Last Train Home
Real-time tactics and train management amid the Russian Civil War
Ashborne Games · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Nov 28, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 4,689
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 47 in 30 days
- Players
- 67
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Apr 22, 2024
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Last Train Home?
This single-player strategy game follows Czechoslovak soldiers trying to return home by armored train after World War I. As the train crosses Siberia, you command squads in real-time missions, assign crew duties, maintain and upgrade the train, and manage supplies and morale.
For you if...
- +you like strategy games based on lesser-known historical events
- +you enjoy balancing squad missions with resource decisions
Not for you if...
- −you prefer turn-based combat to real-time tactics
- −you want varied missions throughout a long campaign
What players say
86% of 4,689 reviews are positive · 80% of 47 in the last 30 days
Players praise the historical setting, the journey's story, and managing the train as a moving base. Common complaints are repetitive missions, enemy AI that is easy to exploit, and combat and resource management that lose their challenge later on.
Players over time
▼ -44% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 124 players on Oct 4, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 67 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 48 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 40 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 51 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 50 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 45 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 80 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 58 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 39 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 49 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 56 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 54 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 60 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 67 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 62 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 51 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 57 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 55 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 47 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 77 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 59 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 59 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 59 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 60 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 78 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 96 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 91 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 79 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 81 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 69 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 93 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 124 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 117 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 99 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 100 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 109 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 109 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 92 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 76 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 65 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 59 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 51 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 103 |
How many players finish Last Train Home?
17% of Steam players have unlocked «The End of the Line», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Last Train Home system requirements
Minimum: GTX 1050, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Last Train Home?
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- OS
- Windows® 10 64 bit
- Processor
- 3 GHz Quad-Core
- Graphics
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1050-Ti (4GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 570 (4GB)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 10 64 bit
- Processor
- 3 GHz Six-Core
- Graphics
- Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 2060 (6GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 5700 (8GB)
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
Does Last Train Home have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Last Train Home run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default configuration is not performant
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 69
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, German, Czech. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Russian.
Does Last Train Home use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Strategy
- Real Time Tactics
- RTS
- Trains
- Historical
- Singleplayer
- War
- Choices Matter
- World War I
- 3D
- Survival
- Management
- Wargame
- Difficult
- Base Building
- Tactical
Recent updates
- Mar 6, 2024 · Last Train Home - Update 3.0 - Patch notes
- Feb 15, 2024 · A fix for troubles with launching Last Train Home
- Jan 31, 2024 · Last Train Home – Update 2.0 – Patch notes
- Dec 14, 2023 · Last Train Home - Update 1.0 - Patch Notes
- Nov 2, 2023 · Last Train Home Demo Update - Patch notes
4 DLC available.