- 🚀 Space Transport and Armor Upgrades! Recycle Destroyed Rockets, Build New Roof Pieces, and Enjoy Building and Management Improvements - 16 October 2026
Dear Conductors,Daily space mining management just got easier! This update adds destroyed rocket recycling, turning retired rockets into iron ingots for future construction. Space transport also receives several improvements: switch to another landing pad to send more cargo while a shipment is underway, see landing and unloading states more clearly, and use the same item controls and custom key bindings in Space Storage as in ordinary containers.Meanwhile, the armor system has updated displays and damage reduction rules, making equipment protection easier to understand. For building, Half-Height Sloped Roofs gain matching pieces, the iron sloped door becomes an extended roller shutter, and pillar placement, zipline post rotation, and glass wall connections are improved.We have also refined the Expansion Rocket's appearance, improved machete animations, and adjusted paint uses, fireplace…
- 🚀 Space Mining Takes Off! Rocket Fleets, Star Chart Command, and Mineral Transport Arrive, with Power Tool and Train Building Upgrades - 16 October 2026
Dear Conductors,This time, our mining journey takes us from the ground into space!The new Basic Mining Rocket, Basic Repair Rocket, and Star Chart Table are here. Send rockets to mining sites orbiting the planet, arrange repairs, and use Return Capsules and Cargo Receiving Beacons to bring minerals back to your train's roof. As your operation grows, launch Expansion Rockets to gradually increase space storage capacity.Your onboard equipment has new helpers: the Tool Charging Rack and Iron Charging Backpack offer new ways to power tools. The electric drill and chainsaw also receive new looks, two-handed grips, and working animations.We have added Half-Height Sloped Roofs, Triangular Gable Walls, and optional Official Add-ons; upgraded train plows; improved recipe browsing, irrigation consumption, and performance in some regions; and fixed equipment stacking and resource transfers.Gather…
- 🚂 New Harvests! Corn, Potatoes, and Wheat Arrive, a Redesigned Advanced Drink Maker, and Major Performance Improvements - 13 October 2026
Dear Conductors,New harvests are coming to your onboard garden! You can now grow corn, potatoes, and wheat. New seed crates have also been added to the map, giving you more chances to collect seeds on your travels.The redesigned Advanced Drink Maker has three independent crafting stations to prepare three drinks at once. Kitchen appliances now offer Collect All for finished products, and regular shops support bulk purchases, making meals, shopping, and everyday organization easier.This update also adjusts cave exploration, diagonal half-wall building, Machete handling, and electrical equipment, with focused performance improvements for multiple carriages, extensive buildings, animal farming, and automation running together.We have also improved save loading and recovery, and fixed issues with dropping items, stacking empty chests, building with a controller, and various visuals.Here are…
- 🚂 Mine Cave Adventures Begin! Automatic Fertilizers and Large Electric Freezers Arrive, with Major Automation and Inventory Upgrades - 12 October 2026
Dear conductors,The mine cave beside the volcano is now open! Bring a pickaxe and explore underground caverns of crystal and lava for minerals, treasure, and a new drink recipe. Adventures at sea are more rewarding too: defeating the Giant Octopus now grants extra precious accessories and a Fish King Lure!New helpers are joining your onboard automation: the Automatic Fertilizer tends growing crops. The new Large Electric Freezer provides more frozen food storage.The inventory now supports custom split quantities, with further controller and Steam Deck improvements. We have also improved electric engine consumption, generator status messages, building connections, and movement between carriages, alongside multiplayer syncing, inventory recovery, and save-loading fixes.Here are the full update notes.⛏️ New exploration: the volcanic mine cave opens!The mine cave beside the volcano is open,…
- 🚂 Daily Update: Auto-Run, New Tool Durability Setting, and More Controller and Save Improvements - 10 October 2026
Dear conductors,This update adds Auto-Run, letting you release the forward key on long journeys and look around more comfortably. Room settings now include “No Tool Durability Loss,” so you can choose how you want to play. Changes to room settings also take effect immediately.We have also improved controller controls, recipe browsing, crafting, and item organization, while strengthening saving and recovery so more world progress and personal preferences are preserved.The Giant Octopus battle has received several fixes: ordinary tentacles can now take damage, tentacle slams damage structures, and players in the water attract the monster's attention. Remember to bring train repair materials!Here are the full update notes.🏃 Auto-Run makes long journeys easierThe new Auto-Run feature keeps you running forward without holding the forward key.Press “=” to activate it by default.Press it agai…
- 🚂 Major Update: A Giant Emerges from the Deep! Giant Octopus, Manta Ray King Fish, and New Automation Devices - 9 October 2026
Dear conductors,A huge silhouette has appeared beneath the quiet waters off the island. Repair the broken bridge and drive your train onto the railway bridge leading out to sea. A new Giant Octopus challenge awaits!Alongside this new deep-sea foe comes a companion for your aquarium: the rare King Fish, the Manta Ray. Two new helpers also join life aboard the train: the Automatic Seeder and Automatic Feeder, making replanting, animal care, and food storage easier.Explorers can advance their technology to unlock the Tech Backpack with 28 extra storage slots. You can also set your own resource-gathering pace with the new Gathering Multiplier in world settings.The crafting, inventory, map, and abilities screens have received visual updates, along with new looks for several onboard devices. We have also added Motion Sickness Reduction Mode and improved shop trading, building placement, irrig…
- 🚂 Small Update: Refreshed Building Selection, Smoother Inventory Controls, and Mushroom Automation - 6 October 2026
Dear conductors,This update redesigns the building selection interface with clearer pages and layouts to help you find structures more easily. The inventory now supports double-click quick transfer, and crafting quantities can be entered directly, reducing repetitive steps when organizing and crafting.The Mushroom Planter now also works with the Automatic Crop Harvester and Automatic Sprinkler. We have improved steep ziplines, animal feeding panels, and saving the Gramophone's on/off state.Here are the full update notes.🏗️ A refreshed building selection interfaceWhen holding the Building Hammer, the building selection screen now uses a clearer paged layout:Building categories and pages are easier to browse, helping you find what you want to build.Improved layout and visual emphasis make selection more intuitive.Fixed some zipline options extending beyond the visible area and becoming i…
- 🚂 Small Update: Half-Height Vertical Ladder, Building Fixes, and Electrical Equipment Balance Changes - 6 October 2026
Dear conductors,This small update adds a Half-Height Vertical Ladder for Half Walls, improves ladder connections and some building joins, and adjusts Solar Panel output and Electric Grill power consumption. We have also fixed the Mushroom Planter's information panel and area notifications.🪜 New Half-Height Vertical Ladder for easier access between half-levelsAdded a Half-Height Vertical Ladder compatible with Half Walls that connects to full-length vertical ladders.Improved ladder alignment and continuous climbing up and down, reducing instances of getting stuck at joins.Prevented placing multiple ladders in the same position.🏗️ Wall placement and roof rain protection fixesFixed placing a centered angled wall with the Building Hammer sometimes affecting the orientation of subsequent walls. When returning to a floor edge, narrow walls resume their normal right-angle orientation; normal…
- 🚂 More Freedom with Half-Level Building! Mushroom Farming, Seafood Lure, Recipe Favorites, and More Improvements - 5 October 2026
Dear conductors,This update brings more possibilities to life aboard your train! New Half Walls and Half-Height Pillars support half-level floors and upward wall extensions, giving you more freedom to build mezzanines, platforms, and split-level spaces. The new Mushroom Planter and “Seafood Lure” rod attachment also bring fresh rewards to farming and fishing.Food and drink recipes now support favorites and sorting. Automatic harvesters now provide the same bonus yields as manual harvesting, and the Gramophone has updated power and module requirements. We have also fixed multiplayer egg collection, ingredient placement at cooking stations, equipment misalignment, and certain key bindings.Here are the full update notes. Future plans: We are returning to weekly updates to work on larger, more complex systems. The next version will introduce a cave ecosystem, fix many map clipping issues, o…
- 🚂 Daily Update: Automatic Harvesting Is Here! Easier Egg and Crop Collection, Plus Train and Shop Improvements - 4 October 2026
Dear conductors,Your carriage farm has two new helpers! This update adds the Automatic Egg Collector and Automatic Crop Harvester. Unlock the “Automatic Harvesting” technology and keep them powered to collect eggs from poultry coops, harvest mature crops, and gather seeds, making everyday harvesting easier.The electric Automatic Grappling Hook and Automatic Drill now also support Energy-Saving Modules, and the overall cost of unlocking Tier 4 technologies has been reduced. We have also addressed shop purchases, reversing through junctions, ladder climbing, frozen-lake exploration, and animal behavior.Here are the full update notes.🌾 Automatic harvesting arrives: Easier farming aboard your trainThe new “Automatic Harvesting” technology unlocks two devices you can craft:Automatic Egg CollectorWith continuous power, it automatically collects eggs produced by every poultry coop in the same…
- 🚂 Future Development Plans and a Letter to Our Players - 4 October 2026
🚂 OxyRail Development Roadmap · A Letter to Our ConductorsDear conductors,Hello, everyone!Bringing OxyRail from its early preparations to release has not been easy. It carries our dedication, but it also owes so much to your support, suggestions, and patient feedback.We know OxyRail still has many shortcomings: some content needs more depth, some systems need polish, and some issues affect your experience. Yet seeing the trains you build, your adventures, and the happy moments you share with friends makes us all the more certain that this journey deserves our commitment.Thank you for giving a growing game a chance. We want to repay that trust with ongoing updates and tangible improvements.In this letter, we would like to discuss our most pressing priorities, the content we are planning, and our update schedule.📌 Before you readThe following includes work already underway and ideas sti…
- 🚂 Daily Update: Wild Boars Arrive! Bow Unlocks, Automatic Tool Replacement, and More Improvements - 2 October 2026
Dear conductors,This update introduces wild boars and large wild boars, bringing new challenges and rewards to your explorations. Bow and arrow crafting will be available to every character, arrows that hit enemies and animals can now be recovered, and broken held tools will automatically be replaced with spares to keep your adventures moving.The gramophone can now continuously improve the mood of animals in the same carriage. We have also adjusted some blueprints and tech packs, added a “Take All” option to containers, and fixed building seams, multiplayer fuel issues, hit indicators, and room joining.Here are the full update details.🐗 Wild boars are here!The wilderness is now home to wild boars and the more dangerous large wild boars.Boars wind up before charging, knocking players they hit into the air. Watch for the dust they kick up and dodge to the side in time!Defeating wild boar…
- Minor Hotfix: Emergency Building Fix and Auto Miner/Auto Grappler Improvements - 2 October 2026
0. Auto Miner and Auto Grappler improvements- The operating range of the Auto Miner and Auto Grappler has increased from 12 meters to 18 meters.- The upward and downward operating angles have each increased from 75° to 85°.- They can now reach resources farther away and at greater height differences.1. Fixed stone triangular ceilings rotating to an incorrect angle after being upgraded.
- 🚂 Content Update: Lighthouse Treasure, Arrow Recovery, Streamer Mode, and Multiplayer and Control Improvements - 1 October 2026
Dear conductors,This update brings new discoveries: ride the zipline to the lighthouse's top floor, find its glowing treasure chest, and collect firearms, ammo, and special recipes! Arrows lodged in the ground or scenery can now be recovered within a time limit, giving each arrow another chance to be useful.We have also added Streamer Mode, improved Tier 3 Cooking Stations, junction prompts, controller and Steam Deck controls, and refreshed several building models. Other fixes address restoring progress when joining friends after changing computers, multiplayer notices, and everyday interactions.Here are the full update details.📢 Lighthouse exploration: head upstairs for new rewardsAn exploration reward awaits conductors on the lighthouse's top floor.**Zipline both ways:** Interact with the lighthouse zipline to reach the top floor or return to the lower level.**Exclusive glowing chest…
- 🚂 Content Update: Electric Equipment Upgrades, Three-Pot Cooking, Batch Crafting, and More Controller Improvements! - 30 September 2026
Dear conductors,This update makes life and production aboard your train more convenient: Auto Grappling Hooks and Auto Drills can now be upgraded to electric power, Tier 3 Cooking Stations can cook three pots at once, and batch crafting is now available!We have also improved the controller and Steam Deck experience, with item transfers to all 7 hotbar slots and a new R3 action to cycle entire rows of items, making tool changes and inventory organization easier.Wooden Vertical Ladders can now connect vertically for uninterrupted climbing, and map area notifications are back. This update also adjusts Advanced Oxygen Tanks, weapon displays, and mineral distribution, and fixes multiplayer building, room notifications, and unexpected train position changes.Here are the full update details.⚡ Electric upgrades for automatic equipmentAuto Grappling Hooks and Auto Drills now support electric upg…
- 🚂 Mid-Sized Update: Muskets, Train Ziplines, Vertical Ladders, and Text Chat - 29 September 2026
🚂 Content Update: Muskets, Train Ziplines, Text Chat, and Quality-of-Life ImprovementsDear Conductors,This update introduces improvised muskets, train ziplines, and vertical ladders. Take a musket into battle, set up ziplines between different trains, and use ladders to make more of the vertical space on board.We've also added in-game text chat and improved saving, controller support, and the Steam Deck experience. There are adjustments to shop stock, some technologies, and item stats, alongside fixes for multiplayer gathering, loot attribution, train brakes, and character animations.Read on for the full update notes.🔥 The Age of Firearms: Improvised Muskets ArriveThree new items join the game:Improvised Short MusketImprovised Long MusketUniversal Musket AmmunitionBoth muskets are single-shot weapons and can only be reloaded if you have musket ammunition in your inventory.AttributeImp…
- Minor fixes: Cloud save download issue fixed / Performance improvements and more - 26 September 2026
0. This update improves Steam cloud save loading and related messages:- Fixed an issue preventing valid cloud saves already stored locally from being loaded when cloud sync was disabled.- When cloud sync is disabled or Steam is offline, specific reasons and solutions are now displayed.- The cloud save warning bar now has a light red background and white text to make warnings more noticeable.- Improved translations of related messages across multiple languages and corrected loading messages in some languages.1. Improved performance when the train reverses, reducing the risk of stuttering when the multiplayer host reverses continuously for a long time.2. Improved multiplayer lobby detection and recovery from errors, reducing cases where lobbies cannot be found or friends cannot join.3. In single-player, opening the Esc menu or settings page pauses changes to survival stats and prevents ne…
- 🚂 Small Supplementary Update: Electronic Module System and Stability Fixes - 25 September 2026
Dear Conductors,This update introduces the brand-new Electronic Module System. You can install Speed, Production, Energy-Saving, Silent, Power Generation, and Capacity Modules in compatible electrical devices, upgrading your equipment to suit the direction of your train's development.We have also adjusted King Fish spawn chances and related tips, fixed issues involving acid rain, Oxygen Boxes, respawning after falling into lava, and map loading, and reduced the cost of obtaining certain technologies and fishing items.Here are the full details of this update.🔌 New Electronic Module SystemYou can now install electronic modules in supported electrical devices to improve machine performance according to your needs.This update adds six types of electronic modules:**Speed Module:** Slightly increases operating speed. Effects stack. For electrical devices only.**Production Module:** Slightly…
- Minor Fixes: Text Display Issues / Gameplay Improvements - 24 September 2026
0.Fixed incorrect translations displayed on planter boxes in English and other languages. Fertilizer-related tooltips now display correctly in the selected language.1.Reduced the bandit train's speed from 15 to 10 to prevent situations where it was impossible to catch up with it in the desert.2.Improved game performance to reduce stuttering.3.Made minor adjustments to Steam Deck and controller support. Further improvements will follow.4.Adjusted the fishing difficulty curve to help beginners get started while giving experienced anglers more of a challenge.5.Fixed incorrect translations in some interface labels and interaction prompts.6.Improved some track connections on the map to reduce clipping.7.Made visual improvements to make the scenery more beautiful during train journeys.8.Added preparatory content for the next major update, helping us bring you exciting new content sooner and i…
- Minor patch: fixes for localization, performance, and gameplay - 24 September 2026
0.Adjusted the draw distance of drafting tables on the map so they remain visible from farther away, preventing them from suddenly popping into view.1.Fixed missing translations for some new content at the research table.2.Fixed an issue where hint text briefly switched from two lines to one at low frame rates.3.Fixed an issue where the names and descriptions of “Fishery Expansion I / II” on the blueprints page did not appear in the selected language.4.Adjusted the size of the automatic supply box so it is no longer too tall to fit on the lower shelf.5.Bait and accessory durability are now consumed only after the float lands in the water and settles, and only once per cast. Accidental casts, casts that do not reach the water, and reeling in before the float settles no longer consume them. Once the float has settled, reeling in, losing a fish, or failing the catch will not refund that co…
