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Locomancer cover art

Locomancer

Eric Lipschutz · 2017-02-28

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Feb 28, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 28, 2017 (Linux), Feb 28, 2017 (SteamVR), May 23, 2016 (Oculus Rift)

The genre defining VR model train game. Build and ride the model train layout of your dreams without the cost and excessive model foam dust getting in your nose!

Locomancer is a free-to-play Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Free To Play game released in 2017, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 117 reviews).

0
playing now
85%
positive of 117 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 29% of 29,066 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2019-10-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620172026Week of 2017-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002017-03-012021-03-112017-03-01 — best price $13.492017-06-22 — best price $10.042017-10-26 — best price $10.042017-11-22 — best price $10.042017-12-21 — best price $10.042018-02-28 — best price $10.042018-04-19 — best price $9.892018-06-21 — best price $7.492018-10-29 — best price $6.592018-11-21 — best price $4.942018-12-20 — best price $4.942019-02-04 — best price $4.942019-02-28 — best price $4.642019-06-25 — best price $4.642019-10-28 — best price $3.742019-11-26 — best price $3.742019-12-19 — best price $3.742020-01-23 — best price $3.742020-06-25 — best price $3.742020-10-29 — best price $3.742020-11-25 — best price $3.742020-12-22 — best price $3.742021-03-11 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
60.6%
earned "All Aboard!"
9.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedSteam WorkshopCamera Comfort1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-03-01 (Steam store data)

Player tags

VRIndieCasualTrainsRelaxingSimulationFree to PlayOn-Rails Shooter

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.