'Adventurers on the train': the CUP creates a video game to "train patience" on commuter trains

BarcelonaAfter another chaotic morning on the commuter rail network, with Two new failures at the Adif control center The CUP has presented this Tuesday that they have stopped all trains during rush hour. a free online video game under the name Adventurers on the train. The game offers an "ironic and critical look" at the operation of the commuter rail service in Catalonia, in which players must drive a train with the goal of reaching their destination without delays. "Train your patience," the CUP members suggest.

Collisions, overhead line failures, the effects of rain, and cyberattacks complicate driving for passengers and increase the train's delays. The train gains or loses lives depending on the player's skill in avoiding obstacles. The objective, according to the anti-capitalists, is to transform "incidents, delays, and lack of punctuality into a playful experience that connects with the daily lives of thousands of public transport users," which, they claim, serves as a metaphor for the state of the rail network.

The party presents this initiative with the aim of encouraging citizens to participate in the demonstrations called for Saturday, February 7, both the one called in the morning by the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) and the Council of the Republic (CdRep) and the one in the afternoon convened by public transport promotion entities.

He Game over The game's ending—when the user runs out of lives—is punctuated with ironic phrases such as "La Paneque has suspended service. You can't continue," "You've come so far! Almost as far as Valencia... too bad we can't because Spain doesn't want to connect the Catalan Countries via the Mediterranean Corridor," or a user's viral expression "This is Can Pixa i Rellisca".