Cyberpunk meets steampunk as you grapple, slide, and swing aboard a flying diesel train!
West Lafayette, Indiana – September 1st, 2026 – Torn Ace Studios has just released an updated demo of their upcoming frenetic roguelike FPS Cyber Rail on Steam. This debuted alongside an all new trailer featured in the Best Indie Games Fall Showcase today, offering a glimpse at the kinds of cybernetic stagecoach shootouts that await when Cyber Rail launches next year.
This extended demo offers additional weapons, new difficulty mechanics, a complete UI overhaul, immersive movement SFX, and improved optimization.
In Cyber Rail speed is survival. Master a precise movement system where you must grapple, slide, wall-run, and sprint through caravans teeming with bionic brigands. With hordes of enemies targeting you from all directions and perilous falls around every corner, a well-timed slide or grapple can mean the difference between life and death.
Assemble your unique arsenal between rounds with the in-game shop. Cyber Rail’s futuristic guns each come with their own unique abilities and secondary fire modes. A boomerang can be teleported to, an SMG deals extra damage to marked enemies, and a handcannon can split its ammo in two, dealing damage to nearby foes. Whether you’re cracking skulls with the revolver or mowing down groups with the SMG, there’s always a new way to lay waste to your robotic adversaries!
Radically tweak your cybernetic bronco with a bandolier of items offering passive perks. Equip a shield to protect while reloading, or use malware to add blight damage to nearby enemies causing damage over time. Fine tune your kit to suit your playstyle or experiment with a new arsenal, ensuring that each round will offer a unique combat experience.
Cyber Rail was developed from the ground up with speedrunning at its core. Blaze through the cavalry of killer robots to ascend the leaderboards with the best time!
“Cyber Rail is our love letter to classic shooters, where you move and shoot at the speed of thought and unload on anything that moves,” said Noah Henson, Audio and Game Design Lead at Torn Ace Studios. “With a roguelike balance is important, we want to ensure our audience has ample time to give us feedback as we continue to develop Cyber Rail. That’s why we’re releasing such a generous demo this early, so we can eventually launch Cyber Rail as a polished, complete package on day one.”
About Torn Ace Studios:
Torn Ace Studios is a four-person indie team made up of art lead Blake Edwards, audio and game design lead Noah Henson, interior and prop artist Joe Rohm, and programmer William Zollman. Having met as university students at Purdue, their first commercial release will be the roguelike movement shooter Cyber Rail, coming to Steam in 2027.
