Games Like Railroad Engineer

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 21.1% ★, Transportation 17.8% ★, Driving 12%, City Builder 11.9%, Economy 8%

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 17.1% ★, Transportation 16.7% ★, City Builder 13.1%, Building 8.7%, Economy 8.4%

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 24.2% ★, Transportation 20.6% ★, Building 10.6%, Economy 10%, City Builder 8.5%

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 31.1% ★, Transportation 20.4% ★, Driving 12.7%, Building 8.8%, Economy 6.4%

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 24.9% ★, Transportation 24.4% ★, City Builder 13.4%, Building 9%, Economy 8.5%

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 27.2% ★, Transportation 24.4% ★, City Builder 11.8%, Building 7.4%, Economy 7.4%

Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. Players start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, the player constructs stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. Build up your own Empire!

Why similar: Trains 21.8% ★, Transportation 18.7% ★, Driving 11.3%, City Builder 10.8%, Economy 7.8%

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 25.4% ★, Transportation 24.9% ★, City Builder 12%, Management 8.2%, Economy 7.8%

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 25.6% ★, Trains 23.4% ★, City Builder 15.7%, Management 7.1%, Economy 6.9%

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 34.6% ★, Transportation 26.6% ★, Management 8.9%, Economy 6.3%, Building 5.6%

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 28.3% ★, Transportation 23.2% ★, City Builder 10.5%, Economy 9.7%, Management 8%

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 25% ★, Trains 21.8% ★, City Builder 13.9%, Economy 9%, Building 7.8%

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 26.3% ★, Transportation 21.2% ★, City Builder 13%, Economy 8.1%, Management 7.9%

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 28.4% ★, Transportation 20.9% ★, City Builder 9.4%, Building 8.9%, Economy 8.3%

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 29.4% ★, Transportation 24.5% ★, City Builder 10%, Management 8.4%, Resource Management 7%

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 38.4% ★, Transportation 10.6% ★, Management 8.8%, Building 8%, Economy 7.7%

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 28.1% ★, Transportation 23.3% ★, City Builder 15.5%, Building 8.3%, Economy 7%

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 20% ★, Transportation 18.8% ★, City Builder 14%, Building 9.2%, Economy 8.6%

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 30.4% ★, Transportation 21.8% ★, Economy 8.2%, Sandbox 8%, Building 6.8%

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 33.9% ★, Trains 20.5% ★, Economy 12%, City Builder 9%, Management 8.8%

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 28.5% ★, Transportation 22.2% ★, City Builder 14.1%, Building 9.7%, Economy 8.6%

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 26.2% ★, Trains 24.8% ★, City Builder 13.5%, Economy 9%, Management 8.1%

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 42.1% ★, Transportation 11.5% ★, Economy 9.7%, Management 8.8%, City Builder 8.3%

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 31.1% ★, Transportation 25.5% ★, Building 8.6%, Economy 8.2%, Management 7.8%

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

Why similar: Trains 24.4% ★, Transportation 22.7% ★, City Builder 13%, Management 12.6%, Economy 7.9%

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 22.1% ★, Transportation 16.1% ★, City Builder 14%, Building 9.5%, Management 9.1%

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 34.2% ★, Transportation 17.6% ★, Management 7.1%, Resource Management 7.1%, Economy 6.8%

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% ★, Transportation 22.6% ★, City Builder 12.7%, Building 8.3%, Economy 8.2%

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

Why similar: Trains 32.1% ★, Transportation 24.3% ★, Building 9.5%, Economy 8.2%, Sandbox 7.3%

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 32.6% ★, Transportation 20.4% ★, City Builder 16.6%, Economy 9.9%, Building 9.8%

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 34.6% ★, City Builder 14.2%, Trains 12% ★, Management 10.7%, Sandbox 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 30.1% ★, Transportation 19.7% ★, City Builder 9.5%, Building 9.4%, Economy 9.1%

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

Why similar: Trains 23.9% ★, Transportation 20.5% ★, Driving 13.2%, Building 9%, Economy 8.9%

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 24.3% ★, Transportation 23.2% ★, Economy 9.1%, City Builder 8.8%, Building 7.9%

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 25.7% ★, Transportation 22.3% ★, City Builder 9.9%, Economy 8.3%, Building 7.2%

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 30.3% ★, City Builder 18.3%, Trains 17.6% ★, Building 6.7%, Management 6%

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 24.1% ★, City Builder 18%, Transportation 15.9% ★, Resource Management 9.2%, Sandbox 7.3%

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 28.5% ★, Transportation 24.7% ★, City Builder 10.8%, Building 7.7%, Management 6.8%

A retro-styled railway management strategy game!

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

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 25% ★, Transportation 21.3% ★, City Builder 11.8%, Economy 8.1%, Building 7.6%

In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.

Why similar: Trains 32.8% ★, Transportation 14.5% ★, Economy 9.9%, Management 9.7%, Building 8.1%

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 30% ★, Transportation 22.6% ★, Economy 12.1%, Building 12.1%, Management 8.1%

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 29.1% ★, Trains 18.9% ★, City Builder 10.9%, Economy 10.4%, Building 9.1%

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 33.6% ★, Transportation 25% ★, City Builder 7.2%, Management 7%, Economy 6.5%

Shunt & Haul: Rail Logistics is a railway game focused on shunting, freight transport, and logistics work on the tracks. Take on the role of a train driver and railway operator, operate locomotives, assemble trains, transport freight wagons, and complete tasks on sidings, stations, and railway lines

Why similar: Trains 36% ★, Transportation 28.5% ★, Driving 14.8%, Management 6.3%, Simulation 4.1%

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 39.2% ★, Transportation 27.5% ★, City Builder 13.6%, Building 11.3%, Simulation 8.4%

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 29.9% ★, Transportation 24% ★, Building 12.6%, Sandbox 9.8%, Management 9.6%

The city is strangled by its own explosive growth. Identify the chokepoints, invest in infrastructure, and redesign the network. One well-placed roundabout could nurse it back to life. Can you relieve the pressure and let prosperity flow as freely as the traffic?

Why similar: Transportation 33.9% ★, City Builder 12.1%, Management 11.5%, Building 10.2%, Economy 7.8%

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 28.9% ★, Transportation 24.7% ★, City Builder 12.7%, Management 7.3%, Resource Management 7.2%

Fully functional model railway building game on your screen. Create and paint the landscape, place the tracks engines and wagons. Start the trains and create control sequences to direct them to the right tracks. Place houses, industrial buildings, lamp posts, plants, and all the little details to finish your model railroad on the screen.

Why similar: Trains 36.3% ★, Transportation 29.2% ★, City Builder 14.3%, Building 11%, Simulation 9.1%

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 28.4% ★, Transportation 23.7% ★, City Builder 12.1%, Building 8.9%, Sandbox 7.4%

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 26.2% ★, City Builder 12.8%, Management 8.5%, Sandbox 7.1%

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 35.4% ★, Transportation 26.5% ★, Driving 11.3%, Building 10.7%, Management 8.7%

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

Why similar: Trains 25.5% ★, Transportation 22.2% ★, City Builder 11.8%, Economy 9.3%, Building 9%

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

Why similar: Trains 35.2% ★, City Builder 17.4%, Transportation 14.3% ★, Management 8.2%, Economy 6.4%

From the first stone tool to the first starship. One city carries an entire civilization across eight ages. Civilize is the first CivForge: a city-builder where multiple islands and 100+ resources let you forge an arc of human history that is entirely your own.

Why similar: City Builder 21.9%, Transportation 20.8% ★, Building 12.8%, Economy 10.9%, Resource Management 10.6%

Run a growing railyard where every train matters. Manage traffic, shunt freight, supply industries, expand your network, and turn a neglected railway into a thriving operation.

Why similar: Trains 35.7% ★, Driving 16.9%, Building 12.7%, Management 11.5%, Transportation 8.6% ★

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 27.7% ★, Trains 27% ★, City Builder 11%, Economy 7.7%, Resource Management 7%

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 29.9% ★, Transportation 21% ★, City Builder 17%, Strategy 7.8%, Resource Management 7.3%

Fully functional model railway building game in Wild West style. Create and paint the landscape, place the tracks, steam engines and wagons. Start the trains and create control sequences to direct them to the right tracks.

Why similar: Trains 35.8% ★, Transportation 28.8% ★, City Builder 15.5%, Building 10.9%, Simulation 9%