy terrain to fancy café terrace.
  • Pets and plants: Breathe some life into your levels as they get populated with sheep, cows, ducks and different kinds of flora.

About Akos Makovics:

Islands & Trains is the creation of indie devs Akos and Fabi, who are based in Hungary and Germany. After meeting on some Unity forums in 2008, the two friends decided in 2021 to create their first game as a duo. Outside their passion for digital choo-choos, Akos works as a software engineer, sending payloads to the moon while Fabi, a kindergarten teacher of 15 years, dreams of opening their own kindergarten one day. In their spare time however, they work on Islands & Trains, their cozy island builder inspired by games such as IslandersDorfromantik and Townscaper and scheduled to launch on PC via Steam in 2025.

About Future Friends Games

Future Friends was founded in 2017 with a simple mission: help indie games get the love they deserve. Though initially focused on PR, the company has now branched out into publishing, with their debut titles Omno, Exo One launching in 2021. In the last year their  launches include Laysara: Summit KingdomEuropa, Gourdlets, SUMMERHOUSE and The Cabin Factory with more very exciting projects on the way including viral sensation CloverPit!

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