- #1 Rolling Line
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,491 reviews2018
Dev: Gaugepunk Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 29.3% ★, Transportation 21% ★, Moddable 13.3% ★, Sandbox 9.5%, VR 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the premier model train sandbox that offers the most extensive tools for building and operating detailed layouts in VR.
- #2 Tracks - The Train Set Game
96% 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 43.4% ★, Sandbox 17.4%, Building 17.1%, Physics 7%, Simulation 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the whimsical, toy-like aesthetic of model trains with a focus on creative track building and relaxing gameplay.
- #3 Toy Trains
95% matchVery Positive96% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Something Random
Windows
Let’s play Toy Trains! A playful track-building VR game where you create your own small world and engage in a captivating storyline. It’s all about imagination, creative thinking, having fun and… trains!
Why similar: Trains 54.2% ★, VR 23.3%, Relaxing 8.1%, Sandbox 5.7%, Simulation 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Designed specifically for VR, this game offers a charming, puzzle-oriented approach to model train layouts.
- #4 TrainerVR
96% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: Sumalab
Windows
TrainerVR is a unique physics-based VR train construction game. In TrainerVR you can create from simple tracks to an elaborate rail network, just like the wooden piece game, but to the infinity and beyond, and drive trains inside your creations!
Why similar: Trains 35.9% ★, VR 19.7%, Building 11.9%, Simulation 10.2%, Physics 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct competitor to Locomancer that focuses on the core experience of building and driving model trains in a virtual space.
- #5 Train Yard Builder
94% matchMixed69% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: GameFormatic S.A.Pub: Frozen Way
Windows
Enter the world of Train Yard Builder and customize your railway to your heart's content. Work with different models of trains and wagons, control them the way you want, and use modeler tools to unleash your creativity.
Why similar: Trains 45.4% ★, Building 16.1%, Sandbox 15.9%, Relaxing 7.5%, First-Person 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the hobbyist side of the genre, allowing players to design and decorate realistic model train rooms.
- #6 Railroads Online
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,936 reviews2024
Dev: Stefan KelnbergerPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 42.4% ★, Building 13.4%, Sandbox 12.6%, Physics 10.4%, Online Co-Op 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features physics-based track laying and train operation that appeals to those who enjoy the technical side of building.
- #7 Station to Station
93% 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 40.7% ★, Transportation 29.2% ★, Sandbox 9.2%, Relaxing 7.5%, Building 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy, voxel-based game focuses on building train networks in a relaxing, visually pleasing environment.
- #8 Derail Valley
92% 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 36.4% ★, Transportation 25.9% ★, VR 11.4%, Sandbox 7.2%, Physics 7%
Why You'll Like It: While more simulation-heavy, its high-fidelity VR support provides an unparalleled sense of presence when operating trains.
- #9 Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation
91% 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 35% ★, Transportation 29.6% ★, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 11.5%, Relaxing 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, cozy experience that focuses on building train networks in a stress-free, charming world.
- #10 Islands & Trains
91% matchVery Positive91% of 560 reviews2025
Dev: Akos MakovicsPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Craft tiny railway dioramas in a stress-free island sandbox. No rules or timers - just design, build, and enjoy.
Why similar: Trains 48.9% ★, Sandbox 17.8%, Building 17.1%, Relaxing 7.8%, Simulation 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist sandbox builder that allows for creative, stress-free train layout design on small, self-contained islands.
- #11 Brickadia
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,302 reviews2025
Dev: Brickadia, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Brickadia is a next-generation brick building sandbox that gives you the tools to create and play, your way. Build massive worlds, invent cool contraptions, and play in them however you like - all with your friends!
Why similar: Sandbox 23.8%, Building 22.3%, Physics 19%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Online Co-Op 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox building game offers a block-based aesthetic similar to the 'Lego' feel found in Locomancer.
- #12 Trainz Plus
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
Drive, Explore, Operate and Create the railroad of your dreams - and now collaborate in real time with Multiplayer Surveyor! And with Trainz Plus memberships, you get more content, more features and the latest Trainz has to offer!
Why similar: Trains 30.7% ★, Transportation 21.7% ★, Sandbox 10.6%, Moddable 10% ★, Building 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep level-editing tools and a massive sandbox environment for those who want to build expansive railway systems.
- #13 Diesel Railcar Simulator
89% 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 29.4% ★, Transportation 23.1% ★, Moddable 14.2% ★, Sandbox 9.7%, Building 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers realistic driving physics and a focus on the mechanical operation of trains.
- #14 Besiege
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,398 reviews2020
Dev: Spiderling Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Moddable 29.8% ★, Building 20.3%, Sandbox 20.1%, Physics 16%, Multiplayer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based construction sandbox that shares the joy of building complex machines and testing them in a sandbox environment.
- #15 Train Valley World
86% 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: Transportation 38.9% ★, Trains 37.1% ★, Sandbox 11.9%, Online Co-Op 6.9%, Simulation 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines strategic train network management with a charming, puzzle-like aesthetic.
- #16 Train Station Simulator
88% 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 70.8% ★, Building 9.4%, Simulation 9%, Sandbox 7.9%, Casual 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and layout design of train stations, appealing to those who enjoy the building aspect of the hobby.
- #17 Train Fever
87% 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 53.2% ★, Transportation 14.9% ★, Sandbox 8.8%, Building 6.7%, Simulation 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management game that provides a sandbox feel for building historical railway networks.
- #18 Loco Shortline Operations
85% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: TSRS
Windows
Openworld Railbuilder Simulator with Realistic Physics based Locomotives,Trucks,Cranes,Boats,Economy
Why similar: Trains 35.2% ★, Sandbox 15.5%, Building 14.9%, Online Co-Op 8.4%, Physics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-heavy experience that emphasizes the operational challenges of running a small-scale railway.
- #19 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
84% 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 42.8% ★, Transportation 40.8% ★, Simulation 6.6%, Relaxing 5.8%, Casual 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends realistic train driving with management elements in a large, open-world setting.
- #20 Poly Bridge 2
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,160 reviews2020
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The acclaimed bridge-building indie-hit is back! More levels, more features, more physics fun!
Why similar: Building 39%, Sandbox 25.1%, Physics 24.1%, Simulation 9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the engineering and physics-based construction aspects of building transport infrastructure.
- #21 Townscaper
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,498 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: Building 33.4%, Sandbox 32.4%, Relaxing 16.2%, Simulation 8.7%, Casual 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: While not train-focused, it provides the same relaxing, toy-like building satisfaction found in Locomancer.
- #22 Railroader
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,366 reviews2023
Dev: Giraffe Lab LLC
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 75.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 36.9% ★, Transportation 31.2% ★, Sandbox 7.2%, Physics 6.5%, Co-op 5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the operational and logistical side of running a railroad, perfect for those who enjoy the technical details.
- #23 Train Simulator Classic
84% 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 67.5% ★, Simulation 8.7%, Moddable 5.6% ★, Transportation 5.4% ★, Building 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: The industry standard for train enthusiasts, offering a massive library of content and detailed simulation.
- #24 Train Sim World® 4
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,988 reviews2023
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 52.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 49.8% ★, Transportation 27.6% ★, Physics 6.3%, Simulation 4.7%, Relaxing 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-fidelity, immersive experience for players who want to see their trains in a realistic, detailed world.
- #25 Infinite Rails
79% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Benjamin Voráč
Windows · Mac
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 42.8% ★, Sandbox 13.3%, Building 10.4%, Physics 8.2%, Co-op 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op sandbox game that allows players to work together on building and operating train systems.
- #26 The Lilliput Workshop
78% 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 32.8% ★, Transportation 28.1% ★, Moddable 12.4% ★, Building 11.5%, Relaxing 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, puzzle-based automation game that captures a miniature, toy-like scale.
- #27 Constracktion
78% 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 39.5% ★, Transportation 30.1% ★, Building 13%, Physics 7.4%, First-Person 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the building and management of train infrastructure in a sandbox environment.
- #28 Model Railway Easily
81% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2020
Dev: Redbrick Studios Ltd
Windows
Model railway builder with true 3D graphics. Place all the highly detailed objects on different landscapes and create exciting model railway layouts! Start your trains and enjoy this fully functional model railway simulator!
Why similar: Trains 37.2% ★, Transportation 30.5% ★, Simulation 18.9%, Building 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, accessible simulator dedicated to the simple pleasure of building model train layouts.
- #29 Train World
79% 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 40.9% ★, Transportation 29.8% ★, Sandbox 13.9%, Building 9.9%, Simulation 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-focused simulator that provides a 3D environment for building and exploring train layouts.
- #30 Train Mechanic Simulator 2017
80% matchMixed67% of 820 reviews2017
Dev: Si7 StudioPub: Atomic Jelly
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 46% ★, Building 16.2%, Sandbox 10.2%, Moddable 9.6% ★, Simulation 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Allows players to get hands-on with the maintenance and building of trains, mirroring the hobbyist aspect of model railroading.
- #31 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,141 reviews2022
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 166.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 33.8% ★, Transportation 22.6% ★, Sandbox 10.6%, Building 8.5%, Physics 5.8%
- #32 Train Driver 2
76% matchMixed56% of 731 reviews2025
Dev: TTSK
Windows
Polish railway simulator emphasizing multiplayer and realism. Become a train driver, operating faithfully recreated trains, or a dispatcher, managing traffic and signalling equipment at your post. Cooperate online, build stations in the editor, and join railway enthusiasts!
Why similar: Trains 46.2% ★, Transportation 23.3% ★, Building 10.3%, Simulation 6.3%, Multiplayer 6.1%
- #33 RUNNING TRAIN | 走ル列車！
73% 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 48.3% ★, Transportation 27% ★, Physics 6.6%, Simulation 5.7%, Relaxing 3.8%
- #34 Train Frontier Classic
77% matchVery Positive88% of 242 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 67% ★, Transportation 8.1% ★, Simulation 7.6%, Sandbox 4.5%, Building 4.4%
- #35 Rail Route: The Story of Jozic
75% matchVery Positive92% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
In “The Story of Jozic” a free stand alone expansion from the developers behind Rail Route you will take on the role of an apprentice train dispatcher in the bustling city of Prague - design, construct and automate your own railway network in real time!
Why similar: Trains 46.4% ★, Sandbox 17.2%, Building 17.1%, Physics 12%, Simulation 4.1%
- #36 Steam Revolution: The Age of Rail
73% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Partially Differentiated Games
Windows
Build rail networks that link industries in 1844 Europe. Complete levels to expand across nations, and compare the efficiency of your solutions against a leaderboard.
Why similar: Trains 65.7% ★, Building 24.3%, Simulation 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%, Indie 1%
- #37 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,688 reviews2019
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 48.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 60.2% ★, Building 12.7%, Simulation 11.4%, Sandbox 11.3%, Multiplayer 3.7%
- #38 Railroad Corporation 2
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 370 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 38.2% ★, Transportation 25.6% ★, Building 13%, Sandbox 11.6%, Physics 5.4%
- #39 Train Sim World® 2020
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,995 reviews2017
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 108.0 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 66.1% ★, Building 9.4%, Simulation 8.4%, Relaxing 6.7%, Transportation 2.5% ★
- #40 Model Railway Easily Christmas
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Redbrick Studios Ltd
Windows
Model railway builder wit true 3D graphics. Place all the highly detailed objects on the snowy landscape and create exciting model railway layouts! Start your trains and enjoy the Christmas style decorated environment!
Why similar: Trains 44.2% ★, Transportation 31.6% ★, Building 13.8%, Simulation 10.4%
- #41 Locomoto
70% matchVery Positive91% of 630 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tile Digital
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Customise and manage your train, tend to quirky passengers, gather resources, craft decorations, and upgrade your conductors style all accompanied by soft lo-fi tunes. Become a conductor and save your hometown Barrenpyre from environmental disaster!
Why similar: Trains 81.2% ★, Relaxing 13%, Casual 4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #42 Train Station Renovation - First Job
72% matchVery Positive86% of 865 reviews2020
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Welcome to the prologue to Train Station Renovation. This is where you will learn and teach how to renovate these small and the largest train stations in the world.
Why similar: Trains 24.9% ★, Simulation 20.1%, Sandbox 15.6%, Casual 10.3%, Building 9%
- #43 ZUSI 3 - Aerosoft Edition
71% matchVery Positive91% of 586 reviews2019
Dev: Carsten HölscherPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
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 40.1% ★, Moddable 16.9% ★, Sandbox 11.6%, Building 9.7%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #44 Technicity: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive83% of 169 reviews2022
Dev: Osaris GamesPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Free Prologue to Technicity, a first-person city-building game with powerful tools that allow you to build faster and bigger. Design your own construction blocks and furniture in factories, terraform the open world, use vehicles to travel in cities that you or your friends create in solo or co-op.
Why similar: Transportation 26.3% ★, Sandbox 23%, Building 21.9%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, First-Person 9.8%
- #45 Teeny Tiny Trains
70% 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 34.1% ★, Transportation 25.8% ★, Building 12%, Sandbox 10.8%, Relaxing 6%
- #46 ShotForge
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Alix
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A sandbox to build the coolest guns in.
Why similar: Simulation 81.9%, Indie 18.1%
- #47 Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,293 reviews2021
Dev: That's Nice Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.8%, Co-op 15.2%, Building 15%, Relaxing 12.6%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #48 Conductor: Creative Joy Engine
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Club Transcendia
Windows
Conductor is an audiovisual experience creation engine that encourages you to craft, save, and share funky environments with its vibrantly creative tool-set alongside all of your favorite media.
Why similar: VR 31.1%, Sandbox 30.2%, Relaxing 12.9%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Simulation 9.2%
- #49 Ultimate Coaster X
70% matchVery Positive87% of 267 reviews2019
Dev: Phony Game Studios
Windows
Ultimate Coaster X is a free roller coaster simulator built with simplicity and utility in mind. The in-game roller coaster and world editors allow you to create and experience rides of many types.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #50 Oxygen Train
66% matchVery Positive82% of 480 reviews2026
Dev: OxygenTech Limited
Windows
Oxygen Train is an open-world survival train game. Wake up in a world lacking oxygen. Chop trees, mine, gather resources, upgrade your unique train. Survive by planting, fishing, farming, exploring, fighting. Build your train kingdom. Supports 1-8 online co-op.
Why similar: Trains 44.2% ★, Sandbox 18.1%, Building 17.5%, Co-op 10.8%, First-Person 6.3%
- #51 Voidtrain
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 9,447 reviews2025
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Why similar: Trains 43.7% ★, Building 11.2%, Sandbox 10.3%, Co-op 10.2%, Online Co-Op 9.1%
- #52 Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto
69% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Sonic Powered Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The "Japanese Rail Sim" is a railway simulation game that allows you to experience a authentic railway operation with live-action images and a realistic reproduction of the driver's seat. Anyone can enjoy the feeling of being a train driver by simply operating the master controller and the brakes.
Why similar: Trains 45% ★, Transportation 36.6% ★, Simulation 4.9%, First-Person 4.4%, Relaxing 4.2%
- #53 SimRail - The Railway Simulator
65% matchVery Positive86% of 5,274 reviews2024
Dev: SimRail S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 17.8 hrsMean: 66.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 38.1% ★, Transportation 31.4% ★, Physics 8.8%, Online Co-Op 7.6%, Multiplayer 5.3%
- #54 Transport Fever
68% matchVery Positive83% of 10,810 reviews2016
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 47.6 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 31.2% ★, Transportation 27.3% ★, Building 11.6%, Sandbox 11.4%, Moddable 7.8% ★
- #55 Train Station Renovation
67% 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 46.4% ★, Building 15%, Physics 9.9%, Simulation 8%, Relaxing 7%
- #56 Railway Empire
67% 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 48.8% ★, Transportation 22.2% ★, Building 13.2%, Sandbox 8.7%, Simulation 6.5%
- #57 Train Travel Simulator
69% matchMixed45% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Simulator of travel in the carriage of a passenger train across Russia.
Why similar: Trains 50.3% ★, Sandbox 24.6%, Simulation 12.7%, First-Person 10.5%, Indie 1%
- #58 铁道物语：陆王（Railway Saga:Land King）
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 473 reviews2019
Dev: 風林火山工作室Pub: Jolifess Inc.
Windows
Become a respected conductor, assemble and match your train lineup at will. In addition to transporting passengers from all walks of life, you can also set up your own factories at various city stations. Mining, planting and breeding all kinds of resources, using the craftsmen's crafts to produce a variety of famous things.
Why similar: Trains 40.8% ★, Transportation 28% ★, VR 12.1%, Building 10.7%, Simulation 4.7%
- #59 Rec Room
64% matchVery Positive89% of 77,841 reviews2021
Dev: Rec Room
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.
Why similar: VR 33.5%, Sandbox 15.3%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Co-op 9.6%
