A first-person anti-utopian narrative adventure blending puzzles and psychological horror.

Explore a surreal Eastern European world where a train becomes a gateway to memories and distorted realities.

CONCEPT

Welcome on board of FRUSTRAIN – narrative XR game, told through the eyes of five strangers trapped overnight on a train cutting through the endless snow.

Frustrain is a powerful dystopian experience about how totalitarianism becomes a personal nightmare — how fear turns into the only language memory can speak.


Totalitarianism isn’t politics — it’s daily fear, expressed through the suppression of will,

the erasure of identity, and profound isolation.

In Frustrain, we explore this fear not through facts or direct depictions of authoritarian regimes, but through emotional metaphors.


We focus on the player's feelings — using symbolic visuals, dreamlike architecture,

a sense of unease, and fragmented gameplay that mirrors a traumatized mind. This approach allows Frustrain to resonate with a wide audience, beyond historical or cultural specifics.

WISHLIST THE FULL GAME ON STEAM
The core concept of the game is the logic of a frightened person’s dream. Our gameplay, art, and storytelling all emerge from this idea. The protagonist — a refugee fleeing the horror of their homeland — falls asleep on a train, and their consciousness begins to process the trauma in disjointed, surreal images. The player navigates these dream-fragments, gradually piecing together what happened and reclaiming the protagonist’s identity, lost under the weight of fear, repression, and memory distortion.

This is not a linear story, but an unconscious reconstruction of trauma, with the train itself becoming a metaphor — a journey from the past toward a fragile, possible awakening.




FRUSTRAIN: TRAINMAN

Trainman is a first episode of The FRUSTRAIN anti-utopian adventure,

set entirely aboard a surreal Eastern European night train.


Trapped in his carriage for decades, a weary conductor relives a single crime he once chose to ignore. As the train stretches into an endless labyrinth, the player explores shifting spaces, scavenges, solves environmental puzzles, and uncovers fragmented memories that blur dream and reality.


The experience follows the logic of fear itself — a looping, uneasy journey through guilt, survival, and distorted time.

We invite you to experience Demo version of our

first chapter TRAINMAN, developed exclusevely for

VIVERSE platform.

Available in browser-based desktop,

mobile and WebXR versions.

START TRAINMAN GAME DEMO

In addition to TRAINMAN, we published multplayer WAITING HALL world, where you can find more information about the game, meet with fellow passengers and creators and discuss the game.

VISIT WAITING HALL WORLD
MEET THE TEAM
FRUSTRAIN is produced by Film XR (France, Estonia).
Project is initiated by Pavel Pavlyukov, whose artistic style and approach are at the heart of the whole experience.
  • Pavel Pavlyukov
    CREATIVE&ART DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, INGLOOM
    Webby Award winning, European XR Award winning 3D Artist and Art Director.
    Experience over 10 years. Engaged in digital illustration, character design, subject design,and interior design. Participates in the development of computer games as a creative director, 2D and 3D artist, as well as a screenwriter.



  • Georgy Molodtsov
    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PRODUCER, FILM XR
    Founder of Film XR ("MormoVerse", Best Immersive Narrative winner @ Raindance Immersive 2023, Tbilisi VR Days and more), XR director and producer at VRROOM (Webby Award winning, PGA nominated "OXYMORE"), Curator of the Open Frame Award for VR within goEast Film Festival (Germany), programming director of VR Sci Fest (Sweden). Television Academy Emerging Media Programming Peer Group Member.
  • Dmitry Vorobyov
    LEAD DEVELOPER, INGLOOM COFOUNDER
    Dmitry has a master's degree in software engineering along with a decade of development experience, including working in a team that's are developing VR-products for business. This experience has given him a solid background in game development and entrepreneurship. Recently, he's been specializing in VR-development with an emphasis on its appliance
    in the game industry as well as in education. The author of the VRCM syncing software for simultaneous screenings, which was used at many VR film festivals. OXYMORE Lead Developer.
  • Kirill Komarov
    SCREENWRITER, INGLOOM
    Author, screenwriter, copywriter and translator with 12+ years experience. Involved into creating of scenarios for major events, commercials, corporate events. Participated in marketing campaigns for global brands as a copywriter and screenwriter. Author of short stories, novels.
FRUSTRAIN: TRAINMAN VIVERSE TEAM
  • Anna Pimen
    NARRATIVE DESIGNER
    Anna Pimen is a former Narrative Designer in Ice-Pick Lodge studio where she was working on games Franz (2023) and Pathologic 3 (2025). Anna is also contributed TV series, worked as a story editor on the feature-length films. Her films were screened at Cannes and continue to accept awards in international festivals.
  • Oleg Radchenko
    LEAD DEVELOPER
    Oleg Radchenko is a lead XR developer who works at the intersection of immersive technology and practical innovation. He develops XR applications, games, and interactive experiences, drawing on his 15+ years background in development and R&D in education, training, marketing, health, psychology, art, entertainment, and a variety of emerging technologies, including XR, mobile, blockchain, AI, digital humans, human-computer interaction, and neurointerfaces.
FRUSTRAIN: TRAINMAN FULL RELEASE TEAM
  • Pixels2Pixels Studio (Serbia)
    https://pixels2pixels.com/
    At Pixels2Pixels Studio, we specialize in VR development, 3D animation, game development, and interactive digital experiences. We don’t just build projects—we craft immersive worlds that push creative and technological boundaries.
    With a team of highly skilled Develepoers 3D artists, and digital strategists, we help businesses, brands, and innovators transform ideas into engaging, interactive solutions. Whether you need cutting-edge virtual reality experiences, high-quality 3D visualizations, or blockchain-integrated applications, we bring your vision to life with precision and creativity.

  • Feeling Digital Studio (Poland)
    https://feelingdigital.pro
    Feeling Digital is a team of experts dedicated to creating immersive experiences.
    Since 2014, they’ve been pushing the boundaries of XR, delivering projects ranging from wellbeing apps to training simulations. Storytelling lies at the core of their work, shaping digital worlds that evoke emotion and drive transformation.
    By collaborating closely, they help reinvent learning, boost engagement, and captivate audiences through unforgettable experiences.
Frustrain is a musical experience. Monologues and dialogues accompanied by a clatter of wheels and music turn the game into some peculiar industrial opera.
Soundtrack and sound effects will be contributed industrial stage group REUTOFF ― http://reutoff.su/

REACTIONS
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
In 2021 our team (Pavel Pavlyukov as an artistic director, Dmitry Vorobev as lead developer, Georgy Molodtsov as XR director and line producer) was invited to collaborate with Jean-Michel Jarre and VRROOM on OXYMORE Immersive musical experience, associated with the release of his new album, for which Pavel also designed visual style and cover.

Pavel was selected based on the visual concept of FRUSTRAIN, which fully fit the idea that Jean-Michel Jarre had in mind for his project.

We created a virtual metropolis, consisting of stylized vintage musical equipment, where Jean-Michel Jarre's live performances took place.
OXYMORE received various international awards and is listed as one recommended world in VRChat with over 350.000 visitors to date.

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