Games Like Derail Valley

You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!

Why similar: Trains 33% ★, Transportation 23% ★, Immersive Sim 6.7%, Open World 6.6%, Realistic 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar hands-on experience with manual train controls and a focus on realistic freight operations.

Build your own model railway tracks and scenery or explore pre-made maps, including 1000s of player-made maps and mods on the Steam Workshop! Play solo and in multiplayer, both in virtual reality and on PC!

Why similar: Trains 34.6% ★, Transportation 20.5% ★, Driving 9.6%, VR 9.4%, Sandbox 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features excellent VR support and a sandbox environment that captures the joy of model railroading in a first-person perspective.

SimRail is new, advanced railway simulator. Master high-speed long-distance EMU, heavy freight hauls and suburban trains. Travel 500 km of geodetic-data based real routes. Become train dispatcher and control the traffic according to the schedule or cooperate with other players on multiplayer mode.

Why similar: Trains 33% ★, Transportation 22.5% ★, Driving 12.8%, Realistic 6.7%, Immersive Sim 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly realistic railway experience with deep simulation mechanics and a vast, detailed network.

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 31.5% ★, Transportation 20.4% ★, Driving 13.1%, Realistic 7.1%, Immersive Sim 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the manual operation of trains with a strong emphasis on realistic physics and driving mechanics.

Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.

Why similar: Transportation 31.3% ★, Driving 18.4%, Economy 10.8%, Realistic 9.7%, Open World 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the open-world driving and cargo delivery loop, focusing on realistic vehicle physics and career progression.

Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?

Why similar: Trains 31.5% ★, Transportation 18.4% ★, Driving 12.7%, Realistic 6.2%, Open World 6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines train driving with survival elements, requiring players to manage both the locomotive and their own needs.

Feel the power of simulation in your hands. Experience immense velocity and express unrivalled creativity with Train Sim World 4! Expand your rail hobby and discover the raw emotion of driving a diverse array of iconic routes and trains. From training center to mountain pass, this is your journey.

Why similar: Trains 40.6% ★, Transportation 18.6% ★, Driving 9.7%, Realistic 5.6%, Immersive Sim 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A polished, modern train simulator that offers high-fidelity visuals and immersive cab-based gameplay.

Get ready for the next-generation off-road experience! Drive powerful vehicles and overcome extreme open environments to complete dozens of challenging missions solo or with up to 3 friends!

Why similar: Driving 27.1%, Realistic 13.5%, Open World 12.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Immersive Sim 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features complex, physics-heavy vehicle handling and cargo delivery in challenging, open-world environments.

Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.

Why similar: Transportation 31.2% ★, Driving 18.6%, Economy 10.9%, Realistic 9.7%, Immersive Sim 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential open-world driving simulator that offers a similar sense of scale and career-building through transportation.

Enjoy realistic driving in the open world. Relaxing cargo deliveries or driving buses and taxis will give you enough money to buy new cars and parts. You can test your driving skills at the race track. It's all about pure driving pleasure!

Why similar: Transportation 32.1% ★, Driving 20.2%, Open World 10.3%, Economy 10%, Realistic 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world driving sandbox that emphasizes manual vehicle operation and transportation jobs.

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 41.5% ★, Driving 14.9%, Economy 8.7%, Open World 8.1%, Immersive Sim 8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on multiplayer cooperation and manual coupling of trains in a sprawling, open-world environment.

The Rails are Yours in Train Sim World 5! Take on new challenges and new roles as you master the tracks and trains of iconic cities across 3 new routes. Immerse yourself in the ultimate rail hobby and embark on your next journey.

Why similar: Trains 30.9% ★, Transportation 20.5% ★, Driving 12.1%, Realistic 6.8%, Immersive Sim 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The latest iteration in the series, providing updated routes and refined simulation mechanics for train enthusiasts.

A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.

Why similar: Driving 28.5%, Realistic 14.7%, Physics 12.8%, Open World 11.5%, Sandbox 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers the most advanced vehicle physics engine available, providing an unparalleled experience for manual driving enthusiasts.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Transportation 39% ★, Driving 35.2%, Sandbox 9%, First-Person 7.6%, Simulation 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive, physics-based driving game where you must maintain and operate your vehicle manually while navigating a hostile world.

My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.

Why similar: Driving 35.7%, Open World 18.4%, Realistic 15.6%, Simulation 11.9%, Sandbox 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep, manual interaction with vehicle components and a realistic simulation of mechanical maintenance.

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 61.7% ★, Driving 10.3%, Simulation 10.2%, Realistic 5.7%, Transportation 4% ★

Why You'll Like It: A long-standing staple of the genre that offers a massive library of trains and routes for dedicated simulation fans.

Drive, Explore, Operate and Create the railroad of your dreams - and now you can collaborate in real time with Multiplayer Surveyor! TRS22 showcases a range of high quality routes, sessions and trains to drive, plus all the scenery you need to make your own masterpiece.

Why similar: Trains 35.3% ★, Transportation 19.5% ★, Driving 12.7%, Realistic 6.5%, Open World 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a robust sandbox environment with powerful tools for building and operating complex railway networks.

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 36.9% ★, Transportation 29.7% ★, Economy 8.7%, Simulation 7.2%, Sandbox 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more management-focused, it offers a deep look at the logistics and infrastructure of rail transportation.

Transport passengers in the city bus simulation The Bus along 1:1 scale routes in Berlin, passing landmarks like the Victory Column, Brandenburg Gate, and Alexanderplatz. In the Scania Citywide LF and other licensed buses, sell tickets, handle traffic, and get everyone to their destination safely.

Why similar: Driving 32.2%, Transportation 17.4% ★, Realistic 14%, Simulation 11.6%, Economy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic driving simulator that focuses on the immersive experience of operating public transport in a detailed city.

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 29.1% ★, Transportation 22.9% ★, Driving 10.2%, Realistic 8.8%, Open World 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines train driving with company management, allowing players to balance operational duties with business growth.

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 35.7% ★, Transportation 23.6% ★, Economy 9%, Sandbox 6.2%, Open World 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends train management with strategy, offering a unique perspective on the growth of railway networks.

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 36.3% ★, Trains 28.3% ★, Economy 12.2%, Open World 8.2%, Sandbox 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed planning and management simulator that allows for the creation of massive, realistic railway systems.

Construction Simulator has returned – larger and more impressive than ever! Fulfil your ambition to become a successful construction entrepreneur by establishing your business from scratch, assisted by your mentor Hape.

Why similar: Transportation 26.9% ★, Driving 18.1%, Open World 10.6%, Realistic 10.5%, Simulation 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers manual, physics-based control of heavy machinery that will appeal to fans of Derail Valley's hands-on operation.

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 36.3% ★, Transportation 22.4% ★, Economy 11.3%, Sandbox 7.7%, Immersive Sim 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logic and dispatching side of railway management, perfect for those who enjoy the operational aspect of trains.

The world of coach drivers awaits you! Drive along motorways and country roads to the bus stations in over 40 cities in Germany. Thanks to the cooperation with FlixBus and true-to-the-original MAN buses, you will experience the game world in a realistic way.

Why similar: Driving 41.4%, Realistic 17.5%, Simulation 16.3%, Open World 13.2%, First-Person 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic driving experience with a focus on long-distance passenger transport and route management.

Voxel Tycoon — a management sim set in the infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods on your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!

Why similar: Trains 37.8% ★, Transportation 29.9% ★, Economy 9.7%, Resource Management 6.4%, Sandbox 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy game that emphasizes the logistics of rail and road transportation in a sandbox world.

Dust off your torch and hammer - it's time to get back to work, you have a new job to do. Visit the new beach coast with the largest, biggest ship graveyard in the world, dismantle huge ship parts and collect tons of precious steel. Roll up your sleeves, it's time to get back to the business.

Why similar: Realistic 27.4%, Simulation 22.2%, Sandbox 18.1%, First-Person 14.7%, Relaxing 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a manual, labor-intensive simulation experience that captures the satisfaction of working with heavy machinery.

Zusi 3 Aerosoft Edition is a train simulation for PCs, the professional version of which is also being used in railway companies for engine driver training purposes.

Why similar: Trains 44.6% ★, Driving 16.4%, Realistic 10.3%, Sandbox 6.8%, Simulation 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly technical and realistic simulator favored by those who want the most accurate train operation experience possible.

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 43.9% ★, Driving 13.6%, Realistic 8.3%, Immersive Sim 7.8%, Simulation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the maintenance and repair of locomotives, providing a deep dive into the mechanical side of trains.

The evolution of train simulation! Master iconic locomotives on high-speed services, long freight hauls or precise commuter traffic, and get creative with customisation tools in this advanced sequel. Climb into the cab in Train Sim World 2.

Why similar: Trains 33% ★, Transportation 19.4% ★, Driving 12.4%, Realistic 6.9%, Simulation 5.5%

Conquer American mountains as you haul incredible tonnage with the workhorses of industry, get the British capital’s commuters to work in record time and race state-to-state aboard German high-speed traction. Master the machine with Train Sim World 3.

Why similar: Trains 34.5% ★, Transportation 20.3% ★, Driving 13.3%, Realistic 6.9%, Simulation 4.8%

Train Sim World is an immersive first-person simulator perfect for everyone, with complete in-cab interactivity, accurate detail on locos, real-world routes and hours of gameplay. Take to the rails with the brand-new Train Sim World 2020 Edition and find everything you need to master new skills.

Why similar: Trains 50.5% ★, Driving 16.4%, Realistic 9.8%, Simulation 8.2%, Open World 7.8%

Embark on your next journey and discover the joy of train simulation. Be ready for anything as you master formidable trains across 3 new routes. Unlock new skills and expand your hobby - Expect the Unexpected in Train Sim World 6!

Why similar: Trains 35.7% ★, Transportation 23.6% ★, Driving 13.1%, Immersive Sim 7.4%, Realistic 5.4%

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 29% ★, Transportation 20.9% ★, Driving 12.7%, Economy 8%, Open World 6%

Much more than just a train driving simulator. Build, drive and operate the railroad of your dreams with Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019.

Why similar: Trains 53.9% ★, Driving 18.5%, Simulation 13.1%, Open World 8.6%, Sandbox 5.4%

The All-in-One Simulation! Drive highly detailed and licensed real buses & trams, build and design your own transport company, and grow your network in a European-inspired city.

Why similar: Transportation 34.9% ★, Driving 22.9%, Simulation 11%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Realistic 9%

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 36.9% ★, Transportation 22.4% ★, Driving 13.7%, Immersive Sim 7.7%, Sandbox 5.8%

SimRail - The Railway Simulator Prologue presents the full range of possibilities of the newest and best simulator of the work of train driver. Take on the challenge and take the controls of a freight or passenger train!

Why similar: Trains 34.1% ★, Transportation 23.8% ★, Driving 14%, Realistic 7.3%, Immersive Sim 7.2%

A railway-building adventure in an endless, procedurally generated world. Lay tracks, transport passengers and goods, complete tasks, and unlock unique locomotives. Play solo or with friends and create your ultimate railway network!

Why similar: Trains 44.3% ★, Driving 15.9%, Sandbox 7.2%, Open World 7%, Physics 6.2%

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 56.6% ★, Transportation 13.1% ★, Economy 10.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Sandbox 4.9%

Experience with TramSim the most modern tram simulator, which impresses with photo-realistic graphics and as first location the Austrian capital Vienna in a virtual reality that has never been seen before.

Why similar: Trains 38.5% ★, Driving 15.5%, Transportation 13.6% ★, Realistic 9.6%, Physics 7.2%

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 37.6% ★, Transportation 22.6% ★, Economy 7.9%, Sandbox 6.8%, Realistic 5.5%

Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.

Why similar: Transportation 32.7% ★, Driving 18.7%, Open World 9.3%, Physics 8.7%, Immersive Sim 8%

Load, drive, and deliver through a huge open world with up to 24 players in cross-platform multiplayer. Join your friends in exciting heavy transport convoys. Jump into the driver's seat of more than 30 unique vehicles and carry out complex loading tasks to deliver a variety of cargo.

Why similar: Driving 22.1%, Economy 13.4%, Realistic 12.6%, Open World 12%, Physics 9%

A casual heavy equipment experience. Mine ore, Move dirt, Build and repair.

Why similar: Realistic 20.7%, Sandbox 19.2%, Simulation 16.4%, Open World 11%, First-Person 10.6%

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 50.8% ★, Transportation 18.9% ★, Economy 12.1%, Simulation 8.6%, Sandbox 4.8%

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 37.4% ★, Transportation 27.3% ★, Economy 9.4%, Resource Management 6.6%, Sandbox 6.4%

As the leader of a company specialized in restoring sites devastated by natural disasters, use your construction machinery to restart the local industry. Clear debris and faulty equipment, rebuild roads and bridges damaged by weather, and much more!

Why similar: Transportation 31.5% ★, Driving 26.4%, Physics 12.1%, Simulation 9.4%, Immersive Sim 9.4%

Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.

Why similar: Resource Management 29.4%, Economy 26.1%, Transportation 20.9% ★, Simulation 14.2%, Realistic 7%

Openworld Railbuilder Simulator with Realistic Physics based Locomotives,Trucks,Cranes,Boats,Economy

Why similar: Trains 36.2% ★, Realistic 10.2%, Economy 9.1%, Driving 8.7%, Sandbox 8.4%

Line 1, the most complicated subway in Seoul, is now coming in PC version. You can feel high immersion with the graphics that realize the actual Seoul scenery, the train driving sound, and the realistic train driving system. Experience the operation of the Seoul subway!

Why similar: Trains 43.8% ★, Transportation 21.9% ★, Driving 11.4%, Simulation 7.8%, Realistic 7.2%

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 50.5% ★, Sandbox 10.7%, Open World 9.1%, Simulation 8.7%, Realistic 6.6%

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 44.6% ★, Transportation 30.6% ★, Resource Management 11.6%, Simulation 5.7%, Relaxing 4.5%

Become a truckie in the heart of Australia! Brave the scorching desert, conquer a sandstorm and support the local industry by delivering vital cargo across the continent’s treacherous terrain.

Why similar: Transportation 31.4% ★, Driving 18.8%, Economy 10.7%, Realistic 9.3%, Open World 9%

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 38.6% ★, Transportation 24.3% ★, Driving 10.3%, Open World 6.1%, Physics 5.3%

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 35.6% ★, Transportation 25.5% ★, Economy 9%, Realistic 6.9%, Resource Management 6.5%

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 70.9% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Transportation 7% ★, Driving 4.8%, Sandbox 2.5%

Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?

Why similar: Trains 29.4% ★, Transportation 18.5% ★, Driving 12.1%, Realistic 6.3%, Open World 6%