OpenTTD

few years ago talked with a developer from gog and asked if it was possible to add the game in gog becasue it was free and so good - it would give a positive vibe to the game list gog achieved to make so far. He said that they had to consider some legal things and that maybe in future it could be done ..... I see now they kept word and thanks so much to have added this classic game with a very good community to gog. The game is like the transport tycoon deluxe but with much bigger maps and much more options of modding and adding textures and buidlings - a classic

I'm gonna start with the bad. This is a game based off code and game design from the mid 90s. There's some things that are obtuse as hell to understand and get right, yet once you get it, you get it. I've been playing this for years and I still don't fully understand signals. However, this is one of the most detailed "tycoon" games ever made. The original TTD created the main mechanics that OTTD then built off of, and what has been added to the core game is far more than what is offered in similar games from its time like Railroad Tycoon or even Chris Sawyer's very own followups, Rollercoaster Tycoon and Locomotion. Not to say that RCT is by any means an inferior game, but compared to OTTD, RCT is much simpler to understand. Besides the point, OpenTTD is an excellent game that if you aren't careful will cause you to succumb to Civilization Syndrome and continue redesigning railroad systems well beyond the sunset and eventual sunrise.

You remember the awesome TTD, right? From your PC, or maybe even your PS1! Well, this is a totally free open sourced remake of that game. It can be a bit fiddly - the menus could do with a refresh, and you'll need to go in and change the menu scale as soon as you load it up - but it's all here, in all it's glory, but faster, smoother and better than you remember the OG game it's based on. You have so many options for graphics, AI and more, all wrapped up in a confusing but exhaustive list of modifications that are accessed from in game. Even today, people are coming up with new AIs and scenarios all the time. There's no better way to play TTD today than this - and I've been saying that for the last 15 years.

I remember playing the original game, Transport Tycoon, on a windows 95 machine my friend had. OpenTTD is an amazing recreation of the game and the devs deserve support. As for the game, I'd like to say it's timeless but it isn't. The gameplay itself appears to be well balanced and fun, at least to me it does. I found most fun in creating giant complex railway networks across the entire map, making sure there are no deadlocks. Graphics on the other hand have aged a bit. Luckily if I remember correctly there are HD graphic packs that are fairly easy to install if you feel like the pixels aren't enough.