Battle Train is a mashup of theircreative energy and game development expertise, and self-ascribed as “the world’s most ridiculous dueling train game.” The game puts classic roguelite gameplay on rails – literally – with players laying down tracks trains to send explosive locomotives to the enemy’s train depot. With fast-paced duels, branching paths, boss battles, special events, and ever-escalating stakes, Battle Train has a ticket for everyone.

Battle Train is set against a backdrop of the world’s most exciting game show of the same name, where players take on the role of contestants to engage in train combat against Rival Champions. By collecting and playing cards, contestants build tracks to unlock resources, protect their own bases, and attack enemy structures. Tracks are played on the grid by using cards, each with a resource cost. Connect a track to an enemy base to send a locomotive on a one-way ticket to the enemy, chock full of explosives. Destroy the rival conductor’s bases first to win the round, which provides new deck cards, currency for customization, train upgrades, and more.

Players must devise strategies to build the right decks and out-blast opponents in a battle to become the Supreme President Conductor.

“We were on board with Battle Train from the moment we met the creative teams behind it and had a chance to play this unforgettable deckbuilding game,” said Karim Farghaly, senior vice president, business innovation and licensing at Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. “What struck us with Battle Train is its innovations in visual style, narrative backdrop and combination of genres, all of it coming together to create an explosive experience that’s incredibly fun and remains a joy as you play over and over again.”

“Battle Train has been a project we’ve been percolating internally for a long time, always coming back to it,” said Joe Mirabello, CEO and founder of Terrible Posture Games, Inc. “It’s a ridiculous concept that resulted in a magic blend of tactics, fun, and roguelite replayability. The sheer joy of sending an explosive-laden train into your opponent’s base and setting of a cascade of chain reactions is just too good for words. Partnering with Bandai Namco Entertainment America lets us get this title we love so dearly into a much wider audience, not to mention all their help steering this thing to its final destination and helping to bring the game to Nintendo Switch players.” 

Curious “loco-splosive” enthusiasts can try a free demo of the game now on Steam.

Battle Train is co-developed by Terrible Posture Games, Inc. and Nerd Ninjas LLC, both pedigreed in creating memorable roguelite games. Founded by industry veteran Joe Mirabello, Terrible Posture Games is the developer behind the classic roguelites, Tower of Guns and MOTHERGUNSHIP, as well as being known for their narrative contributions to such brands as The Walking Dead and Invincible. Nerd Ninjas, a proven force in co-development and original IP creation, recently launched the well-received roguelite Rogue Piñatas: VRmageddon.

Battle Train is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam) on June 18, 2025.