Games Like PicoTrains

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 38.4% ★, Transportation 29.5% ★, Management 9.5%, Economy 6%, Resource Management 6%

Build a toy railway from limited pieces, transport cargo, create supply chains, and help cities grow.

Why similar: Trains 34.3% ★, Transportation 26% ★, Economy 7.6%, Resource Management 6.6%, Management 6.3%

Tiny Rails is a relaxing train management adventure. Travel across an immersive and meticulously crafted pixel world. Collect hundreds of beautiful cars, each with their own set of stats, to create your own unique multi-car masterpiece!

Why similar: Trains 36.1% ★, Transportation 26.4% ★, Resource Management 9.2%, Economy 5.6%, Management 5.2%

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 35.6% ★, Transportation 29.1% ★, Management 8.6%, Economy 8.1%, Building 5.5%

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 33.8% ★, Transportation 30.4% ★, Management 8.7%, Economy 7.9%, Resource Management 6.5%

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 39.5% ★, Trains 23.9% ★, Economy 12.1%, Management 9.9%, Resource Management 7%

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 30.2% ★, Trains 26.3% ★, Economy 9.3%, Management 8.9%, Capitalism 7.9%

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 35.1% ★, Transportation 29.1% ★, Management 9.7%, Resource Management 8.6%, Strategy 6.3%

Build railroads, drive trains, collect resources, deliver goods, and grow cities.

Why similar: Trains 33.5% ★, Transportation 28% ★, Economy 8.3%, Management 8%, Resource Management 7.2%

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 31.2% ★, Transportation 30.5% ★, Economy 9.2%, Management 7.7%, Building 6.3%

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 32.2% ★, Transportation 31.5% ★, Management 10%, Economy 8.5%, Strategy 5.7%

Optimise and grow your railways in this challenging train management game. Instead of waiting for money to arrive, earn resource tokens by refining your network until your towns are thriving. Avoid queues, jams, or angry passengers to be recognised as the unsung train hero you know you are.

Why similar: Trains 35% ★, Transportation 25.7% ★, Management 9.1%, Economy 8.8%, Building 6.1%

Run British Railways' locomotive fleet from 1955 to 1994. Order the classes history built — or take your own choices. Manage overhauls, depots, budgets and withdrawals across four decades, and answer for it in a graded annual report against the real record. Deterministic, deeply researched.

Why similar: Trains 40.8% ★, Transportation 32.9% ★, Management 6.5%, Resource Management 5.9%, Strategy 5.3%

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 31.4% ★, Transportation 26.6% ★, Economy 11.2%, Management 9.1%, Building 7.7%

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 34.5% ★, Transportation 26.9% ★, Economy 9%, Management 7.6%, Building 6.5%

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 35.5% ★, Transportation 29.1% ★, Economy 10.5%, Management 9.7%, Strategy 5.2%

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 40.5% ★, Transportation 20.9% ★, Resource Management 8.8%, Management 8.2%, Strategy 7%

Build tracks, drive trains, transport passengers and goods! Relaxed railway construction in retro style with a large campaign and countless missions and maps.

Why similar: Trains 43.4% ★, Transportation 33.4% ★, Strategy 8%, Management 6.7%, Old School 5.2%

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 37.2% ★, Transportation 27.7% ★, Management 7.5%, Economy 6.2%, Strategy 5.3%

Build a train of your own and set out across China in this relaxing 2D pixel railway management game. Arrange locomotives and cars, carry passengers and cargo between cities, trade goods along the route, and watch your growing train roll through changing landscapes.

Why similar: Trains 44.2% ★, Transportation 31.6% ★, Management 9%, Economy 5.5%, Casual 3.6%

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 47.9% ★, Transportation 13.2% ★, Management 10.6%, Economy 8.3%, Strategy 6%

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 26.9% ★, Economy 8.7%, Management 7.2%, Resource Management 7.1%

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: Transportation 33.7% ★, Trains 30.8% ★, Management 9%, Economy 7.8%, Strategy 6.2%

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 28.9% ★, Transportation 27.5% ★, Economy 9.3%, Management 9%, Resource Management 7.6%

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 34.1% ★, Transportation 25.6% ★, Economy 11.9%, Strategy 11%, Management 8.9%

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 34% ★, Transportation 27.4% ★, Management 9.9%, Economy 9%, Resource Management 8.3%

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: Transportation 32.7% ★, Trains 31% ★, Management 9.8%, Economy 9.7%, Resource Management 5.2%

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 52.3% ★, Transportation 14.3% ★, Management 10.5%, Economy 10.4%, Strategy 5.2%

Run a transportation empire with planes, trains, automobiles and ships. Become a transportation tycoon. No generative AI.

Why similar: Trains 29% ★, Transportation 24.8% ★, Economy 9.4%, Capitalism 8.5%, Management 7.9%

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 42% ★, Transportation 27.6% ★, Economy 7.5%, Management 7%, Building 6.6%

Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!

Why similar: Trains 47.4% ★, Transportation 23.1% ★, Management 11.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Economy 7.5%

Train tycoon game set on Mars. Engineer a fast and efficient train network, build a thriving business and grow a dynamic economy.

Why similar: Trains 32.9% ★, Transportation 27.9% ★, Resource Management 8.6%, Management 8%, Economy 5.9%

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 33.4% ★, Transportation 28.9% ★, Management 7.7%, Strategy 7%, Economy 6.8%

Train Themed Idle Clicker. Build and manage your railway company, helping the city expand and thrive.

Why similar: Trains 40.4% ★, Transportation 16.4% ★, Management 9.1%, Strategy 6.5%, Economy 6.3%

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 26.1% ★, Transportation 24.6% ★, Economy 9.7%, Management 9.2%, Resource Management 7.9%

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 39.4% ★, Transportation 17.4% ★, Management 11.2%, Economy 10.3%, Strategy 8.4%

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 31.7% ★, Trains 30.9% ★, Resource Management 8.4%, Economy 7.6%, Management 7.3%

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 38.4% ★, Transportation 32.9% ★, Management 8.8%, Building 6.8%, Strategy 5.3%

Modern transport sim game combining realistic simulation with indie game style, old-school grid environment, newest features, and modern transport options. Transport a wide variety of cargo and passengers over road, rail, and water, and create your own transport company!

Why similar: Transportation 42.3% ★, Trains 24.7% ★, Management 11.9%, Strategy 7.7%, Economy 6%

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 24.4% ★, Transportation 23.8% ★, Economy 10.3%, Management 9.7%, Resource Management 8.5%

Classy Train is a classic style 2D platformer, where the goal is to get from one station to the other, while avoiding runaway trains and other obstacles. Music has been composed and performed by myself on piano in a jazzy style to create a fun, relaxing atmosphere. Pixel art was also custom created.

Why similar: Trains 51.6% ★, Transportation 26.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Old School 7.1%, Casual 4%

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 35% ★, Trains 22.8% ★, Economy 10.8%, Management 9.6%, Capitalism 7%

Daisy Trains is a vibrant, 3D train puzzle game where you will build railways and manage trains to deliver colored cargo containers to their destinations. Daisy chain your routes together to connect every puzzle in the world to answer the ultimate question - where are all these containers going!?

Why similar: Trains 46% ★, Transportation 30.6% ★, Management 8.8%, Building 7%, Strategy 4.4%

Build and manage your own airport – in classic 2D or full 3D. From your first runway to an international hub: terminals, cargo, customs, weather & de-icing, airline contracts, staff and research. Plan smart and become the world's best airport tycoon!

Why similar: Transportation 27.2% ★, Economy 15.8%, Management 11.8%, Building 8.8%, Strategy 8.4%

Locotier is a fully moddable Czech train game in which you can complete missions, try out trains from different time epoch, or just ride.

Why similar: Trains 33.9% ★, Transportation 22.2% ★, Management 10.2%, 1980s 8.7%, 1990's 6.8%

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 39.1% ★, Transportation 25.5% ★, Economy 10.2%, Building 6.8%, Strategy 5.9%

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 32.8% ★, Transportation 28.4% ★, Economy 9.1%, Management 8.8%, Resource Management 7.8%

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 38% ★, Transportation 31.4% ★, Economy 8.2%, Management 7.6%, Building 6.3%

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 62.5% ★, Management 13.2%, Economy 12.3%, Strategy 9.1%, Building 1.5%

Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam

Why similar: Trains 32.4% ★, Transportation 30.1% ★, Management 16.2%, Economy 9.1%, Strategy 6.1%

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 29.3% ★, Transportation 28.6% ★, Economy 9.6%, Management 8.8%, Resource Management 8.2%

Transport Tycoon Deluxe challenges you to become the ultimate Transport Tycoon by creating a transit empire. Build a network of trains, trucks, ships, planes, and more to grow your business, make money, and fend off rivals in this 1995 building sim from Chris Sawyer.

Why similar: Trains 46.7% ★, Economy 8.2%, Capitalism 7.8%, Management 6.8%, Strategy 6.2%

Metro Manager LA is a strategy simulation game about connecting communities throughout Los Angeles. Manage maintenance, security, wait time, and train capacity as you attempt to keep the riders of Los Angeles happy.

Why similar: Transportation 42% ★, Trains 21% ★, Management 10.1%, Strategy 7.5%, Building 6.5%

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 38.6% ★, Transportation 30% ★, Economy 9.4%, Management 8.6%, Building 6.2%

You can operate trains more and more with your own train schedule! Train routes all over Japan and Taiwan, with a total of more than 50 routes!

Why similar: Trains 44.8% ★, Transportation 32.5% ★, Economy 9.5%, Strategy 6.2%, Management 3.9%

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 29.6% ★, Transportation 21.5% ★, Management 11.7%, Resource Management 9%, Building 7.1%

Navigate steam trains through mazes of train track! Challenge your brain to solve intricate maze puzzles. Train Maze Master is your ticket to vintage steam locomotives galore and train track maze heaven!

Why similar: Trains 46.7% ★, Transportation 31.9% ★, Management 11.6%, Strategy 7.9%, Retro 1.2%

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 56.1% ★, Management 15.1%, Strategy 9.1%, Economy 5.9%, Resource Management 4%

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 32.2% ★, Transportation 27% ★, Economy 10.6%, Management 8.8%, Building 6.7%

I Like Trains is an incremental game about growing a single train line into a sprawling network full of trains, upgrades, and strange anomalies. Build, expand, and watch the map come to life while deciphering anomalies and revealing the story within.

Why similar: Trains 47.4% ★, Transportation 16.5% ★, Resource Management 6.2%, Management 5.7%, Strategy 5.4%