Feral has announced that his game Sid Meier Railroads!, the classic game of strategy mode Tycoon which was released in 2006 for Windows, has been updated, improved and released for Mac, including full compatibility with Apple's new macOS operating system.
The predecessor to Sid Meier Railroad was one of the best-selling games of its kind, first released in 1990 under the name Railroad Tycoon for platforms Atari ST and MS DOS. The game was in dire need of a new stability update for the past few years, so today's announcement will be great news for loyal fans.
Like the original from 1990, the idea of the game is the same. Players are tasked with building a railway empire through 4 different scenarios: the western United States, the northwest of the country, Great Britain and Continental Europe.
«Establish the different commercial and passenger routes, the trains chosen for each one, and see how everything becomes your great monopoly are the most interesting aspects of this game. You decide if you want to build a prosperous nation, or on the contrary, accumulate a great fortune. "
With this game, you can go at a glance, from the first steam engines to today's high-speed trains. Sid Meier Railroads! It is the improved and updated version of that mythical Railroad Tycoon 90's. There is also the option of a LAN multiplayer mode so you can sabotage your rivals and monopolize the railway industry.
As minimum requirements to be able to play, the game needs at least: macOS 10.12.4 or later, Intel 1.8 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM, 2 GB of disk space and 256 MB of graphics memory. The game is available in Steam at a special price of € 2.49 until next May 29. The game is also in the Mac App Store priced at € 19.99, real price without the promotion that Steam offers us this week. If you've already enjoyed the game on your Mac, you will surely see an update available on your Mac App Store.
Without a doubt, an addictive and exciting game that will allow you to enter the world of the railroad in a unique way, all under the graphic and strategic appeal offered by Sid Meier's colleagues.