- #1 Mini Metro
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,480 reviews2015
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Trains 56% ★, Management 11.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Transportation 10.1% ★, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core challenge of managing complex, ever-growing transit networks under high-pressure, real-time conditions.
- #2 Railbound
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,876 reviews2022
Dev: Afterburn
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A relaxing puzzle game about fixing train connections and travelling the world - now with a level editor!
Why similar: Trains 42.4% ★, Isometric 15.4%, Transportation 13.9% ★, Difficult 11.4%, Management 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on grid-based puzzle solving where you must connect tracks to ensure trains arrive safely, mirroring the spatial logic of the seed game.
- #3 Train Valley 2
96% matchVery Positive90% of 3,099 reviews2019
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.6 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 46.6% ★, Level Editor 28.4%, Management 12.4%, Strategy 6.1%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar isometric perspective and puzzle-strategy gameplay that requires precise timing and efficient track management.
- #4 RAILGRADE
95% matchVery Positive85% of 1,211 reviews2023
Dev: Minakata Dynamics
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.6 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 41.7% ★, Real-Time 36.2% ★, Management 8.9%, Transportation 6.8% ★, Strategy 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes real-time logistics and track building in an isometric view, focusing on the flow of goods and traffic management.
- #5 Train Valley
94% matchVery Positive90% of 3,417 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 52.2% ★, Transportation 19.8% ★, Management 12.9%, Indie 6.5%, Strategy 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The original title provides the foundational isometric puzzle-strategy experience that defines the genre.
- #6 Cosmic Express
94% matchVery Positive91% of 615 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmic EngineersPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!
Why similar: Trains 69.6% ★, Difficult 22.2%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, grid-based puzzle game that requires careful planning of train routes to navigate complex environments.
- #7 Teeny Tiny Trains
92% matchVery Positive92% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Short Circuit Studios
Windows · Mac
A cozy, nostalgic puzzle game where you build tracks to guide adorable miniature trains through bite-sized challenges. Solve clever brain teasers and rediscover the joy of your very first toy train set.
Why similar: Trains 43% ★, Level Editor 27.7%, Transportation 14.8% ★, Retro 7.4%, Strategy 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, puzzle-focused experience that tasks you with building tracks to guide trains, emphasizing logic over complex management.
- #8 Paper Train Traffic
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: isTom Games Kft.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Paper Train Traffic is here to test your mind and reflexes with increasingly complex challenges. From single railroads to multi railway nodes, your task is to supervise the ongoing train traffic of many different locations around the World.
Why similar: Trains 63.9% ★, Management 13.1%, Action 7.1%, Strategy 6.8%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the arcade-style collision avoidance mechanics found in the seed game.
- #9 Train Valley World
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: FlazmPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 37.2% ★, Level Editor 19.7%, Transportation 17.8% ★, Management 9.1%, Capitalism 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern iteration of the classic isometric puzzle-strategy formula with updated visuals and expanded mechanics.
- #10 Trainatic
89% matchVery Positive91% of 930 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan Forrester
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Trainatic is an explosive incremental train-building game! Upgrade your cars, gather resources, and unlock powerful synergies to chug further down the track.
Why similar: Trains 57.7% ★, Management 12.2%, Retro 11.1%, Arcade 9.4%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, clicker-style game that incorporates train management elements in a retro, arcade-inspired package.
- #11 Soko Loco Deluxe
91% 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 56.7% ★, Transportation 21.2% ★, Strategy 12.2%, Indie 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric puzzle-strategy game that involves managing transportation logistics in a stylized, bite-sized format.
- #12 Tiny Rails
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 697 reviews2018
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 55.5% ★, Transportation 18.9% ★, Management 8.1%, Retro 6.2%, Strategy 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a pixel-art, arcade-lite experience that focuses on the management of train routes and cargo.
- #13 Apocalypse Express
86% matchVery Positive84% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Llamaware Studios
Windows
Conduct, upgrade and repair your train through endless waves of enemies in a post-apocalyptic setting. In this action management roguelike, the player decides to embark on a journey through the wasteland looking to fulfill the dream of seeing the remains of the outside world.
Why similar: Trains 59.4% ★, Difficult 15.2%, Management 10%, Action 7%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that features high-speed train combat, appealing to those who enjoy the faster, more chaotic side of the seed game.
- #14 Train Station Simulator
89% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 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 60.2% ★, Management 16.6%, Isometric 9.5%, Strategy 8.5%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more management-heavy, it captures the theme of overseeing station operations and traffic flow.
- #15 Train Traffic Manager
87% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Baltoro Games
Windows
All aboard the chaos express! In Train Traffic Manager, you're the maestro of mayhem, directing an orchestra of trains, drawbridges, and cataclysms. Keep your cool, your trains on track, and your sense of humor intact!
Why similar: Trains 39.5% ★, Isometric 32.9%, Arcade 15.9%, Strategy 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses specifically on the direct control of switches and signals to prevent traffic accidents.
- #16 Railroad Ink Challenge
88% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2021
Dev: Horrible Guild
Windows · Mac
The critically acclaimed roll and write game that is all about connections. Plan your routes, connect the exits around your board, expand your transportation system, and reach networking nirvana! Play solo to beat your own best scores, or challenge players from all over the world!
Why similar: Trains 60.4% ★, Transportation 21.6% ★, Management 18%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-based route-building game that rewards high-score optimization and spatial planning.
- #17 Train Valley Origins
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 287 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 35.5% ★, Level Editor 19.2%, Isometric 14.6%, Transportation 12.5% ★, Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-strategy game that returns to the roots of the genre with isometric visuals and classic track-building challenges.
- #18 Battle Train
84% matchVery Positive87% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Terrible Posture GamesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.
Windows
Battle Train is a run-based roguelite deck-n-track builder set in the world’s most explosive game show. Choose your cards, upgrade your train, lay down tracks, and use destructive locomotives to blast your rival Champions off the rails in a chaotic mashup of deck-building and tactical rail combat.
Why similar: Trains 74.6% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Funny 7.8%, Indie 4.4%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused deckbuilder that uses train management as a core mechanic for combat and progression.
- #19 Conductor
86% matchVery Positive93% of 301 reviews2017
Dev: Overflow
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Conductor is a action-adventure, puzzle game. Take control of a locomotive and clear anything that stands in your way. Solve puzzles by using tools and wit. Defend yourself from the forces of Overcorp.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that uses train-themed puzzles to drive its narrative and gameplay.
- #20 Blitzkrieg Express
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: Maksym Melnyk
Windows
Survive and defend your land against the armored train in this arcade achievement-attack puzzle. Think smart, find the right sequence to create combos by destroying wagons with different bonuses to speed up and boost your cannon, and stop the train before it stops you.
Why similar: Trains 48.9% ★, Difficult 17.9%, Arcade 13.5%, Retro 10%, Strategy 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed arcade shooter that captures the frantic, action-oriented nature of train-themed gameplay.
- #21 Constracktion
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 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 54.9% ★, Transportation 19.1% ★, Management 13.4%, Difficult 8.4%, Indie 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A building and management game that emphasizes the puzzle-like nature of constructing functional rail networks.
- #22 My Train Arrives
83% 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 47.5% ★, Transportation 19.1% ★, Management 11.2%, Strategy 8.6%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-lite puzzle game that focuses on the mechanics of train arrival and route management.
- #23 Station Manager
81% matchVery Positive83% of 207 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build your own spectacular, multi-story station for your favorite trains!
Why similar: Trains 74.3% ★, Isometric 9.6%, Management 5.5%, Strategy 5.3%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that focuses on the operational side of train stations, appealing to fans of the management aspects of the seed.
- #24 Bounty Train
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,716 reviews2017
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the dangerous life, the accurate historic events and contemporary inventions of the North American/US 19th century. Acquire one of the most legendary steam machines and transform it into a fortress on rails.
Why similar: Trains 71.2% ★, Management 14%, Strategy 10.2%, Indie 2.7%, Action 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines strategy and management with a train-themed setting, focusing on route survival and cargo delivery.
- #25 Station to Station
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,856 reviews2023
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.7 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 60.2% ★, Transportation 19.7% ★, Management 14.2%, Strategy 6%
- #26 Transporter
80% matchMixed50% of 52 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 30.7% ★, Transportation 24.4% ★, Level Editor 16.2%, Management 15.2%, Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A logistics-focused strategy game that requires careful planning of transportation routes in a 3D environment.
- #27 RUNNING TRAIN | 走ル列車!
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 504 reviews2026
Dev: Novatetsu Games
Windows
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 66.4% ★, Transportation 16.9% ★, Arcade 5.9%, Indie 5.4%, Retro 4.3%
- #28 Mashinky
79% matchVery Positive85% of 2,795 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 36.8 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 36.7% ★, Level Editor 14.3%, Transportation 13.4% ★, Isometric 12.2%, Management 9.9%
- #29 Sweet Transit
78% matchMixed68% of 1,248 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.5 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 36.8% ★, Level Editor 19.6%, Transportation 14.5% ★, Isometric 13.5%, Management 9.7%
- #30 Railway Empire
79% matchVery Positive83% of 9,652 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 45.7% ★, Real-Time 21.8% ★, Management 13.4%, Transportation 9.5% ★, Strategy 8.6%
- #31 Trackline Express
77% matchVery Positive88% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: Bubblebird Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a thrilling journey through an unforgiving desert. You'll need to gather scarce resources and utilize your strategic and management skills to build a little train capable of overcoming attacks and fires.
Why similar: Trains 60.4% ★, Difficult 16.2%, Strategy 6.6%, Funny 6.5%, Action 5.6%
- #32 Rail Route
76% matchVery Positive89% of 2,495 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 114.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 57.7% ★, Transportation 21.4% ★, Management 14.3%, Strategy 6.6%
- #33 Railroad Tycoon 3
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,246 reviews2007
Dev: PopTopPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.8 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 62.5% ★, Management 27.4%, Strategy 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management game that provides a deeper look at the economic side of railway operations.
- #34 A Bumpy Ride
73% matchVery Positive98% of 419 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 67.8% ★, Management 13.5%, Arcade 12.5%, Strategy 6.2%
- #35 Train Station Renovation
76% matchVery Positive82% of 2,725 reviews2020
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 14.6 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 63.1% ★, Management 12.9%, Indie 8.9%, Funny 6.6%, Action 6%
- #36 Tracks - The Train Set Game
74% matchVery Positive94% of 1,518 reviews2019
Dev: Whoop GroupPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.2 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 80.5% ★, Funny 7.9%, Indie 6%, Management 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #37 Railway Islands - Puzzle
74% matchVery Positive94% of 263 reviews2021
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Railway Islands is a puzzle game about designing a railway map for a large archipelago. Make a safe path between the stations and let your train deliver all the resources and go to the next island.
Why similar: Trains 45.6% ★, Level Editor 23.7%, Transportation 16% ★, Isometric 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #38 Train Fever
77% 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 67.2% ★, Management 13.9%, Transportation 8.6% ★, Strategy 5.9%, Indie 3.2%
- #39 Train Simulator Classic
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 29,134 reviews2015
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - Trains
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 44.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The ultimate railway hobby for more than 15 years! From historic steam locomotives to modern high-speed and heavy freight trains, and routes around the world, Train Simulator Classic is the simulation made by railfans for railfans.
Why similar: Trains 87% ★, Level Editor 7.1%, Transportation 3.2% ★, Singleplayer 1.6%, Action 0.7%
- #40 Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 362 reviews2025
Dev: Andriy 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 56.6% ★, Transportation 21.8% ★, Management 12.7%, Strategy 6.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #41 Transport INC
73% matchMixed70% of 1,075 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: Trains 36.3% ★, Real-Time 26.9% ★, Transportation 16.5% ★, Management 11.2%, Strategy 5%
- #42 Diesel Railcar Simulator
73% matchVery Positive94% of 340 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 51.6% ★, Level Editor 25.6%, Transportation 18.5% ★, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #43 Puzzle Depot
68% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Laughing Manatee Games
Windows
A box-pushing, bug-squishing, post-apocalyptic adventure awaits you in Puzzle Depot! Challenge hundreds of meticulously designed rooms that expand on classic sokoban gameplay with new and creative mechanics. Build your own devious creations with the included level editor!
Why similar: Level Editor 31.9%, Difficult 25.1%, Retro 14.5%, Indie 9.4%, Funny 7.6%
- #44 Hamster on Rails
70% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Virtual Arts Studio
Windows
Embark on this adventure through different worlds with your friend, the railway builder Hamster! Help the Hamster village collect minerals by building crazy railways to solve fun challenges.
Why similar: Trains 51.8% ★, Isometric 19.4%, Transportation 18.8% ★, Strategy 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #45 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
71% matchMixed63% of 1,651 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.8 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 53.4% ★, Transportation 23.2% ★, Management 16.2%, Strategy 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #46 Simutrans
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 660 reviews2016
Dev: The Simutrans Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 13.6 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 59.7% ★, Management 13.6%, Transportation 7.2% ★, Isometric 7%, Strategy 6.6%
- #47 Railway Empire 2
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,561 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 53.9% ★, Transportation 21.9% ★, Management 14.9%, Strategy 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #48 Beholder: Conductor
66% matchVery Positive91% of 4,427 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!
Why similar: Trains 64.2% ★, Management 16.2%, Strategy 9.1%, Indie 7.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #49 Back in Service: a Metro Driver
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 517 reviews2025
Dev: Dominik Vojta
Windows · Mac
Join the adventure and become the master of the metro in our game, which takes you into the underground world. Overcome challenges on the tracks from the cabin of a historic train. Can you complete the route, transport all passengers, and avoid delays?
Why similar: Trains 69.3% ★, Transportation 23.3% ★, Retro 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #50 The Lilliput Workshop
67% matchVery Positive95% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
A sandbox logic puzzle game with a nostalgic temperament. You can experience the endless fun of designing automata here.
Why similar: Trains 46.5% ★, Level Editor 19.9%, Transportation 18.2% ★, Retro 5.9%, Strategy 5.7%
- #51 Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
71% matchVery Positive87% of 661 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 59.9% ★, Management 15.3%, Transportation 13.1% ★, Strategy 11.8%
- #52 Transport Services
72% matchMixed51% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: Hammer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transport services is a lightweight fast-paced simulation game about designing and managing transportation for a dynamic world.
Why similar: Trains 65.5% ★, Strategy 20.6%, Indie 13.9%
- #53 Make Tracks Great Again
68% matchMixed53% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Function[D]
Windows
This is a simulation management game about how to Make Tracks Great Again: Only by ensuring trains depart the platform fully loaded with correct cargo can you earn more money and restore the station's greatness.
Why similar: Trains 47.8% ★, Transportation 19.5% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Management 10.7%, Indie 3.8%
- #54 Bomb Club Deluxe
69% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Antoine LatourPub: Lozange Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
If you have a knack for explosives, the Bomb Club welcomes you! Meet new bombs, uncover new challenges, and create awesome chain reactions in this explosive puzzle game!
Why similar: Isometric 45%, Funny 31.2%, Indie 16.8%, Singleplayer 7%
- #55 Miner's Mettle
70% matchMixed58% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Singular Scheme
Windows
Miner's Mettle is a artillery-based real-time strategy game. Control a fleet of artillery-trains on an isolated and lawless mining planet. You'll need accurate shooting and tactical prowess to return safely with precious resources!
Why similar: Trains 46.7% ★, Real-Time 33.5% ★, Management 9.2%, Strategy 6.3%, Action 2.7%
- #56 TrainClicker Idle Evolution
70% matchMixed62% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Turbulence101Games
Windows · Mac
🚂 Cozy idle train game. Enjoy a journey from steam to modern locomotives in idle style! 🚂
Why similar: Trains 53.2% ★, Transportation 21.1% ★, Management 15.2%, Strategy 7.6%, Indie 1.8%
- #57 All Aboard! The Train Defense Express
64% matchVery Positive86% of 370 reviews2025
Dev: Likadev
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Management 42.1%, Strategy 33.5%, Retro 24.4%
- #58 Train World
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 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 58.8% ★, Transportation 19.6% ★, Management 11.7%, Strategy 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #59 Derail Valley
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,005 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Trains 71.2% ★, Transportation 23.1% ★, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #60 Nitroglycerine!
63% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Avoidance
Windows
A challenging arcade simulator of transporting dangerous cargo on heavy trucks along a complex and unpredictable route. A short but extendable adventure.
Why similar: Arcade 45.9%, Retro 29.7%, Action 19.1%, Singleplayer 5.3%