- #1 Metro Architect
97% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Northern21 Studio
Windows · Mac
In Metro Architect, you will design, expand, and optimize metro and subway networks in a metro simulator inspired by real-world transit systems. Build stations, manage trains, reduce congestion, and keep your city moving.
Why similar: Trains 26.6% ★, Transportation 21.1% ★, City Builder 9.7%, Management 7.7%, Economy 7.4%
- #2 Chinese Rail SIm
96% 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 33.1% ★, Transportation 22.4% ★, Management 9.3%, Economy 6.1%, Sandbox 5.7%
- #3 Sweet Transit
96% 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 23% ★, Transportation 17.2% ★, City Builder 9%, Economy 7.6%, Building 7.1%
- #4 Nile Express
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roland Mueller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build the first railway network in Africa. Create profitable routes in Egypt, from Alexandria to Aswan. Deliver passengers and goods to the right destinations. Take care of your railway network and deal with accidents.
Why similar: Trains 29.4% ★, Transportation 21.1% ★, Building 8.2%, Management 8%, Economy 7.9%
- #5 OpenTTD
94% matchVery Positive95% of 17,021 reviews2021
Dev: OpenTTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which players earn money by transporting passengers and cargo via road, rail, water, and air. It is an open-source remake and expansion of the 1995 Chris Sawyer video game Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
Why similar: Trains 25.2% ★, Transportation 18.8% ★, Building 11.2%, Economy 10.7%, Management 8.3%
- #6 MiniTrans
94% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: DD Metaverse
Windows
MiniTrans is a city building and traffic simulation game. Players independently build main cities and satellite cities, develop metropolitan areas and city clusters, and build various transportation facilities between urban areas to transport commuters to earn taxes.
Why similar: Trains 25.8% ★, Transportation 22.2% ★, City Builder 11.6%, Building 9.4%, Economy 8.9%
- #7 Transport Fever 2
93% 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 26.3% ★, Transportation 22.7% ★, City Builder 10.4%, Management 9.3%, Economy 8.3%
- #8 Metroplex
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinite Error Industries
Windows
Build a city. Connect a region. Create a metropolis. Lay roads and railways, shape land use, and watch millions of residents transform the map through housing, jobs, travel time, and congestion.
Why similar: Trains 24.2% ★, Transportation 23.4% ★, City Builder 13.5%, Management 8%, Economy 7.3%
- #9 Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up
91% matchVery Positive81% of 1,769 reviews2020
Dev: SquarePlay Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Design and build the most efficient metro stations known to man! Excavate. Expand. Set staff priorities. And manage the commuter flow. Overcrowd is a 2.5D management/tycoon/simulator set below the bustling city of Lubdon Town.
Why similar: Trains 21.1% ★, Transportation 13.6% ★, City Builder 11.1%, Management 9.4%, Building 9.2%
- #10 Iron Village
91% 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 27.8% ★, Transportation 19.1% ★, City Builder 11.4%, Building 9.6%, Economy 8.6%
- #11 Cargo Company
90% matchMixed58% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Cargo Company is a transport simulation tycoon game where you make money by transporting passengers, wood, steel, goods, cars, tanks and more - using trains, trucks, busses, and even rockets between planets.
Why similar: Trains 28.7% ★, Transportation 20.7% ★, Economy 10%, Management 8.9%, City Builder 8.9%
- #12 Metroland
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anglia Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a transport tycoon in 1900s London. Expand transport lines, housing, and businesses to fund your transport empire. Make use of urban planning to create communities that will use your services.
Why similar: Transportation 22.4% ★, Trains 22.2% ★, City Builder 11.8%, Economy 9.3%, Management 8.5%
- #13 Simutrans
89% 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 38.6% ★, Management 9.7%, Transportation 9.3% ★, Building 8.2%, Economy 7.9%
- #14 Railroad Engineer
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: SP Digital Arts Inc.
Windows
Build railroads, drive trains, collect resources, deliver goods, and grow cities.
Why similar: Trains 28.4% ★, Transportation 20.9% ★, City Builder 9.4%, Building 8.9%, Economy 8.3%
- #15 Diluvian Winds
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 391 reviews2024
Dev: Alambik StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Diluvian Winds is a relaxing management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse. Welcome weary travelers and work together to expand your hamlet on land, under the sea, or among the clouds.
Why similar: City Builder 20.3%, Base Building 13.4%, Building 12.9%, Economy 12.1%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #16 Transport Fever 3
85% matchMixed69% of 1,007 reviews2026
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transport Fever 3, the ultimate transport tycoon returns, bigger, deeper, and more dynamic than ever. Build the routes that transform the world across land, sea, and sky using over a century of evolving transport options. Design and build your ideal transport network.
Why similar: Trains 24.6% ★, Transportation 22.8% ★, City Builder 11.2%, Economy 9.1%, Management 8.8%
- #17 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 41.9% ★, Transportation 10.1% ★, Economy 9.9%, Management 9.5%, City Builder 6.9%
- #18 A-Train 9 PRIME LINE
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ARTDINK
Windows
The ultimate edition of the city-building simulation game A-Train 9! As the president of a railway company, build the city of your dreams through city building and railway management. A-Train 9 PRIME LINE takes city building beyond evolution, delivering the ultimate city-building experience.
Why similar: Trains 28.3% ★, Transportation 20.6% ★, City Builder 13%, Building 8.5%, Economy 7.2%
- #19 Steam & Heather
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Flag Hippo Games
Windows
A cosy railway management builder set in 19th-century Scotland. Shape the land, lay track, connect industries, and watch towns grow as steam reshapes the Scottish landscape.
Why similar: Trains 27.2% ★, Transportation 19.3% ★, City Builder 11.2%, Management 8.9%, Economy 8.5%
- #20 STATIONflow
84% matchVery Positive86% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: DMM GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.
Why similar: Trains 26.2% ★, Transportation 10.9% ★, Base Building 9.1%, City Builder 8.5%, Building 8.2%
- #21 Tunwick
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eldil
Windows
Build the roads. Haul the goods. Carry the people. In Tunwick, people drive the economy. They aren't just cargo with legs. Their hands make the goods, and their wages build the city that buys them.
Why similar: Transportation 30.4% ★, Trains 21% ★, Economy 12.5%, Management 9.8%, City Builder 7.6%
- #22 Tiny Train Tycoon
82% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: 2D is enough
Windows
Build a toy railway from limited pieces, transport cargo, create supply chains, and help cities grow.
Why similar: Trains 31.5% ★, Transportation 20.9% ★, Building 9.5%, Economy 8.2%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #23 Train World
81% 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 31.4% ★, Transportation 19.8% ★, Sandbox 8.8%, Economy 8.6%, Building 7.1%
- #24 Cities in Motion
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,096 reviews2011
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Why similar: Trains 24.8% ★, Transportation 20.3% ★, Management 14%, City Builder 11%, Simulation 8.8%
- #25 A-Train 9 V5.0 : Japan Train Simulator Ultimate Edition
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: ARTDINK
Windows
Build railroads. Construct your city. Master transport economics. A-Train 9 V5.0 Ultimate Edition is a realistic railroad management and urban development sandbox where every choice – from track layout to industry logistics – affects the prosperity of your metropolis.
Why similar: Trains 32.7% ★, Transportation 18% ★, City Builder 13.8%, Economy 10.1%, Building 10%
- #26 A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 207 reviews2021
Dev: ARTDINKPub: KOMODO
Windows
In the world of A-Train, people gather around stations, gradually developing the surrounding town. What kind of railroad will you create? How will you develop the town? All these choices and more are yours to make.
Why similar: Trains 19.3% ★, Transportation 16.6% ★, City Builder 12.4%, Building 10%, Economy 9.7%
- #27 Times of Progress
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pressing Thumbs Games
Windows · Linux
Times of Progress is a City Builder set during the Industrial Revolution. Build industries to extract natural resources. Produce goods to satisfy the population. Manage transportation routes by train and ship. Expand on procedurally generated maps and trade with nearby cities.
Why similar: Trains 23.4% ★, City Builder 14.5%, Transportation 13.5% ★, Sandbox 7.5%, Base Building 6.8%
- #28 Railway Empire 2
79% 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 27% ★, Transportation 20.6% ★, Economy 8.9%, City Builder 8.7%, Management 8.1%
- #29 Train Valley World
78% 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 25% ★, Transportation 22.6% ★, City Builder 8.5%, Economy 7.3%, Management 6.7%
- #30 NIMBY Rails
77% 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: Transportation 24.7% ★, Trains 18.3% ★, Economy 10.3%, Building 8.9%, City Builder 8.8%
- #31 Station Master RPG
76% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Telegraph Studios
Windows
Play the role of the station master at a railway station in rural Japan and cope with the ever-increasing flow of passengers in this RPG management simulation! Use the station's funds to upgrade the station and design it to your liking!
Why similar: Trains 29.8% ★, Transportation 20.4% ★, City Builder 10.9%, Building 8.6%, Economy 8.6%
- #32 A-Train PC Classic
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 151 reviews2016
Dev: ARTDINKPub: STUDIOARTDINK
Windows
As president of a train company, lead city growth to make your transport business prosper. The retro style, square grid map, and complete tutorials are easy on the newcomer, but veterans will find a challenge with advanced resource management, research, and the passage of time.
Why similar: Trains 21.3% ★, Transportation 17.6% ★, City Builder 12.4%, Building 10%, Economy 9.4%
- #33 Stoplights
75% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Wicked Blobfish
Windows
Stoplights is a strategy simulation game about creating an efficient train network to support the growing needs of your cities. Make connections by building rails, control train routes with traffic signals to get essential resources where they need to be - in time.
Why similar: Trains 31.9% ★, Transportation 23.3% ★, Management 9.9%, City Builder 9%, Building 6.2%
- #34 Cargo Protocol: Cyberpunk Trains
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Flat Lab
Windows
Build a logistics empire in a grim cyberpunk world: lay tracks, optimize production and delivery chains, research technologies, and expand your influence. Corporations are the new gods, and the Market decides who survives.
Why similar: Trains 32.5% ★, Transportation 21.3% ★, Management 7.4%, Economy 6.5%, Building 6.4%
- #35 Transports
77% 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 24.8% ★, Transportation 20.8% ★, Economy 9.5%, Management 8.8%, Building 8.2%
- #36 Railroad Corporation 2
73% 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 31.4% ★, Transportation 18% ★, Building 9.9%, Economy 9.7%, City Builder 8.3%
- #37 Cities in Motion 2
76% matchMixed57% of 2,548 reviews2013
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
Why similar: Transportation 31.4% ★, Trains 12.4% ★, City Builder 12.2%, Management 12.1%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #38 DeckEleven's Railroads 2
74% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: DeckEleven
Windows · Linux
DeckEleven's Railroads 2 is a fun and addictive railroads building game. Like a true Tycoon, you are in charge of everything! Design and build the perfect railways network.
Why similar: Trains 29.7% ★, Transportation 19.6% ★, Economy 12.2%, Building 12.1%, Management 8.7%
- #39 Transport Fever
73% 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 25.3% ★, Transportation 19.1% ★, City Builder 10.4%, Economy 9.2%, Building 8.8%
- #40 A-Train 8
74% matchMixed48% of 63 reviews2013
Dev: ARTDINKPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 23%
As the owner of a brand new railway company, you must manage train schedules, develop new railways, construct buildings, and manipulate the stock market on your quest to earn one trillion dollars.Have you ever wondered what it's like to manage a railway company, or how trains can impact the fate of an entire city?
Why similar: Trains 25.6% ★, Transportation 18.9% ★, City Builder 12%, Economy 9.9%, Building 9.7%
- #41 Steam To Electric
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Build and optimize your railway network in this elegant voxel rail tycoon. Transport passengers and goods, unlock crazy-but-real historical train inventions, and evolve from steam to electric. Easy to start, deep to master. From the creators of Station to Station and Town to City.
Why similar: Trains 36.5% ★, Transportation 16.5% ★, Management 8.3%, Economy 7.4%, Building 6.5%
- #42 Speed Rivals - Model Trains
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BabelGamesPub: Speed Rivals
Windows
Build wild railway worlds, master fast and risky train driving, complete chaotic delivery missions, and race or cooperate with friends in a multiplayer train game where every track, wagon, and second matters.
Why similar: Trains 27.7% ★, Transportation 20.3% ★, City Builder 9.8%, Building 8.8%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #43 Train Station Simulator
73% 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 44.8% ★, Management 13.6%, Strategy 6.5%, Simulation 5.9%, Building 5.6%
- #44 My Train Arrives
72% matchVery Positive87% of 99 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 28.8% ★, Transportation 21.9% ★, City Builder 9%, Building 7.9%, Management 7.4%
- #45 Transport INC
72% matchMixed70% of 1,084 reviews2020
Dev: DIGIFOXPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.3 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 23.7% ★, Transportation 20.3% ★, Sandbox 9.4%, Economy 9.2%, Management 8.1%
- #46 Junxions
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CyberStormPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Answer your true calling as a traffic engineer in Junxions! Featuring comprehensive simulation, construction, and management tools, use careful planning to build roadways, railways, and walkways, and the complex interactions between them.
Why similar: Trains 23.3% ★, Transportation 19.4% ★, City Builder 9.7%, Economy 8.5%, Management 7.6%
- #47 Railway Empire
71% 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 33.3% ★, Transportation 12.9% ★, Management 10.7%, Economy 10.3%, Building 8.3%
- #48 Locomotive Works
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Federation Interactive
Windows
Build custom steam locomotives and deliver freight on a working railway. Your designs affect performance. Different jobs need different designs, and every choice has trade-offs. Balance power, size, range and cost to build anything from small yard shunters to heavy freight engines for steep climbs.
Why similar: Trains 36.9% ★, Transportation 21.3% ★, Building 10.6%, Economy 7.8%, Management 6.9%
- #49 Factory Town 2: Paradise
67% matchVery Positive91% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
A Town Builder + Factory Sim where you fully automate a tropical village and feed a giant volcano. Use conveyor belts, trains, boats, zip lines, pipes, water wheels and more to produce massive amounts of items and keep everyone happy!
Why similar: Trains 24.1% ★, City Builder 12.5%, Building 10.1%, Economy 10%, Base Building 9.9%
- #50 Traffic Architect
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Green Signal Games
Windows
Become the master of traffic with your expert infrastructure designs. Lay down streets, shape junctions, time traffic lights, design a public transport network, and watch the city come alive. It grows on its own, and every new building sends more trips onto the roads you built.
Why similar: Transportation 27.8% ★, Trains 18.4% ★, City Builder 15.9%, Building 7.1%, Management 6.9%
- #51 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 662 reviews2024
Dev: MiradilPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build Your smartphone Empire in Mad Smartphone Tycoon, your main goal in this game is to create the ultimate smartphone that combines both performance and aesthetics. Expand your company, dominate the global market, become a tycoon in the world of mobile phones!
Why similar: Management 20.5%, Building 16%, Sandbox 12.7%, City Builder 12.6%, Economy 10%
- #52 Logistik
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dysnomia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, schedule, and grow your rail network to fulfill transportation demands. Optimize paths around forests, mountains and rivers, and balance fuel costs. Across real-world continents or on endlessly unique maps, build the best railway company, one train at a time!
Why similar: Trains 28.8% ★, Transportation 19.2% ★, City Builder 8.6%, Management 8.3%, Economy 7.7%
- #53 Toxic Trains
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Graphixela
Windows
Toxic Trains is a strategy simulation game about optimizing rail routes. Build tracks to transport passenger and freight trains to their destinations. Choose upgrades to modify the land and your network. Switch tracks to avoid collisions and spills. Can you keep the trains from exploding?
Why similar: Trains 29.6% ★, Transportation 18.2% ★, City Builder 14%, Strategy 9.4%, Minimalist 7.2%
- #54 Mini Settlers: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive89% of 803 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Mini Settlers: Prologue is a free version of Mini Settlers. In this minimalist city builder, settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.
Why similar: Transportation 17.5% ★, Trains 16.9% ★, Base Building 10.3%, City Builder 10%, Management 6.5%
- #55 Red Trains
70% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Dialectic Games
Windows
Red Trains is a strategic train simulator and management game. Build tracks to connect industry and cities. Customize locomotive designs to optimize for particular goods and routes. Manage your political clout to avoid being removed from your post.
Why similar: Trains 31.3% ★, Transportation 23.1% ★, City Builder 10.6%, Management 9.2%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #56 StarScraper
68% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Mitchell GarrettPub: Rosae Ex Ludis
Windows
So, you’re the new Boss? Seems like every year I get a new entrepreneur to babysit. It takes more than dreams to build a skyscraper! You need to track stocks, utilities, prestige—ah who am I kidding? You're rich, you can do whatever you want. Go on, build rockets into it like the last clown did.
Why similar: Transportation 20.7% ★, City Builder 13.3%, Economy 10.6%, Building 10.2%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #57 PicoTrains
67% matchPositive94% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Soundole
Windows
A retro-styled railway management strategy game!
Why similar: Trains 35% ★, Transportation 25.7% ★, Management 9.1%, Economy 8.8%, Building 6.1%
- #58 Cargo Lines
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: splenbit
Windows · Linux
Build a bustling railway network and juggle cargo transport in real time. New stations appear, the flow of goods shifts constantly, deadlines loom, and trains collide if you don't keep your eyes on them. Keep your cool and master the chaos as orders pile up, and every second counts.
Why similar: Trains 33.5% ★, Transportation 25.3% ★, Building 10.8%, Management 8.7%, Time Management 6%
- #59 Industry Giant
68% 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 25.8% ★, Economy 12.2%, City Builder 11.7%, Management 9.9%, Building 8.2%
- #60 Mighty Tiny Railways
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Mighty Tiny Games
Windows
Build a steam railway where the network you build determines how it operates. Deliver cargo and passengers on time, grow towns and industries, and optimize your network. Invite a friend to build together in online co-op.
Why similar: Trains 30.8% ★, Transportation 21.7% ★, Building 13.1%, Sandbox 10.8%, Management 10.7%