- Price$0.99
- CategoryGames
- SubgenrePuzzle
- First releasedOctober 31, 2013
- Versions2 archived
- Installable2 of 2
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerBlack Pants Studio
- Bundle IDde.blackpants.symmetrain
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
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Symmetrain, high score chase in symmetry!
Choose your train and spot all differences as quickly as you can while driving from train station to train station. But be aware, every mistake delays your train until it disappears out of view. Don't let this happen! Use the emergency brake in tricky passages and bring all passengers safely to the next train station.
Challenge your friends and show them who has the best reaction and highest high score while mastering faster trains in different landscapes!
++ Pocketgamer.co.uk quote ++ “It's an ingenious concept, and it works well in practice. The controls are simple and responsive, and the whole thing is lifted by some excellent, picturebook-style hand-drawn artwork.”
- Eight trains to unlock and play. each with a different speed, look and travel route.
- Dynamic generated game play – every challenge is a new challenge!
- A game for everyone – easy trains for beginners and children, faster and more difficult trains as you improve.
- A picturesque world full of lovely hand-drawn graphics
- A smooth guitar soundtrack that you will not forget
- Game Center integration and iCloud synchronization - compete against your friends for the ultimate highscore!
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 5 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2015 | 1.2.1 | ★ 4.0 | 371 | $1.99 |
| December 9, 2016 | 1.2.1 | ★ 4.0 | 404 | $1.99 |
| November 30, 2023 | 2.3.2 | ★ 4.0 | 428 | $0.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 15If you have this app and use it, don’t update your phone to iOS11. App will no longer work 😬
Relaxing, yet stimulating. Perfect for train rides. :) The visual style is charming. I especially like the period art posters. Would love to see an update from the developer!
I really loved this game , got a new phone and wanted to install it but it’s not compatible with the new iOS updates really sad that i cannot play hoping it can get updated.
There are better games for hand / eye coordination, this is very boring and makes me wonder how this app is so well praised.
thank you ！
This really isn't a twitch game in the way most infinite runners are. It's also not a "squint your eyes and click randomly" game like most hidden differences games are. Symmetrain is sedate and simple, challenging you to just stay focused. The music is great for getting you in the right frame of mind, too.
This is a cool game when you have a few minutes of down time. It starts relaxing and gets very difficult to where you can’t keep up, but you want to keep trying again to see if you can get a bit further. For the good price and no ads or IAP, it’s a good deal for a game you can play a few minutes here and there. And the art is very cool. Totally worth the download.
I'm very much not a gamer* and one thing that irritates me no end is not knowing HOW the game works. Is it obvious to most of you what controls mean and how to move around games? It's not to me therefore you can't understand how happy I am to see explicit instructions. * I own scores of game apps but can't figure out so many except adorable simple (often Japanese) cat games, geography and vexillology ones.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.