- #1 Railway Empire
97% matchVery Positive83% of 9,734 reviews2018
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 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 42.7% ★, Management 10.2%, Strategy 9.7%, Economy 9.3%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive choice for players who enjoy the economic and logistical side of building a massive 19th-century rail network.
- #2 Voidtrain
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 9,990 reviews2025
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Why similar: Trains 78.3% ★, Building 12.3%, Simulation 7.7%, Indie 0.6%, Action 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the core 'fortress on rails' experience by tasking you with building, upgrading, and defending a train in a hostile, supernatural environment.
- #3 The Final Station
96% matchVery Positive87% of 9,520 reviews2016
Dev: DO MY BESTPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.
Why similar: Trains 95.2% ★, Indie 3%, Action 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the tension of managing a train while scavenging for supplies and surviving through a post-apocalyptic journey.
- #4 Convoy
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,467 reviews2015
Dev: Convoy GamesPub: Indietopia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.
Why similar: Strategy 82.4%, Indie 10.4%, Action 4.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: Much like Bounty Train, this game features tactical vehicle combat and resource management while traveling across a dangerous, procedurally generated landscape.
- #5 Barotrauma
94% matchVery Positive94% of 90,078 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Management 38.4%, Simulation 32.6%, Strategy 26.3%, Action 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, cooperative experience focused on managing a complex vehicle, repairing systems, and fighting off threats in a hostile environment.
- #6 Mashinky
94% matchVery Positive85% of 2,823 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 53.6% ★, Economy 12.5%, Management 11.8%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly detailed train management experience with a unique blend of realistic graphics and board-game style mechanics.
- #7 Transport Fever 2
92% matchVery Positive90% of 33,029 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 65.2 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 48.5% ★, Management 12.6%, Simulation 11.1%, Economy 10.7%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is a comprehensive logistics simulation that allows for deep control over historical transportation networks.
- #8 Railroad Tycoon 3
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,268 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 54.2% ★, Management 19.6%, Strategy 9.5%, Economy 6.1%, Simulation 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management title that defined the genre, focusing on the economic competition and expansion of rail empires.
- #9 Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
91% matchVery Positive84% of 3,482 reviews2019
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
Why similar: Trains 96.4% ★, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: You command a locomotive in a gothic, atmospheric world where managing your ship's systems and crew is just as important as the exploration.
- #10 Railway Empire 2
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,687 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 27.4 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 41.3% ★, Economy 9.6%, Western 9.5% ★, Management 9.2%, Building 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An improved iteration of the original, offering more streamlined management tools for those who want to build a historical rail empire.
- #11 FTL: Faster Than Light
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,865 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Strategy 48.3%, Simulation 22.2%, Real-Time with Pause 21.3% ★, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: While set in space, it perfectly mirrors the crew management and tactical combat systems required to keep a moving vessel operational under fire.
- #12 Hard West 2
89% matchVery Positive82% of 3,231 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Western 66.1% ★, Strategy 31.8%, Action 1.1%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoyed the Wild West setting of Bounty Train, this tactical turn-based game captures the gritty, supernatural atmosphere of the frontier.
- #13 Desperados III
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,661 reviews2020
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Why similar: Western 51.4% ★, Strategy 40.8%, Historical 5.6%, Singleplayer 1%, Indie 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at tactical, character-driven combat within a beautifully realized 19th-century Western setting.
- #14 Railroad Corporation
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,500 reviews2019
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Relive the pioneering spirit of the Golden Age of Steam by establishing your own railroad empire across 19th century North America. Bring settlements together, produce and trade goods and develop new technologies to stay ahead of the competition. Want more? RAILROAD CORPORATION 2 Out Now!
Why similar: Trains 44.5% ★, Management 9.7%, Economy 8.1%, Western 8% ★, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the competitive aspect of building a rail company, requiring careful financial planning and expansion strategies.
- #15 UBOAT
85% matchVery Positive84% of 27,344 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Why similar: Simulation 37.5%, Management 36.6%, Historical 22.4%, Action 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a granular, realistic approach to managing a vehicle and its crew during wartime, emphasizing survival and tactical decision-making.
- #16 Train Fever
87% matchMixed64% of 3,528 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 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 57.6% ★, Simulation 10.5%, Management 9.7%, Economy 9.6%, Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the Transport Fever series, it provides a solid foundation for managing historical transport lines.
- #17 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
86% matchMixed63% of 1,695 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 56.4% ★, Management 13.9%, Simulation 13.3%, Economy 10.2%, Strategy 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more grounded, realistic perspective on driving and maintaining trains across various landscapes.
- #18 Derail Valley
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,839 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Trains 75.8% ★, Simulation 11.9%, Economy 11%, Indie 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly immersive, first-person train simulation that focuses on the technical aspects of operating locomotives.
- #19 Sid Meier's Railroads!
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,481 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 60.5% ★, Management 10.7%, Economy 9.9%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A more accessible, arcade-style approach to the classic railroad tycoon formula that remains highly engaging.
- #20 This War of Mine
84% matchVery Positive94% of 97,826 reviews2014
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
Why similar: Strategy 34.4%, Management 31.7%, Simulation 29%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the desperate resource management and moral decision-making found in Bounty Train's survival-focused segments.
- #21 Sweet Transit
83% matchMixed67% of 1,278 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 50.7% ★, Economy 11.8%, Management 10.9%, Building 10.4%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique city-builder where the entire economy and expansion of your civilization are centered around train transportation.
- #22 Frostpunk
82% matchVery Positive93% of 137,667 reviews2018
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
Why similar: Strategy 29.5%, Building 23.7%, Management 16.1%, Economy 13.4%, Simulation 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game pushes the limits of survival management, forcing you to make difficult choices to keep your society and infrastructure alive.
- #23 Train Mechanic Simulator 2017
82% matchMixed67% of 835 reviews2017
Dev: Si7 StudioPub: Atomic Jelly
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Take your opportunity as real Train Mechanic. Find locomotives around game world that needs your help and repair them in one of 3 workshops localized in huge 25 km2 open world. You will be face all types of damages in all genres of trains: Diesel, Electric and even Old-School Steam units.
Why similar: Trains 59.2% ★, Building 12.8%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 8.1%, Management 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game caters to those who enjoy the technical maintenance and repair aspects of keeping a train running.
- #24 Train Valley 2
81% matchVery Positive89% of 3,240 reviews2019
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 56.2% ★, Management 12.1%, Building 12.1%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-focused train management game that emphasizes efficiency and logistical problem-solving.
- #25 NIMBY Rails
80% matchVery Positive90% of 2,323 reviews2021
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.5 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: Trains 39.6% ★, Economy 15.6%, Management 14%, Building 12.8%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: For players who want extreme detail, this game offers a massive scale for planning and managing real-world rail networks.
- #26 Train Station Simulator
81% 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 56.3% ★, Management 12.6%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 9.7%, Economy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shifts the focus from the tracks to the stations, requiring you to manage the flow of passengers and logistics within a hub.
- #27 Organ Trail: Director's Cut
79% matchVery Positive88% of 3,148 reviews2013
Dev: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.
Why similar: Strategy 59%, Simulation 26.9%, Indie 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Action 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival game that focuses on the dangers of travel and the constant need to manage your vehicle and crew's health.
- #28 Sheltered
78% matchVery Positive82% of 6,286 reviews2016
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.
Why similar: Management 32.1%, Strategy 26.9%, Building 23.3%, Simulation 14.7%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of a small group of survivors and their base, mirroring the crew management aspects of Bounty Train.
- #29 Transport Giant
79% matchMixed62% of 494 reviews2014
Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
It's the year 1850 - The world is changing. A new era of mass production and mass transportation has begun. For a smart businessman there are many opportunities. With a little money and good ideas you can establish a business empire.
Why similar: Trains 42.9% ★, Simulation 20%, Strategy 18.9%, Economy 10.9%, Management 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management game that challenges you to build a transport empire across different historical eras.
- #30 Train Valley
77% matchVery Positive90% of 3,468 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 54.3% ★, Management 10.9%, Building 10.6%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 8.1%
- #31 A Bumpy Ride
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 586 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 62.1% ★, Economy 12%, Management 10.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 6.9%
- #32 Railroad Corporation 2
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 427 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 46.1% ★, Economy 10%, Building 9.6%, Western 9.5% ★, Simulation 8%
- #33 Train World
77% 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 53.1% ★, Economy 10.2%, Simulation 9%, Management 8.5%, Strategy 8.5%
- #34 Rise of Industry
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,197 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: Trains 25.1% ★, Economy 18.5%, Management 18.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 11.5%
- #35 Steam Revolution: The Age of Rail
75% matchMixed67% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: Partially Differentiated Games
Windows
Build rail networks that link industries in 1844 Europe. Complete levels to expand across nations, and compare the efficiency of your solutions against a leaderboard.
Why similar: Trains 65.5% ★, Building 14.9%, Simulation 11.4%, Historical 6.8%, Indie 1%
- #36 Railroad Pioneer
78% matchMixed61% of 265 reviews2014
Dev: Kritzelkratz 3000Pub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Be a pioneer and build the most famous transcontinental railroad tracks in the United States of America throughout the 19th century.
Why similar: Trains 55.3% ★, Simulation 19.5%, Strategy 18.7%, Management 6.5%
- #37 Transport Fever
75% matchVery Positive83% of 10,857 reviews2016
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 47.7 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 49.6% ★, Economy 12.7%, Building 11.4%, Management 11.2%, Strategy 7.7%
- #38 Rail Route
71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,635 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 115.0 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 51.7% ★, Economy 12.1%, Building 10.8%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 7.8%
- #39 Chinese Rail SIm
74% matchMixed50% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Lawliet
Windows
Build a railway network across China. Connect cities, run local and express passenger services, and balance fares, capacity and upkeep. Meet weekly goals in Challenge mode or shape your own network with unlimited funds in Sandbox.
Why similar: Trains 57% ★, Management 11.8%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 7.6%, Economy 7.4%
- #40 Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,396 reviews2007
Dev: PopTopPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Includes Railroad Tycoon II and the expansion The Second Century It can take you from New York to South Africa. It can take you from the year 1804 to the year 2000. It can take you from penniless manual laborer to powerful multi-millionaire.
Why similar: Trains 58.2% ★, Management 15.2%, Strategy 12.1%, Economy 7.1%, Simulation 5.7%
- #41 Steel Artery: Train City Builder
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 320 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 50.1% ★, Economy 13.1%, Building 11.8%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 7.1%
- #42 Transporter
73% matchMixed46% of 56 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: Trains 40.5% ★, Management 16.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 12.1%, Economy 8.2%
- #43 Loco Shortline Operations
72% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: TSRS
Windows
Openworld Railbuilder Simulator with Realistic Physics based Locomotives,Trucks,Cranes,Boats,Economy
Why similar: Trains 58% ★, Building 15.2%, Economy 13.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Indie 0.8%
- #44 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: Trains 44.5% ★, Economy 12%, Management 11.7%, Building 9.7%, Simulation 8.6%
- #45 Train Station Renovation
70% matchVery Positive82% of 2,770 reviews2020
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to an old, ruined train station. A place that will give you a lot of fun! In Train Station Renovation you play as a renovation company specialized in restoring old and damaged railway stations.
Why similar: Trains 54.2% ★, Simulation 13.9%, Building 10.8%, Economy 9.4%, Management 9%
- #46 Station Manager
70% matchVery Positive81% of 224 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build your own spectacular, multi-story station for your favorite trains!
Why similar: Trains 63.3% ★, Simulation 12.1%, Building 7.2%, Economy 7.1%, Strategy 5.6%
- #47 National Machine
72% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Eric Sun
Windows
You are a munitions manufacturer in 1930s. Help your nation for arms race. Before war break, you need to produce enough aircraft, tanks and guns.
Why similar: Trains 35.1% ★, Simulation 18.4%, Strategy 16.7%, Building 12.3%, Management 8.4%
- #48 Train Yard Builder
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 125 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 55.8% ★, Building 12.2%, Economy 11.9%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 8.6%
- #49 Iron Village
68% matchVery Positive89% of 76 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 52.3% ★, Building 11.9%, Economy 11.4%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 5.2%
- #50 Industry Giant
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 77 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 42.1% ★, Economy 14%, Management 11.9%, Simulation 9.6%, Strategy 9.1%
- #51 Infinite Rails
67% matchVery Positive89% of 119 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 77.1% ★, Building 11.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #52 Train Frontier Classic
70% matchVery Positive88% of 248 reviews2017
Dev: Team Train Frontier
Windows
Train Frontier Classic is a stylized landscape building and multiplayer train riding sandbox, inspired by the fun of model railroad building. Fill a scene with miles of scale track, hundreds of props, and a personal train car setup -- then go online to share and ride your creation with friends!
Why similar: Trains 81.9% ★, Simulation 13.8%, Building 3.3%, Indie 0.8%, Action 0.1%
- #53 Subway Builder
67% matchMixed60% of 422 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: Trains 24.6% ★, Strategy 19.3%, Simulation 17.1%, Building 15.4%, Management 15.3%
- #54 Tumbleweed Express
69% matchVery Positive90% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: The Dirigiballers, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Trains with guns on them in the Wild West! Shoot, upgrade, customize, and mount up to defeat brutal outlaws and ruthless businessmen! Tumbleweed Express is a tower, or travel, defense game set in the American West.
Why similar: Trains 95.1% ★, Indie 3.2%, Action 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #55 RUNNING TRAIN | 走ル列車!
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,682 reviews2026
Dev: Novatetsu Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 83.4% ★, Simulation 14.7%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #56 Tiny Rails
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 729 reviews2018
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.3 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 66.6% ★, Economy 8.6%, Management 8%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 7.6%
- #57 Mad Merchant
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Ravenholm InteractivePub: Stay2Busy
Windows
Mad Merchant is an incremental management game. Build, arm, and command a merchant train across a hostile wasteland. Choose your routes, trade for profit, upgrade your wagons, and survive deadly ambushes on the rails.
Why similar: Trains 66.6% ★, Management 14.5%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 8.6%, Indie 1.1%
- #58 Railroads Online
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,042 reviews2024
Dev: Stefan KelnbergerPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 63.8% ★, Building 12.4%, Economy 12.4%, Management 10.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #59 Wild West Pioneers
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 326 reviews2026
Dev: EmpireCraft StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Wild West Pioneers is a city-builder adventure about leading settlers into the untamed frontier. Build and manage growing settlements, establish production chains, and explore the world. Follow a story of gold rush dreams, dangerous encounters, and the search for your family.
Why similar: Economy 18.1%, Building 16.8%, Western 15.5% ★, Simulation 14.3%, Management 13.4%
- #60 Train Valley World
67% matchMixed70% of 302 reviews2024
Dev: FlazmPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.0 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: Trains 57.6% ★, Economy 11.8%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 8.9%