# Railcoil

> Play Railcoil online: steer a train with the mouse, collect items to add wagons and avoid rival trains and walls on a crowded board.

- Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/railcoil/
- Category: Arcade, Original Games
- Made by: Yes This Game (an original game written by the site)
- Price: free, no download, no sign-up
- Inside the game: no ads, works on phones, tablets and computers, progress saved in the browser
- Guide: [IO Train Game Tips: Pointing at a Corner Ends Within 10 Seconds](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/io-train-game-tips.md)

## In short

Railcoil is a snake-style train game. Steer a train with the mouse, collect colored items to add wagons, watch the leaderboard of ten trains and avoid rival trains and the striped wall; a skin screen changes how your train looks.

**How to control it:** Type a nickname and press Play. Move the mouse to steer the train and pick up colored items to add wagons. When the train is long, hold the mouse button for a speed boost. Stay away from the striped wall and other trains. After a crash, press No, thanks to leave the Last Chance panel. Change Skin on the menu opens the skin screen.

**Railcoil** is a snake-style train game. You steer your train with the mouse, collect colored items to add wagons and try to stay clear of rival trains and the striped wall around the board.

## How to play

1. On the menu, type a **nickname** and press **Play** .
2. Move the **mouse** ; the train follows it.
3. Pick up the **colored items** on the board to add wagons.
4. When the train is long, hold the **mouse button** for a speed boost, as the game's own tip says.
5. Stay away from the **striped wall** and from other trains.
6. If you crash, a **Last Chance** panel offers a revive for 250 coins; press **No, thanks** to leave it.

## What you see on screen

- **Menu:** the Railcoil title, a tip line, a nickname box, a Play button and a Change Skin button.
- **Skin screen:** your coin count in the corner, arrows to browse skins, a Save button and a price tag on locked skins.
- **Board:** a leaderboard of the ten longest trains at the top right and a sound button at the top left.

## Tips

- Do not point the mouse at a corner and leave it. In our runs the Revive panel appeared within 6 to 10 seconds.
- Steer all the time; the board is crowded with rival trains, some coiled into rings.
- Look at the skin screen before you play; one locked skin showed a price of 500.
- Read our [io train game tips](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/io-train-game-tips/) for the numbers behind these tips.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I steer in Railcoil?

With the mouse; the train follows the pointer.

### How do I make the train longer?

Pick up the colored items scattered over the board.

### What happens when I crash?

A Last Chance panel offers a revive for 250 coins, or you can press No, thanks.

### Can I change the train's look?

Yes. Open Change Skin on the menu, browse with the arrows and press Save.

### Can I play on a phone?

The game is made for a mouse and a wide screen, so it plays best on a computer.

### Is Railcoil free to play?

Yes. You can play it in your browser on Yes This Game with no download and no sign-up.