on rails

Meaning

(video games) Rail-based.

(video games, of a character or object) Constrained to travel along a preset fixed path.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on,‎ rails.

Examples

The best strategies run on rails. Live or die, you make your goal. Lois McMaster Bujold

I know loads of coppers – coppers are easy to write for; they tend to run on rails. Terry Pratchett

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