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Empire Builder: Eurorails (2004) Available Now!
Take a step back in time, before the Chunnel existed and revisit one of the original implementations of Eurorails. This DLC is as close to the game as released in 2004 that the digital format would allow. Demand cards,…
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Save Games are Here!
Save Games are here! Solo players and hosts of multiplayer games can now save a game at any time. The game will also auto save in between every turn. Now, when your network decides to take a vacation in the middle of yo…
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Developer Update
It's been a couple of months since our last release, and we've been heads-down building. Here's what's coming. Save Games The big one. You can now save and resume games at any point — and you don't need the same players…
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2026 Roadmap
2026 Roadmap (Quick Look) Here’s what’s coming next for Empire Builder: Eurorails (2004) DLC map Multiplayer improvements including host recovery Deck Seed of the Week community challenge Empire Builder: Ireland in deve…
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Patch Notes for Version 0.9.206
Tutorial Changes Added a tutorial item explaining how to move the map. Tutorials will remain properly sequenced from game to game. Build Up Phase Bug Fixes Flushing your cards on your first build turn will no longer som…
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Solo Challenge Mode Hotfix
Bug Fixes Your track now shows up on the mini map like it used to. Fixed a couple of bugs in bug reporting. Added code to help us troubleshoot local network issues coming from the game's underlying network code. Fixed a…
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Solo Challenge Mode is here!
Bug Fixes Building north-east from Dublin to Belfast will now charge you for building across the inlet correctly. No more free rides. The event card, 152 for Munich now properly says Munchen to match the map. Added a Jo…
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Happy Holidays from ZPG!
As the year comes to a close, we want to offer our sincere thanks to this incredible community. Separately, but very much together, the two of ushave carried the dream of building our own game for decades. In 2025, that…
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Patch Notes for Version 0.9.42
Bug Fixes, Feature Changes Video settings will now save and restore properly from game load to game load. Properly implemented Exclusive Fullscreen video. Prior versions of the game will be forced to update to the lates…
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Patch Notes for Version 0.9.31
NEW FEATURES Your track map is now reflected in the mini map so that you can tell where you have built to at a glance. Derailment events now more clearly display their requirements to you when the event is drawn. If you…
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Patch Notes for Version 0.9.27
Update your game from Steam. Should happen automatically but if it is not, try logging out and in of Steam or restarting your Steam client. Patch notes published to our Discord as well: https://discord.gg/eGvuBVN729 Mat…
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Release Date Set! Nov 20th @ noon EST
We're happy to announce that we have set a release date for Empire Builder: Europe, digital edition. November 20th @ noon EST Many thanks must go out to Darwin's Toys, Train Gamer's Association and our personal circle o…
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Progress Update.
We're set to release this month. Final testing is in progress now and we believe we have the game in a place where it should be for general use. Stay tuned. We cannot wait to play online. Join our Discord for more infor…
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Release Timeline Update
Update from all of us at Zombie Possum Games. Since our last update, we've been continuously testing the game to make sure that it lives up to the user experience that we want to have on release day. Chief among the rea…
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New Screenshots...
While upgrading how we handle lobbies, invites and matchmaking, we added a few quality-of-life improvements to the game. Events now show up on the mini-map. Hovering over a demand or resource shows both the demand and t…
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An Update on Empire Builder: Europe’s Release
After careful consideration—and a lot of time spent playtesting—we’ve made the decision to shift Empire Builder: Europe from a fixed release date to a “Coming Soon” status on Steam. During recent multiplayer testing, we…
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