NOSTALGIC TRAIN
Released Jun 2018
The jury selection of the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival. I woke up alone in the countryside, where people had disappeared and I lost my memory.What is the truth that I see at the end of my journey through the memories of Natsugiri? ...... A Novel / Walking simulator.
76% positive · 194 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
NOSTALGIC TRAIN launched on June 12, 2018 as a self-contained narrative adventure — a first-person walking simulator with a Story Mode and Free Mode. The store description frames it as a complete, finished experience with no mention of expansions, DLC, or ongoing content. Development costs were funded through crowdfunding, reinforcing that this was a one-time project rather than a live or expanding product.
The only developer news post associated with this game is from June 4, 2025, and it is not about NOSTALGIC TRAIN itself — it announces that the developer's follow-up game, FARAWAY TRAIN, has gained a new publisher (AMATA Games) and received a version update. This post provides no signal about any planned or ongoing content for NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
There are no DLC listings, no roadmap, no post-launch updates, and no developer statements indicating any future content for NOSTALGIC TRAIN. The game launched as a complete product and has remained so.
Evidence
Store description presents a complete, self-contained narrative adventure with Story Mode and Free Mode. No DLC, expansions, or ongoing content mentioned. Crowdfunding-backed indie project by a solo creator.
The sole developer news post is about the developer's separate follow-up title, FARAWAY TRAIN, gaining a new publisher. It contains no information about NOSTALGIC TRAIN's development or future content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Tatamibeya 畳部屋
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
I was so dazzled that I couldn't open my eyes. The sound of cicadas and the humid air surround me. The faint smell of the sea breeze mixes with the air.
I'm sitting on a wooden bench in an old station building.
I wonder where I am and what I've been doing here. ......
A nostalgic view of the countryside.
A station with "Natsugiri - Summer Fog" written on it.
A single-track railroad.
I woke up as if I had been thrown into the light, but I had lost my memory.
Strangely enough, I could not find anyone in this strange land. ......
In the Japanese countryside, created with UE4.
This is a slightly sad and fantastical first-person Novel ADV/walking simulator where you try to solve the mystery of the invisible people of Natsugiri and "I".
The game includes Story Mode and Free Mode where you can freely roam around the world of Natsugiri.
This is a game by an independent indie game creator, Tatamibeya.
The development costs of this game were subsidized by the supporters of the patron-type crowdfunding sites.
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of our supporters.
I'm sitting on a wooden bench in an old station building.
I wonder where I am and what I've been doing here. ......
A nostalgic view of the countryside.
A station with "Natsugiri - Summer Fog" written on it.
A single-track railroad.
I woke up as if I had been thrown into the light, but I had lost my memory.
Strangely enough, I could not find anyone in this strange land. ......
In the Japanese countryside, created with UE4.
This is a slightly sad and fantastical first-person Novel ADV/walking simulator where you try to solve the mystery of the invisible people of Natsugiri and "I".
The game includes Story Mode and Free Mode where you can freely roam around the world of Natsugiri.
This is a game by an independent indie game creator, Tatamibeya.
The development costs of this game were subsidized by the supporters of the patron-type crowdfunding sites.
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of our supporters.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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