- #1 A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 205 reviews2021
Dev: ARTDINKPub: KOMODO
Windows
In the world of A-Train, people gather around stations, gradually developing the surrounding town. What kind of railroad will you create? How will you develop the town? All these choices and more are yours to make.
Why similar: City Builder 15.9%, Trains 14.5% ★, Transportation 14.3% ★, Economy 9.7%, Building 9%
- #2 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
96% matchMixed63% of 1,693 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
For the first time in railroad simulation, play as both the driver and company director! Take the controls of your locomotives and grow your railway empire by negotiating deals and developing your network.
Why similar: Trains 24.9% ★, Transportation 23.7% ★, Driving 13%, Management 8.9%, Economy 8.6%
- #3 Train Fever
96% matchMixed64% of 3,527 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.
Why similar: Trains 37.1% ★, Economy 11.7%, City Builder 10.4%, Transportation 10.3% ★, Management 9%
- #4 A-Train PC Classic
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 151 reviews2016
Dev: ARTDINKPub: STUDIOARTDINK
Windows
As president of a train company, lead city growth to make your transport business prosper. The retro style, square grid map, and complete tutorials are easy on the newcomer, but veterans will find a challenge with advanced resource management, research, and the passage of time.
Why similar: Trains 17.3% ★, City Builder 17.1%, Transportation 16.4% ★, Economy 10.1%, Building 9.7%
- #5 Transport Fever
94% matchVery Positive83% of 10,841 reviews2016
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. Players start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, the player constructs stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. Build up your own Empire!
Why similar: Trains 18.2% ★, Transportation 15.8% ★, City Builder 12.8%, Driving 11.6%, Economy 8.8%
- #6 Cities in Motion
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,089 reviews2011
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Why similar: Trains 21.8% ★, Transportation 20.4% ★, City Builder 16.4%, Management 13.1%, Economy 9.6%
- #7 Train World
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Turn Point Games
Windows
Become a railroad pioneer in Train World - a railway simulator that spans centuries as you design, manage, and operate your own train network. Start at the dawn of railroad technology and evolve into a complex, modern railway company.
Why similar: Trains 25.9% ★, Transportation 18.7% ★, Economy 9.5%, Sandbox 9.5%, City Builder 7.3%
- #8 Transport INC
92% matchMixed70% of 1,084 reviews2020
Dev: DIGIFOXPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Become the manager of the largest transport corporation ever! Create new planes, bus, trains and truck connections. Optimize them to ever-changing demands and adapt to unexpected events. Beat the competition. Connect cities all around the real world map!
Why similar: Trains 22.5% ★, Transportation 22.2% ★, Sandbox 11.7%, Economy 11.7%, Building 8.9%
- #9 Sweet Transit
91% matchMixed68% of 1,268 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Sweet Transit is a unique city builder where the railway is king. Build and automate the dream supply chain for your citizens, giving them all they need to expand quaint villages into bustling cities. Progress from steam power to diesel and beyond in this advanced train-driven experience.
Why similar: Trains 22.5% ★, Transportation 19.2% ★, City Builder 15%, Economy 10%, Building 8.3%
- #10 Simutrans
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 675 reviews2016
Dev: The Simutrans Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions.
Why similar: Trains 35.5% ★, Economy 9.7%, Management 9.5%, City Builder 9.4%, Transportation 9.2% ★
- #11 Railroad Corporation 2
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 417 reviews2026
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
The 20th century heralds the new age of electrification for the railroad, and a new opportunity to make your fortune. Build your corporation carefully, as you deploy modern electric and diesel locomotives, lay new tracks, transport goods and passengers, and stay ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Trains 26.3% ★, Transportation 17.4% ★, City Builder 11.9%, Economy 10.9%, Building 10%
- #12 Train Station Simulator
90% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Train Station Simulator is a station builder and manager game. Create and maintain your dream station! Ride the rails and operate your ultimate grand central empire!
Why similar: Trains 43.8% ★, Management 14.2%, City Builder 7.7%, Economy 7.2%, Building 6.5%
- #13 Train Yard Builder
89% matchMixed69% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: GameFormatic S.A.Pub: Frozen Way
Windows
Enter the world of Train Yard Builder and customize your railway to your heart's content. Work with different models of trains and wagons, control them the way you want, and use modeler tools to unleash your creativity.
Why similar: Trains 26.7% ★, City Builder 17.2%, Economy 10.8%, Building 10.6%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #14 Railway Empire 2
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,651 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
Why similar: Trains 23.1% ★, Transportation 20.2% ★, City Builder 12.7%, Economy 10.1%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #15 Tracks - The Train Set Game
87% matchVery Positive94% of 1,549 reviews2019
Dev: Whoop GroupPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Jump into the ultimate toy sandbox and build the train set of your dreams! Create colourful railway systems, decorate beautiful towns, transport commuting passengers, and even ride your train in first-person.
Why similar: Trains 35.7% ★, Building 15.7%, Sandbox 15.2%, City Builder 14.6%, Open World 5.5%
- #16 NIMBY Rails
86% matchVery Positive90% of 2,300 reviews2021
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Solve global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager.
Why similar: Transportation 24.4% ★, Trains 15.9% ★, City Builder 13%, Economy 11.9%, Building 9.3%
- #17 Rail Route
85% matchVery Positive88% of 2,604 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 113.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life cities worldwide. Dispatch the trains to make the traffic flow and the network grow!
Why similar: Trains 23.5% ★, Transportation 18.9% ★, City Builder 15%, Economy 10.4%, Building 9%
- #18 Subway Builder
84% matchMixed57% of 360 reviews2026
Dev: Colin MillerPub: Borough Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Subway Builder is a hyperrealistic transit simulation game. Build a new subway system from the ground up while dealing with real-world constraints and costs. Craft the subway system your city deserves.
Why similar: City Builder 24.2%, Building 12.1%, Trains 10.1% ★, Management 9.6%, Transportation 7.8% ★
- #19 Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
86% matchVery Positive87% of 677 reviews2015
Dev: Chris SawyerPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!
Why similar: Trains 42.2% ★, Transportation 20.7% ★, Management 12.7%, Economy 10.5%, Strategy 8%
- #20 Transport Fever 2
84% matchVery Positive90% of 32,451 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Trains 22.1% ★, Transportation 21.8% ★, City Builder 14.8%, Economy 9.2%, Management 8.2%
- #21 Railroads Online
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,018 reviews2024
Dev: Stefan KelnbergerPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 64.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!
Why similar: Trains 27.6% ★, Automobile Sim 15.6%, Driving 14.5%, Economy 10.2%, Building 9.8%
- #22 Railway Empire
83% matchVery Positive83% of 9,710 reviews2018
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Trains 29.6% ★, Transportation 13.3% ★, Economy 12.3%, Management 10.2%, City Builder 9.3%
- #23 Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: Andrii BychkovskyiPub: Curve Games
Windows
Effortlessly build and automate intricate railroads and deliver goods to meet the demands of a dynamic world! Make clever use of signals and signposts to avoid traffic jams, and watch your villages blossom into bustling towns in this cozy take on the train tycoon genre.
Why similar: Trains 25.1% ★, Transportation 20.9% ★, Economy 10.2%, Building 9.3%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #24 Derail Valley
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,700 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Trains 31.1% ★, Transportation 22.2% ★, Driving 14.9%, Economy 8.6%, Sandbox 6.7%
- #25 Train Valley World
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 297 reviews2024
Dev: FlazmPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Train Valley World is an engrossing transport tycoon inspired by the genre classics. Build and manage efficient railroads across the globe, create sophisticated logistics chains, design your own levels, and become a business mogul – solo or in multiplayer!
Why similar: Transportation 25.2% ★, Trains 24.4% ★, City Builder 14.1%, Economy 9.5%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #26 Railroad Tycoon 3
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,263 reviews2007
Dev: PopTopPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Railroad Tycoon 3 features 25 scenarios challenging players to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history from around the world. Players can lay track (including tunnels and overpasses), pick from over 40 locomotives from early steams to modern bullets, choose to haul over 35 types of cargo in a dynamic economy, and participate in...
Why similar: Trains 46.8% ★, Management 24.4%, Economy 10.1%, Strategy 6.6%, Building 4.7%
- #27 Station Manager
79% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build your own spectacular, multi-story station for your favorite trains!
Why similar: Trains 34.1% ★, Automobile Sim 19.3%, City Builder 18.8%, Economy 7.3%, Building 7%
- #28 Voxel Tycoon
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,786 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voxel Tycoon is a management sim set in an infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods in your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!
Why similar: Trains 23.9% ★, Transportation 22.7% ★, Economy 10.8%, Management 8.3%, City Builder 8.1%
- #29 Iron Village
77% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar Chippy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
With the help of your railway, build houses, farms, warehouses, and more to create your village. Trade what your people make for other resources and gold to grow your village into a prospering town, and grow the railway into a powerhouse.
Why similar: Trains 24.3% ★, Transportation 19.1% ★, City Builder 17.1%, Building 10.1%, Economy 10%
- #30 RAILGRADE
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,255 reviews2023
Dev: Minakata Dynamics
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
Why similar: Trains 27.9% ★, City Builder 16.2%, Economy 10.2%, Transportation 9.7% ★, Building 8.9%
- #31 My Train Arrives
78% matchVery Positive87% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: Kochkin Dmitry
Windows
My Train Arrives is a railway construction simulation game. Build railroads, open new routes for trains. Enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of the game.
Why similar: Trains 26.1% ★, Transportation 22.7% ★, City Builder 14%, Building 8.6%, Economy 8.3%
- #32 InfraSpace
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,954 reviews2023
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.
Why similar: Transportation 22% ★, City Builder 17.9%, Trains 16.6% ★, Economy 10.8%, Building 9.3%
- #33 City Transport Simulator 2026 - Bus & Tram
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 504 reviews2026
Dev: ViewAppPub: ViewApp - CTS
Windows
City Transport Simulator 2026 combines a detailed bus simulator and tram simulator in one game. Drive realistic buses and trams, create routes and timetables, manage your fleet, and build your own public transport network in a dynamic European-inspired city.
Why similar: Trains 20.8% ★, Transportation 18.9% ★, Automobile Sim 14.4%, Driving 14.4%, City Builder 10.4%
- #34 Transport Tycoon Deluxe
75% matchMixed54% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Chris SawyerPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transport Tycoon Deluxe challenges you to become the ultimate Transport Tycoon by creating a transit empire. Build a network of trains, trucks, ships, planes, and more to grow your business, make money, and fend off rivals in this 1995 building sim from Chris Sawyer.
Why similar: Trains 40.1% ★, City Builder 21.9%, Building 11.5%, Economy 11.1%, Management 7.1%
- #35 Cargo Company
77% matchMixed58% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Cargo Company is a transport simulation tycoon game where you make money by transporting passengers, wood, steel, goods, cars, tanks and more - using trains, trucks, busses, and even rockets between planets.
Why similar: Trains 24.5% ★, Transportation 20.3% ★, City Builder 12.9%, Economy 11.5%, Management 8.1%
- #36 Loco Shortline Operations
75% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: TSRS
Windows
Openworld Railbuilder Simulator with Realistic Physics based Locomotives,Trucks,Cranes,Boats,Economy
Why similar: Trains 27.7% ★, Building 13.2%, Sandbox 13.1%, Economy 12.2%, Driving 9.8%
- #37 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,238 reviews2022
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 159.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Drive, Explore, Operate and Create the railroad of your dreams - and now you can collaborate in real time with Multiplayer Surveyor! TRS22 showcases a range of high quality routes, sessions and trains to drive, plus all the scenery you need to make your own masterpiece.
Why similar: Trains 30% ★, Transportation 19.8% ★, Driving 15.8%, Sandbox 10.1%, Building 8.5%
- #38 Train Valley Origins
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: FlazmPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
The cutest management game about trains. 🚂 Choo-choo! Manage increasingly complex railroad. The rich history of railway transport awaits! From steam engines to futuristic marvels. Explore different eras and countries and witness the evolution of train technology. 🛤️🚂🚄❤️
Why similar: Trains 28.6% ★, Transportation 21.7% ★, Driving 15.5%, Building 11.1%, Management 8.8%
- #39 Steel Artery: Train City Builder
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 317 reviews2026
Dev: SoulAge23Pub: Crytivo
Windows
Hardcore city-building sim in a fantasy steampunk world. Manage multi-racial colonies with hundreds of autonomous citizens, balance their needs, grow the economy, build logistics, and travel a vast world carrying out the Emperor’s orders.
Why similar: Trains 26.8% ★, City Builder 20.5%, Economy 13.4%, Building 11.4%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #40 Mashinky
73% matchVery Positive85% of 2,814 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map. It’s a unique blend of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode and board game-like rules.
Why similar: Trains 28.3% ★, Transportation 22.4% ★, Economy 12.5%, Sandbox 10.1%, Management 9%
- #41 Station to Station
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,951 reviews2023
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
‘Station to Station’ is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!
Why similar: Trains 30% ★, Transportation 21.2% ★, City Builder 13.2%, Management 8.3%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #42 Cities: Skylines II
71% matchMixed56% of 91,808 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.6 hrsMean: 76.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: City Builder 29.4%, Building 12.9%, Transportation 11.9% ★, Economy 11.5%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #43 Train Valley
72% matchVery Positive90% of 3,454 reviews2015
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build railways, manage traffic and stay accident-free. Play in Europe, America, Japan and USSR in 1830-2020. Complete the story mode from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the first manned spaceflight, and then explore the random mode. Management. Construction. Trains. Welcome to Train Valley!
Why similar: Trains 30.2% ★, Transportation 24.7% ★, Building 10.7%, Management 8.7%, Resource Management 6.5%
- #44 Train Sim World® 5
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,238 reviews2024
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The Rails are Yours in Train Sim World 5! Take on new challenges and new roles as you master the tracks and trains of iconic cities across 3 new routes. Immerse yourself in the ultimate rail hobby and embark on your next journey.
Why similar: Trains 28.9% ★, Transportation 23% ★, Automobile Sim 17%, Driving 16.6%, Open World 4.2%
- #45 City Bus Manager
70% matchVery Positive91% of 2,842 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 28.2%, Economy 23.3%, Management 16.5%, Sandbox 11.5%, Transportation 6.3% ★
- #46 Tiny Rails
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 724 reviews2018
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Tiny Rails is a relaxing train management adventure. Travel across an immersive and meticulously crafted pixel world. Collect hundreds of beautiful cars, each with their own set of stats, to create your own unique multi-car masterpiece!
Why similar: Trains 33.7% ★, Transportation 24.8% ★, Automobile Sim 10.1%, Economy 8.3%, Management 5.8%
- #47 RUNNING TRAIN | 走ル列車!
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,547 reviews2026
Dev: Novatetsu Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
New realistic 3DCG Train Game is here! Step into the crew's cabin and immerse yourself as train operator. Navigate 40km+ across Japanese Rural Railway with breathtakingly detailed scenery through the seaside and heart of countryside.
Why similar: Trains 35.4% ★, Transportation 19.2% ★, Driving 19.2%, Automobile Sim 13.1%, Realistic 3.2%
- #48 Worldwide Rush
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 568 reviews2025
Dev: Memel Games
Windows
Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control.
Why similar: Transportation 35% ★, Economy 18.2%, Sandbox 13.3%, Management 11%, Resource Management 4.8%
- #49 Constracktion
69% matchMixed69% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Lapioware
Windows
Drive a track laying train up and down steep hills and canyons to connect industries. Navigate your network carefully as AI-trains begin to use it. Help industries level up by optimizing tracks, signals and speed limits for efficient flow of traffic.
Why similar: Trains 32.4% ★, Transportation 24.4% ★, Driving 12.6%, Building 11.9%, Management 9.3%
- #50 铁道物语:陆王(Railway Saga:Land King)
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 474 reviews2019
Dev: 風林火山工作室Pub: Jolifess Inc.
Windows
Become a respected conductor, assemble and match your train lineup at will. In addition to transporting passengers from all walks of life, you can also set up your own factories at various city stations. Mining, planting and breeding all kinds of resources, using the craftsmen's crafts to produce a variety of famous things.
Why similar: Trains 29% ★, Transportation 19.6% ★, City Builder 17.2%, Driving 14.2%, Building 8.5%
- #51 A Bumpy Ride
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 567 reviews2026
Dev: Cosmoporium Games
Windows
Take a jaunt into the world of A Bumpy Ride, a cozy train-driving and exploration game! Inspired by railroading of the 19th century with a whimsical spin, you'll adventure around the open frontier in your trusty little train, picking up passengers and freight.
Why similar: Trains 36.6% ★, Driving 21.7%, Economy 13.4%, Management 8.6%, Relaxing 4.9%
- #52 Train Sim World® 4
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,012 reviews2023
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 52.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Feel the power of simulation in your hands. Experience immense velocity and express unrivalled creativity with Train Sim World 4! Expand your rail hobby and discover the raw emotion of driving a diverse array of iconic routes and trains. From training center to mountain pass, this is your journey.
Why similar: Trains 37% ★, Transportation 20.3% ★, Automobile Sim 14.4%, Driving 12.9%, Open World 3.4%
- #53 Cities XL Platinum
70% matchMixed58% of 1,635 reviews2013
Dev: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Build cities, shape a world.Cities XL Platinum lets you design, build and link up cities of all shapes and sizes around the Cities XL planet!Build more impressive cities than ever before! Cities XL Platinum offers a huge variety of over 1,000 buildings and constructions (including 50 brand new structures), that you can freely place on...
Why similar: City Builder 53.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Management 10.6%, Simulation 7.1%, Economy 5.7%
- #54 Railroader
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,545 reviews2023
Dev: Giraffe Lab LLC
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 78.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!
Why similar: Trains 28.4% ★, Transportation 23.7% ★, Automobile Sim 16.7%, Economy 9.6%, Sandbox 6%
- #55 Diesel Railcar Simulator
68% matchVery Positive94% of 349 reviews2018
Dev: Lapioware
Windows
Drive vintage diesel trains, shifting gears manually and trying to reach a perfect score. Create new routes, trains and timetables. Share your creations and download new content from the Workshop.
Why similar: Trains 28.2% ★, Transportation 21.9% ★, Driving 17.2%, Sandbox 10%, Building 8.4%
- #56 Infinite Rails
66% matchVery Positive89% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Benjamin Voráč
Windows · Mac
A railway-building adventure in an endless, procedurally generated world. Lay tracks, transport passengers and goods, mine resources, and buy unique locomotives. Play solo or with friends and create your ultimate railway network!
Why similar: Trains 40.9% ★, Driving 21.2%, Sandbox 13.7%, Building 11%, Open World 5.7%
- #57 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,744 reviews2019
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 47.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Much more than just a train driving simulator. Build, drive and operate the railroad of your dreams with Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019.
Why similar: Trains 45.4% ★, Driving 22.3%, Building 10.5%, Sandbox 9%, Simulation 6.4%
- #58 Industry Giant
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 76 reviews2018
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
In Industrial Giant you have to find a route to profit to prove your management skills in this resource management business simulation. Experience the soaring heights and the shattering depths of being an industrial giant!
Why similar: Trains 23.9% ★, City Builder 18.5%, Economy 15.1%, Sandbox 9.9%, Management 9.7%
- #59 Parking World: Build & Manage
66% matchMixed67% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: Binary ImpactPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Build, manage, and expand your own lucrative parking enterprise in this management sim. Parking World puts the power to build your perfect parking garage at your fingertips while solving everybody else's parking problems in unique narrative scenarios or without any objectives in freeplay mode.
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