Steam Stoker
Drive and fire a steam train. Boiler pressure sets how much power you have, so you shovel coal to keep it up, save steam for the hills and stop on the platform markers on time. Six lines with growing climbs.
- Arcade
- Free, plays in your browser
- Mouse, touch or keyboard
- Added 9 November 2026
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Steam Stoker
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A real run of the game, recorded with captions and no sound.
How to play
- Raise and lower the power with Up or W and Down or S, and brake with Space or B. Hold E (or the right arrow, or the flame button) to shovel coal onto the fire.
- The fire makes steam, and using power spends it. If the pressure drops under 15 per cent the engine cannot pull at all, so stoke before the climb, not on it.
- Stop on the marker at every station, wait for the doors, and keep to the speed limits and the timetable.
Controls: mouse, touch or keyboard. Made by CalcoTools.
Tips and strategy
- Stoke in short bursts. The fire burns down slowly, and more steam than the boiler can hold is simply blown off and wasted.
- Build the pressure up on the flat before a climb, then ease the power in so the pressure drains slowly over the whole hill.
- On a long stop, shovel coal while you stand: the train is not using steam then, so the boiler fills fastest.
FAQ
- Does a real fireman work like this?
- In a very simplified way. Real boilers need careful feeding of both coal and water. Here one fire and one pressure gauge stand for all of that, to show the idea that power comes from a store you have to keep topped up.
- Why is my power low with the lever fully up?
- Power depends on the boiler pressure as well as the lever. With low pressure the engine gives only part of its pull, and none under 15 per cent.
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