Dark Rail is now available to pre-order on Xbox Series X|S, with Xbox Play Anywhere, ahead of its launch on 18 November. The Xbox Store has the pre-order at £8.39 / $9.99, down from £10.49 / $12.49, until 17 November, and a single purchase covers Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Publisher JanduSoft opened pre-orders today, a week before Steam Veil Games’ turn-based management roguelike rolls out. You take command of the Inquisition in an industrial city on the empire’s edge, then send your train out to hunt heretics, slay magical beasts and meet prisoner shipment quotas. Between runs, you have to keep the supplies coming, the revolt down and the madness from spreading, which tends to involve some rather dark decisions.
Inquisitors can be levelled, trained for specialised roles and sent on expeditions that may leave them wounded or broken. Blood Points, earned by completing quotas and sacrificing prisoners, unlock lasting upgrades for later runs. It is a grim little railway, and it happens to depart the night before Grand Theft Auto VI. At least you will not have to share the tracks.
It has not been announced for Game Pass. Pre-orders are open now on the Xbox Store.
