LinkWelcome to the world of railway signalling! SimSig brings the signal box to your home PC and with it the enjoyment and frustrations of running today's (and some of yesterday's) railways. How often has your train been delayed because of "signal failure" and you've wondered why trains can't be routed around the problem - or why it is even a problem in the first place? You'll soon see exactly why - with SimSig!
SimSig places you in the signaller's seat and lets you control the trains. You will be presented with an environment closely resembling a real signalling control centre, including the screen display and controls. It recreates the signalling as realistically as possible and it is up to you to route the trains to their destination and do your best to keep them on time. You will have to make the same kind of decisions that real signallers do to keep the railway running as smoothly as possible.
Sounds easy, doesn't it? Well, it is ... until something goes wrong. Can you cope with the everyday challenges of late running trains, random delays, signal and point failures, engineering works, or bad weather?
Much, much more fun than it sounds. The graphics are... well, pretty basic, but no worse than DF. The gameplay takes a surprising amount of skill; you need to think several steps ahead, multi-task a lot and have quick reflexes. Rail fans will appreciate the attention to detail and realism (it's a simplified version of a training simulator made by the same bloke), but everyone else can enjoy it as an unusual puzzle game.
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