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Tactile railway control panel overlooking a busy miniature rail network and town.$1.99PLANNED
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Real-time puzzle / traffic management

Signal Box

A tiny track diagram becomes a whole working place with consequences.

A railway routing puzzle about switching tracks, setting signals, and keeping a compact network moving as passenger and freight priorities collide. You are the new operator responsible for a railway district where every service is already late.

Planned price$1.99
Session4–10 minute timetables; 80–120 minute campaign
Demo10-minute vertical slice
DRMNone
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WHAT IS SIGNAL BOX?

You are the new operator responsible for a railway district where every service is already late.

A railway routing puzzle about switching tracks, setting signals, and keeping a compact network moving as passenger and freight priorities collide. You are the new operator responsible for a railway district where every service is already late.

Best for: Players who enjoy focused management, connected systems and meaningful trade-offs in short sessions.

WHY IT IS DIFFERENT

A tiny track diagram becomes a whole working place with consequences.

  • A tiny track diagram becomes a whole working place with consequences.
  • Thirty-six handcrafted timetables across rural junction, commuter suburb, industrial terminal, river crossing, city throat, and mountain line.
  • New control technologies unlock route setting, automatic signals, platform indicators, and train describers.

CORE LOOP

From first decision to completed run.

a commuter junction with an express overtake and a delayed freight conflict.

  1. 1Review the timetable and special service notes
  2. 2Start the clock and set points, signals, platforms, and crossings
  3. 3Resolve delays, breakdowns, and priority conflicts
  4. 4Complete the service window with safe routing and acceptable punctuality
  5. 5Unlock busier districts and optional historical challenges

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

A complete arc, not an endless grind.

Thirty-six handcrafted timetables across rural junction, commuter suburb, industrial terminal, river crossing, city throat, and mountain line. A timetable generator combines validated service patterns for endless play.

New control technologies unlock route setting, automatic signals, platform indicators, and train describers. The campaign is framed through operator shifts and local railway stories.

CONTROLS & ACCESSIBILITY

Clarity and assists are part of the design.

Click/tap track switches, signals, platforms, and control buttons. Controller uses focus navigation.

Assists include unlimited pause, route highlighting, automatic conflict prevention, extended dwell times, slower simulation, and step-by-step hints. Safety systems prevent accidental collisions in standard mode but can create delays.

CORE SYSTEMS

  • A tiny track diagram becomes a whole working place with consequences.
  • Thirty-six handcrafted timetables across rural junction, commuter suburb, industrial terminal, river crossing, city throat, and mountain line.
  • New control technologies unlock route setting, automatic signals, platform indicators, and train describers.

FIRST PLAYABLE PROOF

10-minute vertical slice

a commuter junction with an express overtake and a delayed freight conflict.

QUICK ANSWERS

Signal Box FAQ

What kind of game is Signal Box?+
A railway routing puzzle about switching tracks, setting signals, and keeping a compact network moving as passenger and freight priorities collide. You are the new operator responsible for a railway district where every service is already late. Its central hook is: A tiny track diagram becomes a whole working place with consequences.
How long is a session of Signal Box?+
The planned play pattern is 4–10 minute timetables; 80–120 minute campaign. The first browser demo is a 10-minute vertical slice.
What is included in Signal Box?+
Thirty-six handcrafted timetables across rural junction, commuter suburb, industrial terminal, river crossing, city throat, and mountain line. A timetable generator combines validated service patterns for endless play. New control technologies unlock route setting, automatic signals, platform indicators, and train describers. The campaign is framed through operator shifts and local railway stories.
Will Signal Box be DRM-free?+
Signal Box is planned as a complete $1.99 DRM-free download for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a separate browser demo and no proprietary launcher.

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