Contractors become available when a player purchases the first International Slot, which, becomes available at Level 7. To access contracts, click the Contracts button (shown at left), which is at the bottom left corner of the game screen.
Basic principles[]
Contractors are a player's business partners. Each contract is a job that helps a particular contractor run his or her business. These jobs include constructing buildings and decorations, delivering resources such as materials () or gold (), and sending locomotives, wagons or train sets. While most contracts have only one task to complete, some contracts require players to complete two or even three tasks. Other contracts allow players to choose between two available tasks; completing either task will fulfill the contract.
In return for the player's assistance, contractors give experience points (abbreviation: XP) () and a reward after each contract is fulfilled. Rewards include buildings, decorations, locomotives, wagons, gems (), and whistles ().
As of 3 Apr 2018, the game has 20 permanent contractors, who offer a total of more than 1,200 contracts, and 1 infinite contractor. Each contractor has a minimum required level players must achieve before working on her/his contracts. This represents the fact that different business people look for business partners with different amounts of experience; the "Easy" contractors ask for little or no experience, while the "Hard" contractors want players to prove themselves before doing business with them. See column "Level" in the table below (for players who started after the 24 Jan 2013 Game Update).
When a player completes a permanent contractor's final contract, the contractor delivers a special reward instead of one of the usual rewards. In addition, the contractor grants the player full use of her/his station, adding the station's passenger limit and passenger income to that of the player's Main Station.
Permanent Contractors[]
Name | Difficulty | Trains | Contracts | Level | Final Reward | Theme | Shop |
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Mrs. Wilma |
15 | 7 | 50 | Black Hills |
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Johann |
35 | 20 | 150 | Bavaria |
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Bobby |
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40 | 25 | 1 Bobby's Desert Theme |
Bobby's Desert |
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Mahatma |
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60 | 28 | 1 International Slot |
Orient |
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George |
40 | 30 | 2 Depot Slots |
Harbour |
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Otto |
40 | 35 | +100 Storage |
Meadow |
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Sam |
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60 | 45 | -10% discount on Buildings |
Metropolis |
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Jules |
20 | 50 | 1 Steamtopia Theme |
Various [1] |
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Alan |
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90 | 55 | -10% discount on Mystery Depots |
Land Down Under |
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Wolfgang |
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90 | 65 | +100% when dispatching any train |
Berlin |
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Mizuki |
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60 | 75 | 2 Train Slots |
Nippon |
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Lucy |
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90 | 85 | 1 Rain Enhancement |
London |
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Richard |
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Infinite | 120 | N/A | Old New York with Starfall Night |
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Giovanni |
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100 | 150 | 3 Train Slots |
Venice |
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Antoni |
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45 | 165 | 1 El Capricho , , 15 +100% base passenger limit |
Barcelona |
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Ethan |
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60 | 200 | 1 Red Planet Theme |
Ethan's Desert |
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Christopher |
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60 | 200 | Chris Reward Set [2] Random / |
Various [3] |
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Ethan II |
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60 | 230 | Mars Destination Special for Cargo & Non-Cargo |
Various [4] |
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Cornelius |
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60 | 250 | -25% discount on Flags |
Old New York |
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Ling |
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100 | 300 | Ling Reward Set [2] Random / |
Neo Hong Kong |
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Samuel |
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100 | 400 | Horizon Destination Special for Cargo |
Land Down Under |
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Pierre |
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100 | 500 | 1 Perfume store , , 10 +5 Flag capacity |
Various [5] |
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Svetlana |
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50 | 600 | 1 Power Generator , , 17 +20% IT pass. and mail capacity (Electric) |
Various [6] |
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Julia |
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70 | 700 | 4 Train Slots |
Rio |
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Scaled Contractors[]
Occasionally, a Scaled Contractor will appear in the game for a limited time for certain level groups, giving players more opportunities to earn rewards worthy of their level. They usually appear during certain events or seasons, and their contracts are released daily. Although most contractors only accept Steam, Diesel, and Electric trains, some also accept Maglev and Hyperloop trains.
Your level, at the time a scaled contractor is released, determines your level group in which you will stay, even if your level raised over the group's limit before you accept the first contract or during the run-time of the contractor.
Once finished, players will not be able to "replay" the contractor, even if they leveled up to the next level group during it's release.
When TS repeats a scaled contractor, following rules for "re-playing" exists:
If you
- are still in the same level group and didn't complete the contracts in the previous release, you will still continue at the point when the previous one stopped.
- are still in the same level group and did complete the contracts in the previous release, you aren't allowed to "re-play" the contracts again.
- leveled up into the next level group, you will start with contract #1 of the higher group, regardless if you have or haven't finished the previous released contracts.
At 29 Jun 2020 TS changed the rules Only for the repeat of Dorothy, Snow Queen and "re-opened" the level groups, that means, if you
- are still in the same level group and didn't complete the contracts in the previous release, you will still continue at the point when the previous one stopped.
- are still in the same level group and did complete the contracts in the previous release, you are allowed to repeat all her contracts again and also get the rewards twice.
- leveled up into the next level group, you will start with contract #1 of the higher group, regardless if you have or haven't finished her previous released contracts.
Scaled contractors never grant the use of their stations because of the limited time they are available.
Name | Event | Trains | Contracts | Level | Final Reward | Theme | Shop |
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Yaris |
Hyperloop Hype | |
Infinite | 300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+ |
N/A | San Francisco |
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Christmas Yaris |
Christmas | |
Infinite | 300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+ |
N/A | Santa's Polar with Snowfall |
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Mr. Close |
Christmas | |
21 | 200+ 500+ 1000+ |
125 | Christmas Village with Night and Snowfall |
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B-day Bill |
TS Anniversary | |
21 | 120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+ |
100 | Bratislava |
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Ruth |
Oktoberfest | |
21 | 120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+ |
50 | Berlin |
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Cyber Alex |
Maglev Madness | |
21 | 120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+ |
75 | Terraformed Mars |
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Andy |
Train Tales Festival | |
21 | 120+ 300+ 700+ |
40 50 50 |
San Francisco |
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Lara |
Unique Events | |
4 | 25+ 120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+ |
Pixel Vizsla | Nordic Summer |
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Franz |
Steam Frenzy | |
21 | 120+ 300+ 700+ |
50 | Bavaria |
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Spring Wilma |
Spring | |
21 | 170+ 300+ 500+ 700+ |
75 | Summer Mountains |
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Dr. Yaris |
Spring | |
Infinite | 300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+ |
N/A | Summer Mountains |
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Edison |
Electric Extravaganza | |
21 | 120+ 300+ 700+ |
50 | Old New York |
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Cringe |
Christmas | |
30 | 200+ 500+ 700+ 1000+ 1200+ 1500+ |
50 | Christmas Village with Snowfall and Night |
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Birthday Bill |
TS Anniversary | |
9 | 120+ 300+ 500+ 700+ |
The Nine Mk I The Nine Mk II The Nine Mk III The Nine Mk IV |
Bratislava |
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Halloween Yaris |
Halloween | |
Infinite | 300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+ |
N/A | Transylvania |
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Dorothy |
Steam Frenzy | |
21 | 120+ 500+ 700+ |
50 60 70 |
Old New York |
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Tamar |
Hyperloop Hype | |
21 | 200+ 400+ 500+ 700+ 800+ 1200+ |
50 | Eriport |
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Daniel |
Diesel Domination | |
21 | 120+ 300+ 700+ |
Valve BR I Valve BR II Valve BR III |
Harbour |
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Yaris |
Easter | |
Infinite | 300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+ |
N/A | Summer Mountains |
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Tesla |
Electric Extravaganza | |
21 | 120+ 300+ 700+ |
50 50 60 |
Various [1] |
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Svarta |
Winter | |
21 | 120+ 300+ 700+ |
30 40 50 |
Various [2] |
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Christmas Yaris |
Christmas | |
Infinite | 300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ |
N/A | Santa's Polar with Snowfall |
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Santa |
Christmas | |
21 | 45+ 120+ 300+ 700+ |
Red Heart | Polar with Starfall Night |
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Snow Queen |
Winter | |
21 | 45+ 120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+ |
Blue Heart | Winter Lake with Christmas Night |
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Albert |
Halloween | |
21 | 300+ 500+ 700+ |
Neonythe Tower Vertigon Tower Devil House |
Transylvania |
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Carl |
Diesel Domination | |
21 | 30+ 120+ 300+ 500+ 700+ 800+ 1200+ |
20 40 40 45 50 65 80 |
Black Hills |
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Zack |
Maglev Madness | |
21 | 30+ 120+ 300+ 500+ 700+ 800+ |
20 30 30 50 50 50 |
Various [3] |
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Jiu |
Winter Games | |
21 | 120+ 300+ 500+ 700+ |
Incheon Incheon I Incheon II Incheon III |
Winter Mountains with Snowfall and Starfall Night |
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Valentina |
Unique Events | |
14 | 42+ 120+ 300+ 700+ |
30 | Land Down Under |
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Ralphie & Rudy |
Christmas | |
24 (2016) 30 (2020) |
120+ 345+ 700+ 1200+ |
100 50 100 100 |
Santa's Polar [4] |
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Mrs. Claus |
Christmas | |
24 | 145+ 300+ 500+ 800+ |
75 | Santa's Polar with Snowfall |
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Valerie |
Music Summer |
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12 | 30+ 135+ 250+ 400+ 800+ |
30 50 50 40 50 |
San Francisco |
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Esther |
Spring | |
21 | 100+ 300+ 500+ 700+ |
Town Courthouse Lotte World Tower Grasp Convention Center |
Summer Mountains |
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Anastasia |
Halloween | |
20 | 58+ 120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+ |
Undead Carbon 75 75 75 75 |
Transylvania |
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Fritz |
Oktoberfest | |
14 | 22+ 120+ 300+ 700+ |
50 35 35 40 |
Various [5] |
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Dave |
Music | |
21 | 100+ 300+ 500+ 700+ |
50 60 70 80 |
San Francisco |
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Valentina |
Unique Events Valentine's Day |
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17 | 45+ 120+ 300+ 700+ 900+ 1200+ |
50 50 50 50 60 75 |
Polar with Night |
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Dracula |
Halloween | |
13 30 30 30 |
15+ 120+ 300+ 700+ |
Gargoyle Bill Carrier 50 55 60 |
Transylvania [6] |
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Seasonal Contractors[]
Occasionally, a Seasonal contractor will appear in the game for a limited time, giving players more opportunities to earn rewards. They usually appear during certain events or seasons, their contracts are released daily, and start right after the Game Update.
Seasonal contractors never grant the use of their stations because of the limited time they are available.
Competitive Contractors[]
Occasionally, a Competitive Contractor will appear in the game for a limited time, giving players more opportunities to earn rewards. They usually appear during certain events or seasons. When they start, their contracts are announced at the TrainStation Info page and all contracts are released at once. They usually appear at 18:00 (GMT), and leave the game at 12:00 (GMT).
Competitive contractors never grant the use of their stations because of the limited time they are available.
Name | Event | Trains | Contracts | Level | Final Reward | Theme | Shop |
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Adventurer Lara |
Unique Events | |
7 | 400 | 160 | Meadow |
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Inventor Tesla |
Electric Extravaganza | |
7 | 500 | 180 | Old New York |
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Engineer Alex |
Space | |
7 | 400 | 160 | Terraformed Mars |
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Manager Carl |
Diesel Domination | |
7 | 400 | 150 | Black Hills |
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CEO Ling |
Hyperloop Hype | |
12 | 200 | 75 | Eriport |
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Champion Jiu |
Winter Games | |
8 | 450 | 1 PWG Gold Medal |
Snowy Metropolis with Night |
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Daniel |
Diesel Domination | |
7 | 450 | 150 | Harbour |
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Alex |
Maglev Madness | |
7 | 500 | 150 | Western |
Trip times and costs[]
The trip time for an international train on Standard Route is 4 hours.
With the 15 Jun 2020 Game Update Lower level contract partners have now a more decreased travel time:
- 5 minutes to Wilma from previous 30 min
- 15 minutes to Johann from previous 1h
- 1 hours to Bobby from previous 2h
The "Cancel Train" option is available only for the first 3 minutes of the trip. After 3 minutes, this option no longer appears in the Trains screen, and the player receives credit for all appropriate achievements.
An international train will arrive at a contractor's station five minutes after being dispatched.
On occasion, Pixel Federation will offer shorter international routes for a limited time. During these limited periods the Standard Route will be reduced to 3 hours. This reduction will not be applied to a Competitive contractor.
An international train will wait in a contractor's station for one hour. If the player manually collects the train's load, the contractor will receive 110% of what the train carries. After one hour, the train will give the contractor 100% of the train's load, and depart the contractor's station.
With the 17 Oct 2016 Game Update, the previous Fast Route was replaced with International Train Speed-Up - you no longer have to wait until your ITs gets back, you can recall them immediately any time you need!
Speed-up prices - paid with - decrease with remaining journey time!
Historical: Before the above mentioned Update you had to choose every time you send out an international train between
See also[]
- Contractor Station Street Sizes
- Maximum Passengers Per Hour
- Contractor Extra Resources Required
- Contractor History
- Past Seasonal Contractor
- Contractors Overview Page
- Contractor Buildings
- Contractor Special Buildings
- Contractor Decorations
- Contractor Decorations For XP Boosting
- Contractor Shops
- Contractor Stories
All items (278)
- Mrs. Wilma
- Johann
- Bobby
- Mahatma
- George
- Otto
- Sam
- Jules
- Alan
- Wolfgang
- Mizuki
- Lucy
- Richard
- Giovanni
- Antoni
- Ethan
- Christopher
- Ethan II
- Cornelius
- Ling
- Samuel
- Pierre
- Svetlana
- Julia
- Santa (2011)
- Santa (2012)
- Peter (2013)
- Fritz (2013)
- Dracula (2013)
- Santa (2013)
- Valentina (2014)
- Peter Sagan (2014)
- Mrs. Claus (2014)
- Valentina (2015)
- Charlie (2015)
- Dave (2015)
- Fritz (2015)
- Anastasia (2015)
- Santa (2015)
- Bertha (2015)
- Valentina (2016)
- Esther (2016)
- ESET Android (2016)
- Valerie (2016)
- Zombill (2016)
- Mrs. Claus (2016)
- Ralphie & Rudy (2016)
- Santa (2016)
- Valentina (2017)
- Spring Wilma (2017)
- Alex (2017)
- Daniel (2017)
- Arpad (2017)
- Ebenezer (2017)
- Jiu (2018)
- Champion Jiu (2018)
- CEO Ling (2018)
- Robin (2018)
- François (2018)
- Yaris (2018)
- Manager Carl (2019)
- Engineer Alex (2019)
- Inventor Tesla (2020)
- Adventurer Lara (2020)
- Tesla (2021)
- Esther (2021)
- Daniel (2021)
- Roy (2021)
- Dorothy (2021)
- Jiu (2021)
- Summer Games Valentina (2021)
- Zack (2021)
- Fritz (2021)
- Albert (2021)
- B-day Bill (2021)
- Ebenezer (2021)
- Jiu (2022)
- Edison (2022)
- Spring Wilma (2022)
- Carl (2022)
- Tamar (2022)
- Franz (2022)
- Andy (2022)
- Cyber Alex (2022)
- Valentina (2022)
- Ruth (2022)
- Anastasia (2022)
- B-day Bill (2022)
- Santa (2022)
- Ralphie & Rudy (2022)
- Svarta (2023)
- Valentina (2023)
- Tesla (2023)
- Esther (2023)
- Daniel (2023)
- Roy (2023)
- Dorothy (2023)
- Dave (2023)
- Zack (2023)
- Arpad (2023)
- Mrs. Claus (2023)
- Mr. Close (2023)
- Snow Queen (2024)
- Valentina (2024)
- Edison (2024)
- Carl (2018) Levels 120+
- Carl (2018) Levels 300+
- Carl (2018) Levels 700+
- Carl (2020) Levels 500+
- Carl (2020) Levels 800+
- Carl (2020) Levels 1200+
- Christmas Yaris (2018) Levels 500+
- Christmas Yaris (2018) Levels 700+
- Christmas Yaris (2018) Levels 1200+
- Christmas Yaris (2019) Levels 2000+
- Christmas Yaris (2020) Levels 500+
- Christmas Yaris (2020) Levels 700+
- Christmas Yaris (2020) Levels 1200+
- Christmas Yaris (2020) Levels 2000+
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- Cringe (2019) Levels 700+
- Cringe (2019) Levels 1000+
- Cringe (2021) Levels 500+
- Cringe (2021) Levels 1200+
- Cringe (2021) Levels 1500+
- Cyber Alex (2020) Levels 300+
- Cyber Alex (2020) Levels 700+
- Cyber Alex (2020) Levels 1200+
- Daniel (2019) Levels 300+
- Daniel (2019) Levels 700+
- Dave (2019) Levels 300+
- Dave (2019) Levels 500+
- Dave (2019) Levels 700+
- Dorothy (2019) Levels 300+
- Dorothy (2019) Levels 700+
- Dr. Yaris (2020) Levels 500+
- Dr. Yaris (2020) Levels 700+
- Dr. Yaris (2020) Levels 1200+
- Dr. Yaris (2020) Levels 2000+
- Dracula (2019) Levels 120+
- Dracula (2019) Levels 300+
- Dracula (2019) Levels 700+