Dovetail Games Game Reviews
Review Train Sim World 6 (PS5) - This Scenic Ride Rarely Surprises
Steady as she rolls
Train Sim World 6 has evolved dramatically since the first game in the franchise, released in 2018. Back then, the franchise felt scrappy and simplistic, but it’s come on leaps and bounds in the years since. This newest instalment is perhaps the most polished yet: its presentation – while flawed under scrutiny – gives you...
Review Train Sim World 5 (PS5) - A Solid Update Stuck on Familiar Tracks
Chugging along
If you’ll forgive a veteran virtual train driver a moment of indulgence, Train Sim World is one of the few series this writer has returned to over and over again. There’s something deeply soothing about commandeering a hunk of metal through an otherwise uneventful afternoon, making passenger stops as you soak up the scenery...
Mini Review TramSim: Console Edition (PS5) - Make Your Own Fun in a Visually Splendid Virtual Vienna
Super tram
While we would have preferred the sights and sounds from Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach through to Bispham, we suppose Vienna’s iconic tram line comes a close second. TramSim: Console Edition is a scrappy locomotive title looking to expand on the success of Train Sim World 3, and while it lacks the TLC of Dovetail’s flagship simulation,...
Review Train Sim World 3 (PS5) - Dovetail's Best Railway Simulation to Date
We choo-choo choose you
It’s been a year since Train Sim World 2 invited fledgling railway aficionados to master its Rush Hour scenarios on the PS5, making the sudden arrival of sequel Train Sim World 3 more unexpected than a London Northwestern cancellation. With crucial engine and user interface improvements, however, this is the best simulation...
Review Train Sim World 2 - We're Loco for This Zen Railway Sim
Rail good
When you’re hurtling through the outskirts of Cologne, rain lashing the panoramic windscreen of your ICE 3, there are few gaming experiences quite as zen as Train Sim World 2. The sequel to Dovetail Games’ railway simulation has released at the worst possible time, with a certain aviation-themed title taking up transportation...
Mind the gap
We still haven’t quite concluded what makes the “work simulator” sub-genre so compelling, but Train Sim World definitely taps into it. Like the early days of Farming Simulator, this game’s obsessive adherence to protocol and attention to detail makes it an experience we’ve found strangely compulsive – even if we’ve spent...
