Gameplay from our NNGC Demo of Century of Steam! Part 1 

The speed that Hyce turned back from "presenting-a-tech-demo-of-th-team's-great-game" mode to "goofy let'splay with Hyce" mode after messing with the whistles was funny

Glad to hear you recognized a very large portion of people that will get this game will just be casual and are taking them into account for the final release AND YES! YOU ALLOW US TO WRECK THE TRAINS

That is absolutely gorgeous and downright incredible! Gotta love all those whistle options and those controls! Cheers guys, you've really outdone yourselves so far!

I really like how you said that you didn’t want it to be a job. I was really scared that it would be too realistic and not be that fun to play, but man, this put all of my concerns and worries to ease. Keep it up, Studio 346! The game is looking fantastic so far, and it’ll only get better with time!

Driving trains is only half of what the game is supposed to offer. So I'm really looking forward to showcasing the management side of things - track building, handling/setting up logistics -, so the core gameplay loop. :)

Oh my goodness, tooltips on the loading screens from the real world workshops would be an amazing addition to those animations!

Never been this excited for a game before, it’s incredible what you already have in the pre-alpha after only one year of development!

Options are good, so I'm glad to hear it will cater to simmers and more casual gamers alike. The demo looks and sounds great. I look forward to checking it out

I thought I did not care that much about whistle sounds... but my eyes literally teared up during that first grade crossing. Also I adore that little ram mascot y'all put in the tutorial and loading screen, maybe it's the Over the Garden Wall nostalgia but I love when people put little animals in old-timey outfits.

When Mark was showing off the whistle options I saw the Petticoat 3 chime, Im 100% using 4-6-0 that Mark is using in this demo and naming it Hooterville Cannonball

As a railfan from Central Europe (Czech Republic) i honestly can´t wait to see it on final release. Back then i wasn´t much a fan of US Steam Locos but thanks to Railroads Online i changed my mind. I absolutely love these whistles with echoes, gives me goose bumps :D Good to know that this game is made by guys who literally works with these engines so you know it´s a quality. Screw Train Simulator, this is the future of train games.

really cool that the cutoff simulation is realistic instead of just 100% throttle and 100% reverser; very nice attention to detail!

I don't know why I didn't expect realistic derailing... Didn't even really consider it but I'm glad that its here. Realism takes away from the pain that I messed up lol. Ya'll are doing wonderful work!!

I had just opened the comments to say how it looked fantastic, but thought it was a shame that you had a bit in the opening blurb about “watching your speed and switches or you might have a fantastic wreck”, and as I was about to start typing I hear Smells like Kenosha start to play. Oh me of little faith, even putting the train in the dirt looks fantastic, well done.

This is the most excited I've been for a game since AC6 and that was like 10 years of anticipatory buildup lol

I wasn't expecting the game to this far along. I thought it was like just being started

The instant I heard "Smells like Kenosha" I felt nothing but pure glee I'm glad Derailing is in this game! Good luck Studio 346, I really am Looking forward to seeing what this game will become!

Looking real good. Love how Mark just casually shows off cool features and other trinkets that maybe might not be in 'certain other games'. Jokes aside, keep up the good work and can't wait to see more!

I absolutely adore the attention to detail, from how every building and car has interiors to the mechanics of the locomotive. THE TRUCKS FLY OFF FOR PETES SAKE!!!

I’m LITERALLY GOING BALLISTIC over how awesome this game is! Coupler breakage. Smoke haze. Steam ship whistles, AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING! The amount of whistle in game, and they’re not even all there! AHHHH! Also I got the calico town and cat joke. One more thing. A M A Z I N G! Edit: Also do you have a Buffalo Creek & Gauley 3 chime?

I'm very excited to hear that you'll have some differing levels of firing realism/challenge. For myself, who likely won't play multiplayer since I don't have friends who share the interest I have in the sorta deep dive nerdy detail stuff, It will be good to have the detailed realistic simulation on the engineer's side without having to worry about the fire too. And vise versa, if I want to go back to my power engineering days and fire the boiler realistically I can do that. Excellent work!

This looks great for a prototype! So much groundwork is in place already. It seems to me like locomotive sounds and the heat blur shader still need some work, both for more detail and less artifacting. But that's polishing work for later I think. I also noticed that the minimap seems to have some lag/smoothing compared to the camera motion, which I found quite distracting at the start of the footage. But otherwise, it's looking really good. I am very excited for the release, whenever it's ready!

Dude this look absolutely freaking amazing!!!! And this is the Demo?? You guys are killing it, can't wait to see more!

Absolutely marvellous. Keep up the amazing work guys.

This demo, and the convention in general, absolutely made my year. Cheers, mate!❤😊

The vibe and feel of the menus, loading screens, and UI is fantastic!

Things are looking wicked good so far! The demo looks very pretty, and the realism feels like it's getting right up there with Derail Valley Simulator. I can definitely tell you have lots more to do, but this demo looks like it did/does a great job giving a taste of what the game will look and feel like. Keep up the good work Studio 346, I can hardly wait for your next update video!

I can't believe how good this game looks! Especially for a pre-alpha. And every time I rewatch this, I pick up on more little references and easter eggs. The little details indeed!

Looks fantastic! Well done Studio 346, and all working on the project! Excited to see more!

Fantastic stuff so far Hyce. You guys are doing a great job and can't wait to play it.

I am so amazed how far this has come. It looks wonderful!

Looking forward to being Engineer, Fireman, Brakeman, and Conductor when this comes out with my fellow train buddies. Looking really good and should be a real blast. Also I was waiting for a bit of the Hyce Derail Valley antics, glad you didn't disappoint. Great job!!!!

holy frick that is amazing. I watched the whole thing with my jaw on the floor. I wish nothing but goodness towards you guys, good job. Can't wait for more!

Awesome stuff guys! Keep up the great work, we are all excited to watch this project grow!

I kind of have nothing to say. This looks great and is exactly what I wanted to see since the game was announced. Can’t wait for part 2.

I love the Back to the Future III reference you put in. This is looking great so far!

This amazing. You're all doing an amazing job. The game looks amazing.

I was waiting the whole time for Kenosha to start playing, was NOT disappointed lmao. Love the fact that the truck came out from under it

My sister and i cant wait. We were pausing and disecting every few moments and love what we see.

jaw droppingly gorgeous, looks and sounds fantastic, can't wait to see more, Defo alot to be proud of Devs of Studio 346 well done.

Absolutely breathtaking work, thank you! Twenty years ago, I was blown away by MS Train Sim, and had great fun creating the first interurban electric cars available for download. We were impressed with the ability to build models with a massive 5k poiy count! Your work makes possible that which was a beautiful dream.

Wow. I know how much work had to go into that demo. Great work from the devs, it looked amazing.

Wings & Strings is a great artist. Nice to see their work on this. I’ll definitely be getting this game when it releases. It looks amazing.

This little sneak peak absolutely blew me away. From the sounds to visuals, to how the locomotive worked. Thank you for the various difficulty settings. I tend to run single player alot so not having to worry about firing will be a lifesaver (looking at you DV, still a great game tho) X3 Also didnt expect the train to "fall apart" when derailing. No more will it be a simple, oh just grab the derail tool and stick it on the tracks. Looking forward to this officially releasing. Keep up the good work

It was great being one of the people to make it out and to try the demo!

Heck yes! Hyce, you and your team seem to be building a very good game! And i love to see how your burning passion and your rage against this other traingame turned out to make a great game. Love it :) I hope to soon see more of it :)

This is looking great so far.

Looks so amazing & love all the extras

I cannot wait to buy this. Outstanding work.

This sounds BEAUTIFUL, the whistle, the sounds of the engines, the affects, the look of the game my god, I LOVE IT

The scenery is beautiful, and I'm excited to see how things unfold.

Can't wait for this game to be released I'm hyped 100%

HOLY CRAP DUDE!!!! This thing is friggen awesome!!! nice work 346 team.

Stunning, absolutely stunning

This looks amazing, the best ive ever seen.

It looks fantastic! I'm hooked!

I'm really interested in Reading 6 A & B. Glad you guys are adding different variants of the same whistle.

Very cool. I hope to see one of the upcoming videos about the economy of the game. Saw the combine and can't wait to run mail and passengers.

THIS IS AWESOME! It looks so good.

Props on you guys for taking your time. Any other game company would’ve released what u got now as “early access”

I'm really excited for this one. Very looking forward to operate these locos with all their complexity.

This is clearly a game made by people who want to play it themselves. So much love and thought put into every aspect. Can’t wait to give it a try !

Holy crap does this look and sound awesome. You guys really make me become impatient lol

love the blazing saddles reference, and what I'm guessing is also a futurama reference with the beer, blackjack, and burlesque

this looks amazing guys, keep it up, i look forward to seeing the game continue to only get better, and Mark, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO WRECK EVERY VERTUAL TRAIN YOU TOUCH!!!!!!!, LOL but in seriousness, this is going to be absolutly amazing when it's finished

Nice work so far

Great job guys! Can't wait to play. Thanks for sharing, be safe. Until next time...

Steam ship! This is cool, just found out I needed this....

this game looks to be nothing short of all i could have hoped for. absoulety GORGEOUS, like RDR2 beauty with realistic trains *chef's kiss*

18:38 Fireman: "Hey, you smell somethin' funny coming out of the stack?" Engineer: "Yeah, it kinda smells like... Kenosha?" (The Engineer and Fireman both look at each other, realizing what's about to happen.) Both: "Uh oh." Moral of the story? Don't let your Baldwin 10-26D Locomotive drink on the job, kids. And yes, any other locomotive is free to drink. 10-26D's are allergic to alcohol. 😂

I can not wait to be able to play this beautiful game.

MAN THIS LOOKS SO SO SO GOOD IM SO EXCITED

Great! The scene around 8 minutes in, reminds me of a less lush version of Carcross Yukon on the WP&Y

This game is awesome, I really think it has a lot of potential. And, if this is the development demo, I can't wait to see the full release!

4:45 in, and I'm in love with this game already.

The fact that this is Pre Alpha is so AMAZING! I AM SO EXCITED!!!

Holly several bad words. The pilot!!

I can’t wait for this game, it looks and sounds amazing.

17:25 Love a good Blazing Saddles reference

That looks great!

I grew up in Fresno, California and man that landscape looks familiar lol. I’m looking forward to this games release

Literal yard goat for a mascot, brought a smile for sure. Looking forward to trying it out, fingers crossed my old potato can run it.

Beautiful.

Stunning

My favorite part is the scenery how their is low and high spots ditches and rock on the sides makes me keep like I'm actually there, brings back memories of my train ride in James town Ca when I rode number 3,. My only complain would be the sound of the whistles end abrupted and when outside of the train its really loud with it not fading way.

This game looks fantastic I can't wait for release!

Holy Smokes, this looks amazing!

I'm looking forward to play this game, dont be like others. I perfer you guys spend time with you friends and family and give a good release a year later. Then work day and night just to push it out early. ❤ your doing an amazing job, and we all support this hard work. Simply amazing.

Holy crap this is gorgeous!

Magnificent, looks like a really fun game hope to be able to play it soon.

Not a gamer, but this is outstanding. You guys nailed the colors and fonts, and especially the cheatgrass in the afternoon!! It’s great to see what California might’ve looked like before it was carpeted with strip malls and asphalt.

Thats enough! Im sold!

10:40 “oil firing and running at the same time is really hard, and we don’t want to wish that on anyone…” I volunteer (well, now work) at The Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo Railroad running the steam engines. Both of our engines have the oil firing controls on the engineer side; I believe they did this so the trains could be run by one person if needed (which we never do thank God). So we HAVE to oil fire and run at the same time. I can attest it is quite difficult at first 😂.

This looks amazing, Makes me Wonder if Kan is also part of this Dev team. Keep up the good work! this looks really interesting

I about died when I saw that Illinois Central Steamboat whistle in the list. I am so giddy right now!!!

This is really looking very promising indeed!

This looks and sounds great!!! You could use this game to train new steam locomotive crews.

This looks like a Hoot! I can't wait to try this myself.

Hi Mark. SOOOO Heckon excited for this. This will DEFINITELY put a wrench in the OTHER virtual STILL VANILLA Railroad. However. Kist _ Gaming translated the Kueme interview from Germany. You guys are HIGHBALLING right past RRO. I've enjoyed all you're content from the museum and your RR101 classes,. THERE BETTER BE A RERAIL TOOL!!!!!

looks awesome you all are amazing