Battle Train

Battle Train
DevelopersTerrible Posture Games
Nerd Ninjas
PublisherBandai Namco Entertainment[1]
EngineUnreal Engine 4
PlatformsNintendo Switch
Windows
ReleaseJune 18, 2025
GenreDeck-building
ModeSingle-player

Battle Train is a deck-building rogue indie game developed by Terrible Posture Games and Nerd Ninjas and published from Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game sets as a chaotic game show where players must build the tracks on the field and ram their trains into their targets, and using the same animation structure as their previous game 3 out of 10.

The game was released on June 18, 2025, for the Nintendo Switch and Windows and has received "mixed or average" reviews.[2]

Gameplay and premise

The game opens up with the player selecting a contestant in the craziest, but most popular game show ever, Battle Train, where you have to compete against interesting but chaotic characters in a chance to become the Supreme President Conductor of the show against their top champion Aalvado, the Duke of Demolition. Players can customizes their Battle Trains between their cabs, engines, prow and wheels. Once the match starts, pick out the best weapon or track from the cards given to them and to ram it into their enemies or shape the track how they like it. During the story mode of the game, the cutscenes show the backstage of the characters and enemies you have to face, and all stylized and played out like how the studio handled their last game 3 out of 10, utilizing 2d animated characters in graphic backgrounds.

Development and release

On October 1, 2024, Terrible Posture Games opened a Kickstarter to their next game Battle Train and ended on October 22 with reached over 213% funded to the studio to self-publish it with Nerd Ninjas.[3] However, it was announced that the game will be released on June 18, 2025, and published by Bandai Namco.[4] Following the game's release, a DLC titled Revenge of the Puffin was attached to be release on September 4, 2025, with new content, revealing Aalvado's origins, and challenges on the icy track.[5]

Reception

Battle Train received "mixed or average" reviews based on 7 critic reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[11] 53% of critics recommended Battle Train on OpenCritic.[8]

TheGamer gave Battle Train an 2.5 out of 5, praising for the track building as a great roguelike deck-building theme but finds the story uninteresting and the story scenes a slow behind on the progression for the players.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bandai Namco Entertainment America to Publish Battle Train — the Innovative Roguelite From Terrible Posture Games and Nerd Ninjas". Archived from the original on 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  2. ^ "Deck Building Meets Explosive Locomotives in Roguelite Battle Train Now Available for PC and Nintendo Switch". Archived from the original on 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  3. ^ Cunningham, James (2024-10-02). "Goin' Off the Rails in a Battle Train Kickstarter, New Expanded Demo". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  4. ^ Colantonio, Giovanni (June 17, 2025). "If you need a new Nintendo Switch 2 game already, don't miss Battle Train". Digital Trends. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  5. ^ "New DLC for Explosive Roguelite Battle Train Now Available on PC and Nintendo Switch". Archived from the original on 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  6. ^ "Battle Train PC Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 18, 2026. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  7. ^ "Battle Train Nintendo Switch Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Battle Train". OpenCritic. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  9. ^ Cygan, Allyson (June 24, 2025). "Battle Train (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on August 9, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  10. ^ Mejia, Ozzie (June 17, 2025). "Battle Train review: Staying on the rails". Shacknews. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  11. ^ "Battle Train". Archived from the original on 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  12. ^ Switzer, Eric (June 17, 2025). "Battle Train Review: This One Should've Stayed At The Station". TheGamer. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

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