About the Game

Dead Rails is a 1-bit Wild West game made for the 1-Bit Game Jam (theme: Far West).

You play as an outlaw traveling on a train, robbing wagons, searching for valuables, fighting enemies, and trying to survive.

But the main goal isn’t just survival.

Your real objective is to unlock all 9 achievements.

Some achievements are straightforward.
Others require experimentation.

The more chaos you cause, the higher your Wanted Level becomes, attracting stronger and larger enemy waves.

Will you unlock all 9 achievements?

Development

Dead Rails was developed using Python and Pygame, which allowed for rapid prototyping and implementation of the game’s core mechanics.

All visual assets were created by me from scratch, using real trains from the Far West era as visual references.

All sound effects and music were obtained legally from Pixabay and Looperman.

However, due to limitations with the browser-compatible Python build, audio is currently disabled in the web version of the game.

Controls

• Arrow Keys or W / A / D → Move
• Space → Shoot
• E → View achievements
• S or Down Arrow → Special actions:
  • Rob a wagon
  • Search for gold in coal

Note

This game is currently a prototype (because of weather issues in Europe) and is still being improved.

Thanks for playing Dead Rails!