NoRail

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• Patch Notes·4 May 2026Official

  Update Notes for 5/4

  Fixed some small bugs and soft locks!
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• Announcements·25 Feb 2026Official

  Devlog 5: Beta I

  Gameplay UpdatesWe continued to improve gameplay and have begun more regular playtests to improve the player's experience! This includes:Implementing grenadesRefining Enemy SpawningContinuing to work on BuffsLevel and Environment WorkWe've begun to really dive into environment art this sprint and how we'll move it forward. Currently the majority of textures and assets are placeholders that we'll update with in-house assets where possible, and pre-made where not!Level work also includes creating puzzles for the train station levels, as well as the foundations of audio logs that will give a narrative drip to the player!Above you see some of the level design at work and key objects in the process of being created.And here is some pretty shots of our Environment Work!Characters and EnemiesWe have continued to make progress on the enemies with different variations, animation work, and making progress writing dialogue and reviewing auditions for voice actors!
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• Announcements·27 Jan 2026Official

  Devlog 5: Pre-Beta

  Environment Art PlanningWith the foundations of our game laid out, we are able to move on to the making the game look great! Our environment artists used place holder assets to give a feel to the game, while also giving us an idea of the workload required. This helped us reach the decision to use handmade assets where possible, and pre-made assets where necessary!Character and Enemy WorkWe've worked on the character more, both visually and mechanically. Players can now go prone, which will play a role in puzzles found at the stations. Additionally, we are wrapping up weapon visuals!When it comes to enemies, we have begun to work on them. As you can see, they're coming out great! We've also added long range version in the game.MiscellaneousNarrative and DialogueWe have laid out the narrative foundations and "lore" for our game, and have moved on to creating dialogue for the character, PA Systems, and Audio Logs to bring that world to life! We have had around 20 auditions for various roles, and will hopefully have some audio samples to share here shortly!VFXMore VFX updates! We have a grenade explosion and even more important: The Blackhole! This is what the entire game orbits around, so we are excited with how it came out!Finalized LogoWe have are final Logo! Now we just need to update everything....The RestThere's been a lot of other stuff as well! Pipeline Planning, behind the scenes work with engineering, and designing!
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• Announcements·15 Dec 2025Official

  Devlog 4: Alpha II

  CharacterWe have been making major progress with our main character model, along with rigging and capturing animations using Mocap!Backend WorkA lot of what we're doing doesn't make as large of an impact visibly, but is crucial to the functioning of our game. This includes:Level and puzzle designSave and Load functionalityEnemy AttacksGameplay TuningMore! MiscellaneousGun StuffWe have started on the rifle model!Continued Logo WorkWe're narrowing in our logo with a new pass! With these last few variations, we'll choose our favorite and begin using it!
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• Announcements·25 Nov 2025Official

  Devlog 3: Alpha I

  Game LoopWe worked on getting our game loop together. Now the player is able to navigate to generated train cars, fight enemies, and get off to explore the station!InventoryMost of the work done for the inventory is backend. Keeping track of various pick ups and the like. We were also able to work on UI for the inventory for when we are ready to tie the two together.MiscellaneousCollaborationTheater DepartmentWe started to collaborate with the Theater Department for voice acting and mocap work! This included creating actor/character documentation and some sample dialogue. We will hopefully be having auditions soon!History ConsultantAdditionally, a student in the Games Program has a bachelors in History, and volunteered to help consult on the narrative. It’s been very helpful so far in creating an identity for the world (or solar system) of NoRail!Gun StuffWe added more VFX and have a finalized Pistol model!Logo WorkWe got some Logo Concepts from one of our artists, and started to hone in on what we like! The two with circles are our most popular!ProductionMore documentation! Including marketing/competitor, credits, art docs, etc.Submitted Steam Page for ApprovalFinalized General Narrative
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