{"id":2721,"date":"2025-06-04T11:22:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T02:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/?p=2721"},"modified":"2025-06-04T11:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T02:22:34","slug":"ft_202506","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/topics\/pressrelease\/ft_202506.html","title":{"rendered":"AMATA Games Assumes Publishing Role for Atmospheric Narrative Adventure &#8220;FARAWAY TRAIN&#8221; on Steam, Launches Major Update Simultaneously"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TOKYO, Japan \u2013 June 4, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 AMATA K.K. (AMATA Games), an indie game publisher, today announced it has assumed publishing responsibilities for the Steam version of the atmospheric narrative adventure, \u201cFARAWAY TRAIN\u201d. Coinciding with this transition, a significant version upgrade for the game has also been released, enhancing the experience for both new and returning players.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">New publisher announced for Steam version of &#8220;FARAWAY TRAIN&#8221; <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">and version update to be implemented<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2725\" src=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/key_visual_EN_steam-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/key_visual_EN_steam-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/key_visual_EN_steam-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/key_visual_EN_steam-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/key_visual_EN_steam-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/key_visual_EN_steam.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFARAWAY TRAIN\u201d is an atmospheric narrative adventure game developed by the indie game studio Tatamibeya, acclaimed for their hit title \u201cNOSTALGIC TRAIN.\u201d Originally released in June 2021, the game captivates players with its stunning scenery and a compelling narrative exploring the fleeting life of the final Empress Roxelana, whose actions are tied to a world brought to ruin.<\/p>\n<p>AMATA Games has now taken on publishing responsibilities for the Steam version of \u201cFARAWAY TRAIN\u201d aiming to bring this captivating experience to an even wider audience. Coinciding with this transition, a significant version update has been released, featuring the following enhancements:<br \/>\n&#8211; Added Steam Achievements feature<br \/>\n&#8211; Adjusted in-game menu<br \/>\n&#8211; Game controller support<br \/>\n&#8211; Support for save data per account<br \/>\n&#8211; Improved ePUB reader functionality<br \/>\n&#8211; Added translated languages (Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese)<br \/>\n&#8211; Other adjustments<\/p>\n<p>AMATA Games will be marketing the title globally as \u201cFARAWAY TRAIN\u201d. Additionally, the game&#8217;s retail price has been revised to $13.99 USD, offering greater accessibility to players.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Steam Store Page<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1601410\/<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Trailer<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FARAWAY TRAIN Steam version Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NHww40_keYQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">What is \u201cFARAWAY TRAIN\u201d?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nSome folk call these barren plains the narrow space between this world and the next.<br \/>\nThe final place for souls to find a measure of peace.<br \/>\nInside a train that runs forever, we chase the downfall of an empire that once boasted eternal glory and the clues of a noble girl forgotten and thrown about by history.<br \/>\nAnd the destination of the train is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Story<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nThe protagonist awakens inside an unfamiliar old-fashioned train and is told to trace the fleeting life of the fallen Emperor Roxelana, who led the world to ruin using the ancient magical artifact &#8220;Nebula&#8217;s Astrolabe,&#8221; and to uncover when and where it was used. By exploring the clues within the train and deducing the significant years of Roxelana&#8217;s life to input into the door of the train car, the door to the next car opens.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Gameplay mechanics<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; An adventure game where you explore each train car and solve puzzles to escape.<br \/>\n&#8211; Between the train cars, there are button-locked doors that cannot be passed without solving the puzzles.<br \/>\n&#8211; Additionally, there are safes and mysterious treasure chests that require finding keys to obtain hints.<br \/>\n&#8211; Decode hints from letters and notes to discover the downfall of an empire that boasted eternal glory and the clues of a noble girl forgotten by history.<br \/>\n&#8211; The player will never see the same landscape twice, procedurally generated beautiful and vast scenery spreading endlessly through the train windows.<br \/>\n&#8211; The game also offers Free Mode where the player can freely walk around the train, sit in any seat, look out the train window, and read the ePUB file.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>System Requirements<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>\u25cf Minimum Requirements<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<br \/>\n&#8211; OS: Windows 7 64-bit or later<br \/>\n&#8211; Processor: Intel Core i5-750 2.67GHz<br \/>\n&#8211; Memory: 8 GB RAM<br \/>\n&#8211; Graphics: GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon RX 560<br \/>\n&#8211; DirectX: Version 12<br \/>\n&#8211; Storage: 3 GB of available space<br \/>\n<strong>\u25cf Recommended Requirements<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<br \/>\n&#8211; OS: Windows 10 64-bit<br \/>\n&#8211; Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K<br \/>\n&#8211; Memory: 8 GB RAM<br \/>\n&#8211; Graphics: GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or Radeon RX 5600 XT<br \/>\n&#8211; DirectX: Version 12<br \/>\n&#8211; Storage: 3 GB of available space<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Factsheet<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nTitle: FARAWAY TRAIN (Japanese Title: FARAWAY TRAIN \u6700\u6daf(\u3055\u3044\u306f\u3066)\u306e\u5217\u8eca)<br \/>\nGenre: Atmospheric Narrative Adventure Game<br \/>\nSupported Hardware: Windows PC<br \/>\nDistributing Stores (Download only): Steam<br \/>\nNumber of Players: 1<br \/>\nLanguages supported: Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese<br \/>\nPrice: 13.99USD~ (Prices may differ across stores\/regions)<br \/>\nRelease Date: June 4, 2025<br \/>\nRating: Under review<br \/>\nDeveloper: Tatamibeya<br \/>\nPublisher: AMATA K.K.<br \/>\nOfficial website (AMATA Games): https:\/\/amata.games\/en\/game\/faraway-train<br \/>\nCopyright: \u00a9Tatamibeya Licensed to and published by AMATA Games<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">About AMATA Games<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>AMATA Games is the brand that publishes indie games operated by AMATA K.K.<br \/>\nAMATA K.K. is a game development company with the mission \u201cTo make the world more entertaining\u201d.<br \/>\nHaving gained experience developing and publishing VR Escape-the-Room Game Last Labyrinth as an indie game, we at AMATA wish to spread the joy of indie games more by making it possible to enjoy fun games on all kinds of hardware.<br \/>\nTherefore, we launched our publishing brand AMATA Games in August 2021 based on our belief that we can support indie game developers by taking charge of multi-platform porting and operations for good indie games that we find \u201cSuper fun!\u201d so that we can share their appeal to more people.<br \/>\nAs of now, we operate our proprietary titles Last Labyrinth, The Tale of Onogoro as well as NOSTALGIC TRAIN and Backpack Twins, and Organ Quarter.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">About AMATA K.K.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>Company Name: Amata K.K.<br \/>\nRepresentative: Hiromichi Takahashi, Company President, and Representative Director<br \/>\nAddress: Arma Building, Kita-Shinjuku 1-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0074, JAPAN<br \/>\nEstablished: June 25th, 2008<br \/>\nBusiness: Game Business &amp; others<br \/>\nOfficial Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/\">https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/<\/a><br \/>\nAbout Amata K.K.: Founded in Tokyo in 2008, Amata K.K. has helped develop smartphone titles for a wide variety of world-renowned Japanese game companies over the years. With many staff having over 20 years of game industry experience, Amata has become a trusted one-stop shop for planning, developing, and operating games across a variety of platforms. While keeping the focus on game development, Amata has also begun to expand into VR, video, media, and other forms of entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO, Japan \u2013 June 4, 2025 \u2013 AMATA K.K. (AMATA Games), an indie game publisher, today announced it has assumed publishing responsibilities for the Steam version of the atmospheric narrative adventure, \u201cFARAWAY TRAIN\u201d. Coinciding with this transition, a significant version upgrade for the game has also been released, enhancing the experience for both new and returning players. 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