The Final Station

The Final Station consists of two types of gameplay. The first takes place inside the train, where the player must balance taking care of survivors that they have rescued by feeding them or healing them and taking care of the train by completing small minigames to keep the experimental train running until they reach the next train station. The second takes place at the various train stations. In these sections, the player explores a side-scrolling level with an apocalyptic theme, where they face various types of enemies and gather supplies such as ammunition, food, and survivors.

To complete a level, the player must find a hidden code to make the train move again, and then go back to the train. When facing enemies, the player must decide on what resources to use and what risks to take. They might engage in melee combat, shoot an enemy and use their small amount of ammunition, use the environment to deal with enemies or try to run past and avoid the enemies.

The player takes the role of a conductor named Edward Jones, who is working as a train operator 106 years after a catastrophe dubbed "The First Visitation". One day, Jones is tasked with taking an experimental train to pick up special cargo. However, during the journey, Jones quickly discovers that he is in the midst of "The Second Visitation", as cities and towns are attacked by an unknown force, and their inhabitants are transformed into aggressive monsters by an unknown infection. Eventually, Jones picks up the power source and central processor for the Guardian, a massive war machine being built to protect humanity from the Second Visitation. Jones eventually reaches the city of Metropole where the Guardian is being built and delivers the cargo.

On the way home, Jones picks up a mysterious stranger named Arthur Vane who rides with him and speaks with him in cryptic clues. Vane reveals to Jones that the infection that is transforming people into monsters is not a virus, but a medicine that was meant to make people stronger, and that the radiation the train's engine is generating is protecting Jones from its effects. Shortly after, the train breaks down, forcing Jones to make the rest of the journey on foot. Along the way, he passes the destroyed wreck of the Guardian and is accidentally exposed to poison gas.

5 years before being released as a full game in 2016, and was Do My Best Games's first release. TinyBuild is the publisher/co-developer. TinyBuild morphed part of their studio to port third-party indie projects to consoles alongside their development. This way, they could concentrate on a single large release.

Do My Best Games started with a small prototype, which was produced relatively quickly. However, a couple of very important mechanics were missing from this prototype. Because of this, they had to make a lot of changes. The next step was the creation of a demo which featured all the mechanics.

The Final Station received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, with an aggregate score of 76/100 on Metacritic for the PC version. Stephen Turner of Destructoid rated the game 80/100, calling it a "contemplative slice of sci-fi horror" and comparing it to Snowpiercer and Evangelion. Alex Gilyadov of GameSpot rated the game 7/10, saying it had a "fast-paced mix of action and strategy" with a "compelling twist", but criticized it for being "predictable" with "lackluster dialogue". Graham Smith of Rock, Paper, Shotgun called the game "simple, but just compelling enough".