Logistical: Japan

LOGistICAL: Japan is a standalone open-world strategy and puzzle game about transporting cargo to complete towns across the islands of Japan. It includes over 700 towns, from tiny villages on the northern island to large cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. The game has its own money, trucks and challenges, and does not require the original LOGistICAL game.

Deliveries and town puzzles

Each town has its own puzzle, and towns consume the cargoes you deliver as you work toward completing them. Some are straightforward; others call for complex planning. Choose the order in which you tackle them, and earn bonuses by completing regions and contracts. The further you travel from your starting point, the more strategies you need to use.

You transport many types of cargo, sourcing some directly and producing others at industries. Use existing industries or build your own, then upgrade them to increase their throughput. Cargo stores can also help, and towns, roads, industries, contracts, regions and states all have completion goals.

Trucks and road network

Large trucks carry more cargo but cannot travel everywhere. In the main islands, deliveries involve larger cities and require larger trucks, while a long, complex maze of road enhancements must be completed to give those trucks access across the state. Broken roads need deliveries, and trucks cannot take large loads across the water by ferry. Quarantine checkpoints add further obstacles.

You can improve trucks with bonuses; the last truck to deliver receives the bonus. The map and towns are to scale, with current or historical industry placement.

Challenges and rewards

Alongside town deliveries, the game includes many other small and large puzzles, obstacles and situations. Completing towns, roads, industries, contracts, regions and states earns in-game and Steam achievements.