- #1 Transport Fever 2
97% matchVery Positive90% of 31,979 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: Transportation 20.1% ★, Trains 18.4% ★, City Builder 15.1%, Management 8.9%, Economy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for modern transport logistics, offering deep simulation and network management.
- #2 Sweet Transit
96% matchMixed68% of 1,256 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.4 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 17.1% ★, Transportation 16.4% ★, City Builder 14%, Economy 8.8%, Building 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based, train-focused city builder that shares the same focus on infrastructure-led growth.
- #3 Railway Empire 2
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,601 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 19.2% ★, Transportation 18.8% ★, City Builder 12.9%, Economy 9.8%, Management 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A polished train network builder that emphasizes economic management and historical expansion.
- #4 OpenTTD
95% matchVery Positive95% of 16,779 reviews2021
Dev: OpenTTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which players earn money by transporting passengers and cargo via road, rail, water, and air. It is an open-source remake and expansion of the 1995 Chris Sawyer video game Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
Why similar: Trains 17.4% ★, Transportation 16.7% ★, Economy 11.4%, Building 11.4%, City Builder 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This open-source classic remains the definitive experience for complex, grid-based transport network building.
- #5 Simutrans
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 664 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 28.2% ★, Management 9.8%, City Builder 9.1%, Economy 8.9%, Building 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex transport simulation that captures the retro aesthetic and mechanical depth of classic management games.
- #6 Rail Route
93% matchVery Positive89% of 2,523 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 117.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 20.3% ★, Transportation 18.3% ★, City Builder 15.9%, Economy 10.4%, Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the logic, dispatching, and signaling side of train management for those who enjoy the technical aspects of A-Train.
- #7 Mashinky
94% matchVery Positive85% of 2,799 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 36.9 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 23.1% ★, Transportation 20.5% ★, Economy 11.8%, Sandbox 9.6%, Management 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines detailed train management with a unique era-based progression system that mirrors the growth found in A-Train.
- #8 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
91% matchVery Positive91% of 26,420 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 71.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: City Builder 27.1%, Economy 15.7%, Building 14.2%, Management 12.2%, Sandbox 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An extremely deep economic and logistics simulation that rewards players for managing complex supply chains.
- #9 Railroad Tycoon 3
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,249 reviews2007
Dev: PopTopPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.9 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 34.2% ★, Management 23.1%, Real-Time with Pause 13.3% ★, Economy 8.5%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic economic train management game that balances business strategy with track construction.
- #10 Cities in Motion 2
91% matchMixed58% of 2,500 reviews2013
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
Why similar: Transportation 27.9% ★, City Builder 17.6%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Trains 8.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses specifically on urban transit networks, mirroring the city-transportation synergy of the seed game.
- #11 Voxel Tycoon
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,774 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.1 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: Transportation 21.8% ★, Trains 20.6% ★, Economy 10.7%, Management 9.2%, City Builder 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features logistics and resource management in a voxel-based world that allows for creative network expansion.
- #12 Train Fever
90% matchMixed64% of 3,525 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.8 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 32.2% ★, Economy 11.7%, City Builder 11%, Management 10.1%, Transportation 9.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: The precursor to the Transport Fever series, offering a more focused look at early transport logistics.
- #13 A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 204 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 16.7%, Transportation 13.8% ★, Trains 12.4% ★, Economy 9.7%, Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: The modern successor in the A-Train series that refines the core mechanics of the seed game.
- #14 Railway Empire
88% matchVery Positive83% of 9,677 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 24.5% ★, Transportation 12.3% ★, Economy 11.8%, Management 10.9%, City Builder 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the modern train management standard, offering a solid foundation in rail network expansion.
- #15 Rise of Industry
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,178 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
Why similar: City Builder 19.7%, Economy 14.8%, Management 12.6%, Transportation 9.9% ★, Trains 9.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on complex supply chain and economic management, perfect for players who enjoy the business side of A-Train.
- #16 Train Valley 2
86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,123 reviews2019
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build bigger and more complex railway networks than ever before! Building on the success of the original, you’ll get more of what you loved about the original and then some. With increasingly difficult and complex challenges from local industries, the Valley has never felt so vast! ALL ABOARD!
Why similar: Trains 41.9% ★, Building 20%, Management 16.9%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a puzzle-focused approach to train management that requires careful planning and efficiency.
- #17 Transport Fever
84% matchVery Positive83% of 10,827 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 18.3% ★, Transportation 17.7% ★, City Builder 15.7%, Economy 10.2%, Building 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original transport logistics simulator that established the series' focus on historical progression.
- #18 Sid Meier's Railroads!
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,441 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!
Why similar: Trains 44% ★, Economy 15.9%, Management 14.5%, Real-Time with Pause 8.5% ★, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible but deep train network builder that captures the charm of classic railroad management.
- #19 Cities: Skylines
82% matchVery Positive93% of 290,162 reviews2015
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 65.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
Why similar: City Builder 35.8%, Building 13.1%, Management 9.2%, Economy 8.7%, Sandbox 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern city-builder that allows for deep integration of public transport networks.
- #20 Railroad Corporation 2
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 385 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 21.2% ★, Transportation 15.7% ★, City Builder 11.7%, Economy 10.1%, Building 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the business side of rail expansion and the challenges of running a transport company.
- #21 Industry Giant 2
83% matchVery Positive86% of 1,014 reviews2015
Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!
Why similar: Economy 33.7%, Simulation 22.9%, Management 22.3%, Strategy 21.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economic and production side of logistics, emphasizing the flow of goods through a network.
- #22 Train Station Simulator
84% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 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 34.3% ★, Management 14.4%, Simulation 8.2%, City Builder 7.4%, Economy 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of individual transit hubs and the flow of passengers.
- #23 Station Manager
82% matchVery Positive83% of 208 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build your own spectacular, multi-story station for your favorite trains!
Why similar: Trains 33% ★, City Builder 22.2%, Building 8.3%, Economy 8.1%, Simulation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A more casual approach to station and transport management with a charming aesthetic.
- #24 Big Ambitions
79% matchVery Positive93% of 13,173 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Economy 31.4%, Management 30.2%, Sandbox 13.4%, Resource Management 10.5%, Simulation 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A business management game with a heavy focus on urban growth and property development.
- #25 Transport INC
81% matchMixed70% of 1,079 reviews2020
Dev: DIGIFOXPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 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: Transportation 19.4% ★, Trains 17.6% ★, Sandbox 10.7%, Economy 10.5%, Building 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A global logistics management game that challenges players to build a transport empire.
- #26 STATIONflow
80% matchVery Positive86% of 502 reviews2020
Dev: DMM GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.
Why similar: Trains 19.4% ★, City Builder 13.1%, Real-Time with Pause 10.3% ★, Transportation 10.3% ★, Building 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on passenger flow and station layout, emphasizing the logistical challenges of transit hubs.
- #27 Constructor Plus
79% matchVery Positive89% of 463 reviews2019
Dev: System 3
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Constructor Plus is the definitive building simulation for the modern day tycoon. Build your dream town full of crackpot undesirables, businesses, and quirky tenants whilst fending off your rivals in the eagerly awaited sequel to Constructor HD. With almost 3 times more content, building just got bigger!
Why similar: City Builder 44.5%, Simulation 18.6%, Building 18.1%, Strategy 16.8%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers urban management with a focus on property development and city growth mechanics.
- #28 Transport Tycoon Deluxe
77% matchMixed53% of 53 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 31.7% ★, City Builder 21.2%, Building 11.1%, Economy 10.2%, Management 7.2%
- #29 Tiny Rails
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 706 reviews2018
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.7 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 29.6% ★, Transportation 24.4% ★, Resource Management 10.7%, Economy 8.4%, Management 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A more casual, aesthetic-focused train management experience for those who prefer a relaxed pace.
- #30 Soko Loco Deluxe
78% matchVery Positive81% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Soko Loco Deluxe is a cute train tycoon! 🚂🧱🎁💎 Transport resources, develop towns and build a giant monument! Choo-choo!
Why similar: Trains 29.3% ★, Transportation 26.7% ★, City Builder 20.3%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie take on transport and logistics that uses a simple, charming visual style.
- #31 Iron Village
75% matchVery Positive89% of 65 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 20% ★, Transportation 17.6% ★, City Builder 17.2%, Building 10.1%, Economy 9.5%
- #32 Steel Artery: Train City Builder
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 274 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 20.7% ★, City Builder 19.2%, Economy 12%, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #33 Train World
75% 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 22.1% ★, Transportation 17.8% ★, Sandbox 9.5%, Economy 9.4%, City Builder 7.6%
- #34 My Train Arrives
76% matchVery Positive86% of 96 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 19% ★, Transportation 18.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 12.6% ★, City Builder 12.5%, Building 7.6%
- #35 Smart City Plan
76% matchMixed65% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Smart City Plan is a modern old-school style city builder game: Plan zones, roads, public transport like trains, trams, buses, subways and even the hypertube. Set taxes and policies and implement smart city technologies.
Why similar: City Builder 18.6%, Real-Time with Pause 18.2% ★, Building 10.2%, Economy 9.3%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #36 Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up
74% matchVery Positive81% of 1,753 reviews2020
Dev: SquarePlay Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Design and build the most efficient metro stations known to man! Excavate. Expand. Set staff priorities. And manage the commuter flow. Overcrowd is a 2.5D management/tycoon/simulator set below the bustling city of Lubdon Town.
Why similar: City Builder 16.8%, Trains 15.3% ★, Transportation 12.6% ★, Building 9.8%, Management 9.4%
- #37 A-Train 8
77% matchMixed48% of 63 reviews2013
Dev: ARTDINKPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 23%
As the owner of a brand new railway company, you must manage train schedules, develop new railways, construct buildings, and manipulate the stock market on your quest to earn one trillion dollars.Have you ever wondered what it's like to manage a railway company, or how trains can impact the fate of an entire city?
Why similar: Trains 17.3% ★, City Builder 17%, Transportation 16.4% ★, Economy 10.3%, Building 9.6%
- #38 Train Valley World
73% matchMixed70% of 292 reviews2024
Dev: FlazmPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 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 23.7% ★, Trains 20.5% ★, City Builder 14.5%, Economy 9.2%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #39 Town to City
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,670 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.
Why similar: City Builder 31.5%, Building 13.8%, Economy 12.6%, Management 9.7%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #40 Cities in Motion
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,087 reviews2011
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Why similar: Transportation 18.4% ★, Trains 17.5% ★, City Builder 16.2%, Management 13.8%, Simulation 11.5%
- #41 Train Valley
72% matchVery Positive90% of 3,436 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 21.3% ★, Transportation 19.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.8% ★, Resource Management 10.7%, Building 9.2%
- #42 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
72% matchMixed63% of 1,676 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: Transportation 26.8% ★, Trains 25.2% ★, Management 11.6%, Economy 10%, Realistic 10%
- #43 RAILGRADE
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,228 reviews2023
Dev: Minakata Dynamics
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.3 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 23% ★, City Builder 16.3%, Economy 9.7%, Transportation 9% ★, Building 8.9%
- #44 Train Yard Builder
71% 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 21.8% ★, City Builder 17.2%, Building 10.6%, Economy 10.2%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #45 NIMBY Rails
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,255 reviews2021
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 23.7% ★, City Builder 13.8%, Trains 13.5% ★, Economy 12%, Building 9.9%
- #46 Transports
73% matchMixed66% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Transports is a transportation business simulation game. Build your business empire by building transportation routes for trucks, trains, ships and planes to transport goods between industrial buildings and cities.
Why similar: Transportation 19.3% ★, Trains 18% ★, City Builder 11.3%, Economy 10.6%, Management 8.8%
- #47 Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 365 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 23.8% ★, Transportation 22.3% ★, Economy 11.2%, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #48 Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
71% matchVery Positive87% of 667 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 35.6% ★, Transportation 18.9% ★, Management 13.8%, Simulation 12.7%, Economy 9.9%
- #49 City Painter
67% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Blunix Games
Windows
Advanced city simulator with minimalist "Paint" graphics. Build complex intersections, edit traffic rules, and solve traffic jams without melting your PC.
Why similar: City Builder 29.1%, Transportation 22.3% ★, Sandbox 14.4%, Building 10.8%, Simulation 10.7%
- #50 City Bus Manager
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,804 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Economy 28.9%, Management 23%, Sandbox 14.4%, Simulation 13%, Transportation 7.6% ★
- #51 Industry Giant
71% 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 20% ★, City Builder 18.9%, Economy 14.6%, Management 10.5%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #52 Power to the People
69% matchVery Positive81% of 553 reviews2022
Dev: Rhombico GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and maintain a power grid for a constantly growing population, while fighting off all kinds of disasters in this thrilling resource management experience. It's time for you to give "Power to the People"! Do you have what it takes to keep the lights on?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 20.1% ★, City Builder 17.7%, Economy 13%, Building 11.4%, Management 10.5%
- #53 Transporter
70% matchMixed49% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Mirror Studio
Windows
Modern transport sim game combining realistic simulation with indie game style, old-school grid environment, newest features, and modern transport options. Transport a wide variety of cargo and passengers over road, rail, and water, and create your own transport company!
Why similar: Transportation 34% ★, Trains 17.6% ★, Management 13.3%, Economy 7.8%, Building 7.7%
- #54 铁道物语:陆王(Railway Saga:Land King)
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 473 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 26.6% ★, Transportation 20.2% ★, City Builder 19.3%, Building 9.6%, Simulation 5.8%
- #55 Train Valley Origins
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 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 30.1% ★, Transportation 25.7% ★, Building 14.3%, Management 12%, Isometric 8.1%
- #56 Microlandia
65% matchVery Positive89% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Information Superhighway Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a cozy little city on top of a brutally honest economy. Every citizen is simulated, one by one: they work, pay rent, get sick, go broke and turn to crime. Set taxes and policy, win elections, and survive a newspaper that blames you for everything.
Why similar: City Builder 24.6%, Transportation 21.3% ★, Economy 14.9%, Management 10.8%, Building 9.3%
- #57 SimAirport
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,031 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Economy 15.5%, Building 13.6%, Management 12%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #58 Heian City Story
66% matchVery Positive89% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A city-building sim with a historical twist
Why similar: City Builder 36.6%, Building 13.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 8.8%, Management 6.8%
- #59 TheoTown
67% matchVery Positive95% of 4,630 reviews2019
Dev: Lobby DivinusPub: blueflower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Build and manage your dream city in this captivating simulation game. Create unique urban landscapes and enjoy compatibility with the mobile versions. Unleash your creativity and shape the metropolis of your dreams.
Why similar: City Builder 28.5%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 14.2%, Management 12.5%, Isometric 8.3%