- #1 Eisenbahn X
97% matchMixed42% of 24 reviews2015
Dev: TREND, SoftproPub: Koch Media
Windows
With Eisenbahn X you can build complex railway worlds on your PC or notebook and it is possible to control trains as a train driver. You can control the entire rail traffic with a sophisticated signal system. Build train consists from steam, diesel and electric locomotives, passenger and freight cars.
Why similar: Trains 84.3% ★, Simulation 15.7%
- #2 Train Cargo: NightShift
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sikitesens Lti.
Windows
Unload trains, sort and package shipments, and keep the yard efficient. In Train Cargo Simulator, your performance keeps the company running and that’s exactly how it should be.
Why similar: Trains 50.5% ★, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Resource Management 12.2%, Simulation 6.1%
- #3 Train Frontier Classic
95% 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 85.9% ★, Simulation 11.4%, Atmospheric 1.3%, Indie 0.8%, Action 0.4%
- #4 Train Simulator: East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough Route Add-On
94% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2013
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - Trains
Windows
One of the busiest routes on the British rail network springs to life in the stunning East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough route for Train Simulator, featuring the classic High Speed Train and commuter Class 365 EMU.
Why similar: Trains 81.3% ★, Simulation 18.7%
- #5 Night Train Simulator: Blackout
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NimbleGames
Windows
A slow-burn psychological horror train simulator. Drive the train. Follow the schedule. Ignore what's outside.
Why similar: Trains 59.3% ★, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Simulation 9.6%, Horror 4.9%, First-Person 4.7%
- #6 MaSzyna
90% matchVery Positive89% of 723 reviews2026
Dev: eu07.pl
Windows
MaSzyna is a simulator which will allow you to become a train driver of most popular railway vehicles used on the Polish railways.
Why similar: Trains 82.1% ★, Simulation 17.9%
- #7 Railroad X
91% matchMixed49% of 51 reviews2014
Dev: TREND, Soft ProPub: Koch Media
Windows
With Railroad X you can build complex railway worlds on your PC or notebook and it is possible to control trains as a train driver. You can control the entire rail traffic with a sophisticated signal system. Build train consists from steam, diesel and electric locomotives, passenger and freight cars.
Why similar: Trains 77.9% ★, Simulation 22.1%
- #8 Train Simulator Classic
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 29,473 reviews2015
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - Trains
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 44.6 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 85.4% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Atmospheric 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%, Action 0.2%
- #9 Cold Engine
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Castaways Games
Windows
Operate a corporate train through a world of endless cold. Choose your routes, deliver mysterious cargo, upgrade your train, and make hard decisions to survive the storms, meet the quota, and chase the next promise that the system will let you go.
Why similar: Trains 74.9% ★, Simulation 11.1%, Resource Management 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #10 Choo-Choo Charles
88% matchVery Positive91% of 18,001 reviews2022
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.
Why similar: Trains 54.7% ★, Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Dark 5.7%, Horror 5.6%
- #11 Vacant's Mine
87% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Refugium Games
Windows
So you’ve been arrested? No Problem! In Vacant’s Mine you can regain your freedom in just 7 Days! With a Mine Railway and a Plunger you’ll navigate through an abandoned mine to steal eggs. But beware of the Greebs, they have terrifying big mouths and razor sharp teeth!
Why similar: Trains 37.4% ★, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Resource Management 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #12 Train Operator 377
86% matchPositive83% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Heliosphere SoftwarePub: @ Heliosphere Software
Windows
Enjoy the charm of one of the UK’s oldest and most enchanting railways from the best available viewpoint – the driver’s seat! Hammer through urban sprawl, rolling fields and famous tunnels at 90 MPH in all weathers and at any time of your choosing.
Why similar: Trains 80.8% ★, Simulation 13.4%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #13 Train Hero
85% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: GameakiPub: Strategy First
Windows
Train Hero is a train railway action puzzle game with a retro feel. It’s easy to play but hard to master and you only need one click to play.
Why similar: Trains 95.3% ★, Action 2.3%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #14 【クラウドファンディング・ストレッチゴール特典ソフト】鉄道にっぽん!限定特別版 for ズイキマスコンPRO
83% matchMixed71% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Sonic Powered Co.,Ltd.
Windows
このソフトは、株式会社瑞起にて行われた「ZUIKI MasConPRO (ズイキマスコンPRO)」のクラウドファンディングの達成記念として特別に公開されるソフトウェアです。
Why similar: Trains 92.2% ★, Simulation 6.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #15 Train Simulator: NEC: New York-New Haven Route Add-On
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 42 reviews2014
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - Trains
Windows
The sprawling Big Apple and the bustling city of New Haven come together in the exciting new NEC: New York-New Haven route for Train Simulator, featuring many of New York’s famous landmarks and advanced signalling throughout.
Why similar: Trains 72.6% ★, Simulation 27.4%
- #16 Anomalous Railroad Crossing
82% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Liner Studio
Windows
"Anomalous Railroad Crossing" is an escape game where you search for strange happenings, set at Japan's most famous railroad crossing. - You suddenly realize that you're standing on a road leading to a railroad crossing with an ocean view. Escape from a world invaded by strange happenings!
Why similar: Trains 53.6% ★, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Simulation 7.4%, Dark 5.5%, Horror 5.4%
- #17 Train Simulator: Pacific Surfliner® LA - San Diego Route
84% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2013
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - Trains
Windows
It’s not all beaches and surfing in California – the stunning Pacific Surfliner® LA – San Diego route for Train Simulator takes you through some of the US state’s most stunning scenery, past golden beaches and into sprawling cityscapes.
Why similar: Trains 72% ★, Simulation 28%
- #18 Russian Train Trip
82% matchMixed54% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Traveling on passenger trains in Russia. First-person exploration.
Why similar: Trains 81.7% ★, Simulation 10.5%, First-Person 4%, Atmospheric 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #19 PLATFORM 0
80% matchMixed50% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
You’re trapped in a forgotten metro system, haunted by a ghost train that reacts to your every move. Explore dark tunnels, avoid deadly traps, and stay quiet — your survival depends on it. A first-person horror experience where silence is your only weapon.
Why similar: Trains 40.8% ★, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Simulation 8.9%, Horror 6.8%
- #20 Train Manager
81% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Tree
Windows
Trains need to enter the station and leave. On their way there it would be kinda good that none of them crash. Crashes are bad and should be avoided. The passengers are probably not that happy if that happens. Make sure it won't happen and everything is good.
Why similar: Trains 97.6% ★, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #21 Trains VR
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: The House of Fables
Windows
Hop on the Puzzle Train! Welcome to the fantasy world of railroads, locomotives, and stations where you can become both a constructor and a conductor. Relive your childhood dreams with 40 levels packed with logical puzzles and multiple solutions. Build, Ride, Fail, Repeat, Succeed!
Why similar: Trains 82.7% ★, Simulation 13.9%, Indie 3.4%
- #22 Ready Set Metro!
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: danenjoysgames
Windows
Plan the best day possible for a variety of characters with different time and budgets. Guide them around the city using public transport and pick the best locations for them to visit.
Why similar: Trains 89.3% ★, Resource Management 5.5%, Simulation 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #23 Transfer
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maximus AktypisPub: Zero Err0R Games
Windows · Linux
Transfer supplies with a Train in a post apocalyptic world filled with creatures that you need to fend off to survive and do your goal
Why similar: Trains 78.7% ★, Horror 6.4%, First-Person 5.1%, Action 2.7%, Dark 2.5%
- #24 World of Subways 4 – New York Line 7
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 373 reviews2015
Dev: TML-StudiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
The series "World of Subways" features some of the most interesting Subway Routes of the world for the PC. Once again World of Subways 4 comes back to New York, perhaps the most exciting city in the world. The whole gaming world takes place in the 70ies/80ies and is created in its typical look.
Why similar: Trains 68.1% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Difficult 4.2%, Horror 3.8%
- #25 Hunted Within: Terminal Rust
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LRDev Games
Windows
In a wasteland consumed by sandstorms, gravity anomalies, and grotesque biomechanical horrors, blast your way through a brutal survival horror experience to hunt down your worst enemy, the psycho Doctor.
Why similar: Trains 60.1% ★, Survival Horror 15.3%, Dark 6%, First-Person 6%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #26 Train Station Simulator
78% 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 80.5% ★, Simulation 12%, Resource Management 5.8%, Indie 1.7%
- #27 EEP 16 Expert Eisenbahn Aufbau- und Steuerungssimulation
77% matchMixed63% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: Trend Redaktions- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
Windows
EEP 16 ExpertThe Leading Railway Construction and Control SimulationDiscover the latest innovations in the most realistic railway construction game ever developed: EEP 16 Expert. This new version includes many additional features, both technical and functional
Why similar: Trains 74.7% ★, Simulation 25.3%
- #28 Train Sim World® 2020
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,995 reviews2017
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 81.8% ★, Simulation 12.3%, Atmospheric 2.3%, First-Person 1.6%, Action 1.2%
- #29 Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor
73% matchVery Positive88% of 894 reviews2026
Dev: Dovetail Games
Windows
Join Thomas and his friends on a special journey across Sodor! Hop into the cabs of North Western Railway’s classic steam team to enjoy nostalgic stories and all-new narratives right from the drivers’ seats. Explore the Wonders of Sodor – fun and magic await!
Why similar: Trains 76.9% ★, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Simulation 8.6%, Horror 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #30 Simutrans
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 678 reviews2016
Dev: The Simutrans Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 76.9% ★, Simulation 14.1%, Resource Management 6.2%, Difficult 2%, Indie 0.5%
- #31 Rail Of Sorrows
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcadesindo
Windows
In a world overrun by the undead, to stand still is to die. Manage your crew, build your shelter aboard a train, and keep moving to survive!
Why similar: Trains 49.4% ★, Perma Death 19.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Survival Horror 6.7%, Simulation 4.5%
- #32 Railway Fun - Adventure Park
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: magnussoft
Windows
Organize railroad networks in this exciting time management game! Direct trains and monorails to clear areas and venture into new park sections.
Why similar: Trains 99.1% ★, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #33 Sid Meier's Railroads!
75% 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 92.3% ★, Simulation 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #34 SubwaySim 2
71% matchVery Positive81% of 881 reviews2025
Dev: Simuverse InteractivePub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Explore the three most picturesque underground lines in Germany! The Berlin U1/U3 and the Hamburg U3 are waiting for you. Immerse yourself in everyday life in the two German metropolises and discover famous sights such as Hamburg's harbour or Berlin's Oberbaum Bridge.
Why similar: Trains 75.9% ★, Simulation 17%, First-Person 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #35 Nightmare Of SilkenCore - Train Hell
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Napping Penguin
Windows
Nightmare Of SilkenCore - Train Hell Step into the shoes of a journalist sent to a remote island to investigate a terrifying anomaly. Armed with a makeshift vehicle, you must collect four mysterious artifacts while avoiding Blinky, a malevolent living train, and other deadly creatures.
Why similar: Trains 62.7% ★, Survival Horror 16.6%, First-Person 6.6%, Horror 6.2%, Psychological Horror 5%
- #36 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,758 reviews2019
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 47.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Much more than just a train driving simulator. Build, drive and operate the railroad of your dreams with Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019.
Why similar: Trains 81.5% ★, Simulation 18.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #37 Russian Train Trip 2
73% matchMostly Negative34% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Journey on a passenger train in Russia. You play as a first-person character, you have to travel by train for 7 days to Vladivostok. Look out the window, listen to the radio, and move around the carriage.
Why similar: Trains 82.6% ★, Atmospheric 7.2%, First-Person 5.8%, Simulation 2.7%, Indie 1.3%
- #38 TRAIN CREW
72% matchVery Positive99% of 488 reviews2021
Dev: Mizotsuki Rail / acty
Windows
It is a game where you become a driver of the fictitious railway Tatehama Electric Railway and drive a train. Currently, you can drive up and down 28 km from Akayamacho Station to Tatehama Station.
Why similar: Trains 86.1% ★, Simulation 13.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #39 Bounty Train
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,739 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 86.2% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 0.8%, Action 0.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #40 RED TREES RAIL. CO.
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Shayride Studios
Windows
Red Trees Rail Co is a VR Horror Train simulator set in a Redwood Forest. Work a tiny night train by yourself, transporting passengers from town to town.
Why similar: Trains 58.6% ★, Survival Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Simulation 7.9%, First-Person 3.2%
- #41 The Machinist
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazeeHaze
Windows
A knock at the door could save a life—or end yours. The Machinist is a psychological horror management game where you must keep a train running, manage its passengers, and survive whatever waits outside.
Why similar: Trains 48.3% ★, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Resource Management 12.1%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Dark 4.9%
- #42 JR EAST Train Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,249 reviews2022
Dev: ONGAKUKAN Co.,Ltd.Pub: EAST JAPAN RAILWAY TRADING CO., LTD.
Windows
The official train company's authentic driving simulator is here! JR East Train Simulator" is a train driving simulator that allows you to experience live-action images and realistic driving sounds of JR East's actual train lines in your own home.
Why similar: Trains 90.3% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #43 Boiler & Blood
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Critics Arcade
Windows
Build and command a dieselpunk war train, manage its crew, and wield forbidden sorcery in a real-time-with-pause tactical roguelite. Destroy the enemy command train before the pursuing army catches you.
Why similar: Trains 58.5% ★, Perma Death 17.1%, Resource Management 11.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Simulation 4.9%
- #44 Head To Hell 黄泉旅客
68% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Rainy City Productions
Windows
You wake up on a running train, everything is unfamiliar, except for a text giving you clues and guiding you to take steps. The answers might be found from every detail.
Why similar: Trains 52.2% ★, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Simulation 5.3%
- #45 Zooparasite
68% matchMostly Negative36% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Mascot Bro Studio
Windows
Step into the depths of the city sewers, where a catastrophic toxic chemical spill has mutated the local wildlife and insects into bloodthirsty abominations. You are tasked with recording and navigating the hazardous environment to cleanse it of the toxic chemicals that turned creatures into mutants
Why similar: Trains 51.1% ★, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Simulation 6.7%, First-Person 5.4%
- #46 Railroad Pioneer
71% 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 78.2% ★, Simulation 21.8%
- #47 Trainz Simulator World Tour
66% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
In Trainz Simulator World Tour you drive powerful trains across the USA, UK, and Australia with 4 detailed routes, 16 gameplay sessions, and iconic locos from steam to diesel. Your adventure starts now!
Why similar: Trains 85.4% ★, Simulation 14.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #48 MDS: Metro dispatcher simulator
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vlakboss (Matěj Růžička)
Windows
MDS is a detailed simulator of the Prague Metro interlocking system. Take the role of a dispatcher, operate signals, switches, and passenger information system, manage traffic with realistic timetables, or create your own scenarios.
Why similar: Trains 85.1% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #49 Train Fever
69% 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 86.1% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #50 ElfTrains
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WhaleBunny
Windows
Build rail networks and deliver cargo across endless quick-play levels in a fantasy world. Carry bows to elves, potions to wizards, treasure to dungeons. Lay track, buy and upgrade trains, design routes, and grow happy little railway systems.
Why similar: Trains 85.2% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #51 Hmmsim Metro
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,858 reviews2021
Dev: Jeminie Interactive
Windows
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 85% ★, Simulation 13.7%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #52 Distributrains
65% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: Oddwarg
Windows · Linux
A railroad simulation game with roguelike elements. Use resources wisely to expand your infrastructure and satisfy industries, contracts, citizens, and engines. Respond quickly to ever-changing circumstances and don't get kicked out of your office.
Why similar: Trains 75.7% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Resource Management 9.1%, Survival 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #53 The Final Departure
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neutrino Interactive
Windows
In the 1990s, a bizarre TV show aired once and vanished without a trace. Now, seven lost episodes have been recovered. Step into the shoes of a night-shift station master and perform your routine duties. But whatever you do, beware of the train that arrives on Platform 1 at exactly 2:30 AM.
Why similar: Trains 44.6% ★, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Simulation 12.2%, Dark 9.1%, Horror 7.1%
- #54 Train Town
69% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2014
Dev: N3V Games
Windows
Train Town is traintastic fun for young train fans (or the young at heart). Build your world, choose your train, go on adventures through cityscapes, jungles and deserts...and even crash and blow things up!
Why similar: Trains 100% ★