This one or Mashinky?

[Sycho]

Can someone tell which one is best?

[Harry]

Mashinky is Masshhiittssky, RE is better

[David Ford]

As far as which one is best, would be up to the person and what they enjoy. Each one have good and bad points. Both games are the same in theme but play completely different. Mashinky is still a work in progress and depending on what is or not added can make a big difference for the final release. From what I understand, the dev for Mashinky is trying to create more of a transport tycoon game as RE is more a railroad tycoon game. If they ever allow to play more the one era at a time RE would rock!

[browsergame2010]

Harry das einzige, was ♥♥♥♥ ist, ist dein blödsinniges Gebrabbel. Ob Mashinky ♥♥♥♥ ist, das muss jeder für sich selbst entscheiden. So Leute wie dich hab ich mal gern.

Optisch finde ich nämlich Mashinky wesentlich ansprechender. Inhaltlich punktet RE. 2 GB vs 7 GB.

[K0NG]

i have both.

Mashinky is more like a Boardgame and in Early Access .

so Mashinky is Complex but not packed with tons of content @ the moment.

Railway Empire is a fun game for Arcade and i would say.

Buy Mashinky on Steam and Railway Empire from a Keyseller so you have both games for the same price.. and you could refund mashinky if you don*t like it

[Artillery Horse]

Mashinky is a one man dev team, very well done, and updating regularily, buy both...

[Malkadore]

Mashinky has been in development for years by a 1 man development team. 'He' has proivided the community with consistant updates and community feedback throughout its' development. But for HALF THE PRICE of Railway Empire, I personally would recommend Mashinky at this stage.

Try both titles and request a refund from Steam for which ever falls short.

[Qoojo]

From what I have read, Mashinky is more of a model train set, and not much competitive aspect or challenge to it.

[Malkadore]

Originally posted by Qoojo:

From what I have read, Mashinky is more of a model train set, and not much competitive aspect or challenge to it.

Do you have any sources you can provide that reflect this?
I personally own the game and find it far from being a "model train set", but rather close to what Sid's Railway Tycoon was/is. Mind you, it's still in development with a lot of things that could change between now and when it is fully released. Only time will tell.

[Qoojo]

Originally posted by Malkadore:

Originally posted by Qoojo:

From what I have read, Mashinky is more of a model train set, and not much competitive aspect or challenge to it.

Do you have any sources you can provide that reflect this?
I personally own the game and find it far from being a "model train set", but rather close to what Sid's Railway Tycoon was/is. Mind you, it's still in development with a lot of things that could change between now and when it is fully released. Only time will tell.

I do not. When I first looked into RE, I heard about Mashinky. When I looked at it, a few people summarized it as what I mentioned (maybe in reviews?), so I did not really look into it any further.

[Malkadore]

Originally posted by Qoojo:

Originally posted by Malkadore:

Do you have any sources you can provide that reflect this?
I personally own the game and find it far from being a "model train set", but rather close to what Sid's Railway Tycoon was/is. Mind you, it's still in development with a lot of things that could change between now and when it is fully released. Only time will tell.

I do not. When I first looked into RE, I heard about Mashinky. When I looked at it, a few people summarized it as what I mentioned (maybe in reviews?), so I did not really look into it any further.

For $20US it's worth checking out at least and refund if not satisfied. Considering it's a 1 man show, i was presently surprised how far it's come in only 4 years. It definately doesn't try to pretend its' something that its' not and abuse the wallet while doing so.

[Drake]

Originally posted by Sycho:

Can someone tell which one is best?

Mashinky, by far.

Can play on a huge map. Can progress through all the eras, technological research is not limited to a single era split into 20 year periods. This alone makes it worth it.

The graphics are just as good as this one, you can switch between the graphics modes as you wish. The trains are much more realistic, slow down uphill, etc.... The game time progresses much better, and calendar doesn't flip days as if it's a fan at high speed.

This game is built for the console, hence the $49.99 price, small maps, and limited eras (can't progress from one era to another on the same map), as consoles can't handle it. RE is very much a console arcade game.

Mashinky is being built for PC, and already has more options than RE. Mashinky is a strategy, simulation game. Your actions affect industry and town growth / development.

[Greybriar]

Originally posted by Sycho:

Can someone tell which one is best?

It's all a matter of personal perspective. Try them both and decide which one you like best.

[genemead]

Best advice ever.

[Skybreaker]

Originally posted by Greybriar:

Originally posted by Sycho:

Can someone tell which one is best?

It's all a matter of personal perspective. Try them both and decide which one you like best.

One Awesome-train for Greybriar!

[Stromko]

I tried Mashinky a few days before I found Railroad Empires. Refunded it after the first hour. It felt very clunky and user-unfriendly, and I simply lost patience with it. Compared to Railroad Empires the economy simulation doesn't seem more advanced, just more complicated to interact with.

I think it would appeal more to someone who wanted a more model train / simulation-heavy type experience, rather than an entertaining game.

Both of them have their limitations. Mashinky has no AI players and I don't think they intend to have them, while the AI players in Railroad Empires are a bit limited but do make the map a bit livelier and provide a /sense/ of competition if nothing else.

I believe Mashinky lets you progress through all the eras it has during one session, while Railroad Empires just isn't balanced for that. I think you can pretty much 'beat' any map within 10 game years (as in most lines being developed and making more money than you can spend), so there wouldn't be much point to progressing through eras on one map unless the time scale / economic growth level were adjusted greatly.

I think Mashinky's going to be in development for years yet, so of course it isn't developed as much Railroad Empires is. I'm unsure what plans the developer has to expand RE after release. Mashinky is cheaper, but for me my time / energy is a more precious resource than 20$ so I'm opting for RE right now as the experience it offers right now is just better.