- #1 Ticket to Ride®
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,152 reviews2023
Dev: Marmalade Game Studio Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Discover a fresh adaptation of the iconic, multi-award-winning board game. Play against fellow fans around the world, or take on state-of-the-art AI opponents. Build a railway empire, claim routes and dominate your competitors on the leaderboards in this fan-favourite modern classic!
Why similar: Board Game 23%, Trains 22.9% ★, Tabletop 21.3%, PvP 12.4%, Family Friendly 7.1%
- #2 Mini Motorways
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,364 reviews2021
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Transportation 24.3% ★, City Builder 18.9%, Management 14.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Relaxing 10%
- #3 Mini Metro
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,721 reviews2015
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Trains 40.7% ★, Transportation 14.9% ★, Puzzle 14%, Management 10.7%, Relaxing 7%
- #4 Steam: Rails to Riches
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 120 reviews2017
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The official version of one of the best board games - Steam: Rails to Riches. Take control of a railway company, issue shares, build railroads, deliver goods along an network of tracks and stations and make profit to expand.
Why similar: Board Game 38.7%, Trains 37.3% ★, Family Friendly 8.1%, Relaxing 5%, Casual 4.8%
- #5 Station to Station
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,951 reviews2023
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 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 27.2% ★, City Builder 18.1%, Transportation 17.7% ★, Relaxing 8.9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #6 Railbound
93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,923 reviews2022
Dev: Afterburn
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A relaxing puzzle game about fixing train connections and travelling the world - now with a level editor!
Why similar: Trains 27.2% ★, Transportation 17.8% ★, Logic 9.9%, Puzzle 8.1%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
- #7 Rail Route
92% matchVery Positive88% of 2,604 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 113.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life cities worldwide. Dispatch the trains to make the traffic flow and the network grow!
Why similar: Trains 24.9% ★, City Builder 24%, Transportation 18.3% ★, Management 7.7%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #8 Tsuro - The Game of The Path
91% matchVery Positive93% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: Thunderbox Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relax with this beautiful, Zen board game. Play with friends, AI, or simply enjoy the solo experience. It's like a holiday for your mind...
Why similar: Board Game 28.6%, Tabletop 25.3%, Solitaire 24.8% ★, Puzzle 8.7%, Top-Down 3.7%
- #9 Hamster on Rails
91% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Virtual Arts Studio
Windows
Embark on this adventure through different worlds with your friend, the railway builder Hamster! Help the Hamster village collect minerals by building crazy railways to solve fun challenges.
Why similar: Trains 18.1% ★, Board Game 14.8%, Tabletop 13.7%, Transportation 13.1% ★, Logic 7.4%
- #10 Tails of Trainspot
89% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Poly Poly GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Relax and challenge your mind in Tails of Trainspot, a cozy logic puzzle game where you build railway networks, connect numbered stations, and explore a mysterious island filled with stories, animal residents, and mini-games.
Why similar: City Builder 24.1%, Trains 22.5% ★, Logic 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #11 Train Valley Origins
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: FlazmPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
The cutest management game about trains. 🚂 Choo-choo! Manage increasingly complex railroad. The rich history of railway transport awaits! From steam engines to futuristic marvels. Explore different eras and countries and witness the evolution of train technology. 🛤️🚂🚄❤️
Why similar: Trains 29.8% ★, Transportation 20.8% ★, Management 9.7%, Relaxing 9%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #12 Dorfromantik
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,559 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Why similar: City Builder 27.9%, Board Game 24.2%, Logic 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Puzzle 9%
- #13 Paper Train Traffic
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: isTom Games Kft.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Paper Train Traffic is here to test your mind and reflexes with increasingly complex challenges. From single railroads to multi railway nodes, your task is to supervise the ongoing train traffic of many different locations around the World.
Why similar: Trains 35.3% ★, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Puzzle 10.3%, Management 9.1%, Top-Down 8%
- #14 Transport INC
87% 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 35.7% ★, Transportation 32.2% ★, Management 13.8%, Building 8.2%, 2D 5.5%
- #15 Train Valley
86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,454 reviews2015
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build railways, manage traffic and stay accident-free. Play in Europe, America, Japan and USSR in 1830-2020. Complete the story mode from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the first manned spaceflight, and then explore the random mode. Management. Construction. Trains. Welcome to Train Valley!
Why similar: Trains 26.5% ★, Transportation 19.9% ★, Top-Down 8.3%, Management 8.2%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #16 Wingspan
85% matchVery Positive94% of 11,959 reviews2020
Dev: Monster Couch
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
Why similar: Board Game 30.4%, Tabletop 24.7%, PvP 13.6%, Relaxing 9.3%, Building 7.7%
- #17 Sagrada
86% matchVery Positive94% of 440 reviews2020
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A game of dice drafting and window crafting.
Why similar: Board Game 27.8%, Tabletop 26%, Logic 12.1%, PvP 8.4%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #18 Train Valley World
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 297 reviews2024
Dev: FlazmPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.1 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 29.2% ★, Transportation 27.7% ★, City Builder 25.5%, Management 8.9%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #19 Train Valley 2
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,155 reviews2019
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build bigger and more complex railway networks than ever before! Building on the success of the original, you’ll get more of what you loved about the original and then some. With increasingly difficult and complex challenges from local industries, the Valley has never felt so vast! ALL ABOARD!
Why similar: Trains 38.7% ★, Management 12.9%, Relaxing 11.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Family Friendly 11.4%
- #20 Steam Revolution: The Age of Rail
83% matchMixed67% of 79 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 40% ★, City Builder 30.5%, Puzzle 11%, Building 9.7%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #21 Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: Andrii 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 29.5% ★, Transportation 22.6% ★, Top-Down 9.2%, Relaxing 8.8%, Management 8.3%
- #22 Rail Route: The Story of Jozic
82% matchVery Positive91% of 141 reviews2022
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: City Builder 25.3%, Trains 23% ★, Tabletop 18.7%, Management 7.7%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #23 Railway Islands - Puzzle
81% matchVery Positive94% of 267 reviews2021
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Railway Islands is a puzzle game about designing a railway map for a large archipelago. Make a safe path between the stations and let your train deliver all the resources and go to the next island.
Why similar: Trains 30% ★, Transportation 20.7% ★, Logic 11.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Relaxing 9%
- #24 TrainClicker Idle Evolution
82% matchMixed59% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: PixelRNG
Windows · Mac
🚂 Cozy idle train game. Enjoy a journey from steam to modern locomotives in idle style! 🚂
Why similar: Trains 33.5% ★, Transportation 26.3% ★, Management 12%, Relaxing 8.4%, Cute 8.1%
- #25 Trainatic
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,093 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan Forrester
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Trainatic is an explosive incremental train-building game! Upgrade your cars, gather resources, and unlock powerful synergies to chug further down the track.
Why similar: Trains 53.7% ★, Management 14.2%, Top-Down 10.8%, Colorful 8.2%, Casual 7.3%
- #26 Shisensho Solitaire
79% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2019
Dev: Nick Ramsay
Windows
Shisensho Solitaire is a classic tile-matching game. You can only match pairs of tiles if they can be connected by a single line with no more than two bends. If you clear every tile, you win!
Why similar: Solitaire 36% ★, Board Game 18.2%, Tabletop 16.5%, Puzzle 7.1%, Relaxing 6.8%
- #27 Busway Islands - Puzzle
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Busway Islands is a puzzle game about organizing roads and rails across a large archipelago. Your goal is to create a safe and efficient route between bus stations, ensuring that all passengers are picked up along the way.
Why similar: Trains 24.3% ★, Transportation 18% ★, Puzzle 11.4%, Relaxing 10.2%, Logic 10%
- #28 Railway Empire
78% matchVery Positive83% of 9,710 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 39.2% ★, City Builder 18.5%, Transportation 16.1% ★, Management 14.3%, Building 6.9%
- #29 River Towns
75% matchVery Positive92% of 253 reviews2025
Dev: Frogsong StudiosPub: Metaroot
Windows
Solve puzzles by placing buildings and creating vibrant cities in River Towns. Each district has its own style and shapes, making every level a new challenge. Help to restore and rebuild our River Towns.
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, Board Game 25.3%, Logic 11.4%, Puzzle 8.9%, Relaxing 7.1%
- #30 Teeny Tiny Trains
76% matchVery Positive92% of 76 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 30.7% ★, Transportation 21.1% ★, Logic 11.6%, Relaxing 9.5%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #31 Tiny Rails
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 724 reviews2018
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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 39.3% ★, Transportation 26.5% ★, Management 7.3%, Family Friendly 7.2%, Cute 6.5%
- #32 My Train Arrives
77% matchVery Positive87% of 98 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 28.6% ★, City Builder 23.1%, Transportation 22.8% ★, Management 8.4%, Family Friendly 6.6%
- #33 Sweet Transit
76% matchMixed68% of 1,268 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: City Builder 27%, Trains 26.7% ★, Transportation 21% ★, Management 8.8%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #34 RAILGRADE
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,255 reviews2023
Dev: Minakata Dynamics
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
Why similar: Trains 34% ★, City Builder 29.8%, Transportation 10.9% ★, Management 9.1%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #35 Quilts and Cats of Calico
74% matchVery Positive93% of 584 reviews2024
Dev: Monster Couch
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Quilts and Cats of Calico is a wholesome, award-winning complex puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. Meet adorable cats and sew the coziest quilts. Compete with other players in multiplayer mode, play solo, or delve into the story of a quilter sewing their way through the city of cats.
Why similar: Board Game 27.7%, Tabletop 24.1%, PvP 12%, Logic 10.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #36 Cosmic Express
75% matchVery Positive90% of 627 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmic EngineersPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!
Why similar: Trains 41.9% ★, Puzzle 13.6%, Relaxing 12.2%, Cute 12.1%, Family Friendly 9.1%
- #37 Island Cities - Jigsaw Puzzle
73% matchVery Positive94% of 245 reviews2022
Dev: Mens Sana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Arrange the town islands and see them come to life. Just swap the blocks of a 3D jigsaw puzzle.
Why similar: Solitaire 21.3% ★, City Builder 18.4%, Tabletop 15.2%, Board Game 14.7%, Trains 9.4% ★
- #38 Railroads Online
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,018 reviews2024
Dev: Stefan KelnbergerPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 64.8 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 59.4% ★, Management 15.6%, Family Friendly 12.7%, Building 12.3%
- #39 Railroad Corporation 2
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 417 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 35.1% ★, City Builder 23.8%, Transportation 21.3% ★, Building 7.8%, Management 5.6%
- #40 Cardboard Town
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,304 reviews2023
Dev: Stratera GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
Why similar: Solitaire 29.5% ★, City Builder 28%, Tabletop 18.2%, Management 7.4%, Building 7.4%
- #41 Dolmenjord - Viking Islands
72% matchVery Positive85% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: Mens Sana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Arrange Viking villages in the islands to expand their domains, in this logic puzzle game! After years of battles, a group of Vikings decided to conquer new lands. Under the protection of the god Njord, a new clan sets out in search of glory!
Why similar: Solitaire 22.2% ★, City Builder 18.6%, Tabletop 14.5%, Board Game 14.5%, Logic 8.1%
- #42 Chinese Rail SIm
73% matchMixed50% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Lawliet
Windows
Start with an empty Chinese map, create, build a rail network with your own imagination and sophisticated design, help millions of people to reach where they want to go. Ready yourself as a lead rail engineer to make some challenging decisions along the way.
Why similar: Trains 49.4% ★, Puzzle 19.4%, Logic 13.3%, Building 12.3%, 2D 5.6%
- #43 TerraScape
69% matchVery Positive89% of 2,226 reviews2024
Dev: Bitfall StudiosPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy, medieval City-Puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.
Why similar: City Builder 25.8%, Board Game 24.7%, PvP 12.9%, Logic 10.7%, Puzzle 8%
- #44 Teeny Tiny Town
70% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Short Circuit Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Proving that all good things come in threes! Welcome to Teeny Tiny Town, where you connect three identical tiles to evolve your city, merge by merge. Watch your metropolis grow from scratch, from 'aww' to 'awesome!'
Why similar: City Builder 39%, Puzzle 12.8%, Family Friendly 10.8%, Relaxing 9.9%, Building 8.6%
- #45 Transport Tycoon Deluxe
70% matchMixed54% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Chris SawyerPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 41.1% ★, City Builder 33.9%, Management 7.7%, Building 6.9%, Family Friendly 3.8%
- #46 Soko Loco Deluxe
72% matchVery Positive81% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Soko Loco Deluxe is a cute train tycoon! 🚂🧱🎁💎 Transport resources, develop towns and build a giant monument! Choo-choo!
Why similar: Trains 33.4% ★, City Builder 28.5%, Transportation 24.9% ★, Cute 7.6%, Colorful 5.7%
- #47 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 53.5% ★, Management 18.5%, City Builder 14.3%, Building 4.7%, Family Friendly 4.3%
- #48 Rolling Line
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,591 reviews2018
Dev: Gaugepunk Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 34.7% ★, Transportation 22.6% ★, City Builder 19.5%, Relaxing 7.5%, Family Friendly 6.4%
- #49 Train Yard Builder
70% 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 26.6% ★, City Builder 25.8%, Logic 9.5%, Management 8%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #50 Fly Corp
68% matchVery Positive85% of 3,391 reviews2023
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Develop your own transport network in different regions and cities: open new routes, buy and upgrade new planes, and increase airport capacity!
Why similar: Transportation 28.2% ★, Logic 13%, Management 11.7%, Puzzle 9.3%, Family Friendly 8.7%
- #51 NIMBY Rails
68% matchVery Positive90% of 2,300 reviews2021
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 39.8 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 29.9% ★, City Builder 26.3%, Trains 21.3% ★, Management 11.5%, Building 7.3%
- #52 Puzzline
67% matchVery Positive99% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: Aineko Games
Windows · Mac
Puzzline is a 2-4 player board game connecting cards like a puzzle! Each card has a unique effect. Play them strategically and get the victory! Online play is also supported!
Why similar: Board Game 35.7%, Tabletop 32.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Top-Down 7.4%, Casual 4.2%
- #53 Cascadia
66% matchVery Positive99% of 228 reviews2025
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Compete to create the most perfect ecosystem in the award-winning board game journey!
Why similar: Board Game 32.6%, Tabletop 12.3%, Top-Down 10.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, PvP 9.3%
- #54 A Bumpy Ride
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 567 reviews2026
Dev: Cosmoporium Games
Windows
Take a jaunt into the world of A Bumpy Ride, a cozy train-driving and exploration game! Inspired by railroading of the 19th century with a whimsical spin, you'll adventure around the open frontier in your trusty little train, picking up passengers and freight.
Why similar: Trains 43.1% ★, Relaxing 12.6%, Management 10.7%, Family Friendly 10.5%, Cute 10.3%
- #55 Mashinky
68% matchVery Positive85% of 2,814 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map. It’s a unique blend of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode and board game-like rules.
Why similar: Trains 46% ★, Transportation 33.4% ★, Management 15.6%, 2D 5%
- #56 Puzzle With Your Friends
69% matchVery Positive88% of 191 reviews2018
Dev: SkyCat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Puzzle With Your Friends you can puzzle alone, with and also against your friends via the internet! Unique motifs from different games and artists are available.
Why similar: Board Game 24.8%, Tabletop 22.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Family Friendly 8%, Hand-drawn 7%
- #57 Mayor Match: City Builder & Match-3
64% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: G5 Entertainment AB
Windows
Become the Mayor in a unique game that blends thrilling match-3 puzzles with strategic city building!
Why similar: City Builder 42.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Casual 8%, Management 7.3%, Family Friendly 7%
- #58 Cat Isle
63% matchNo user reviews99% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: domkegames
Windows · Mac
Catch a train to Cat Isle! In this cozy pixel art management game, build restaurants, expand and decorate the town. Figure out your cats needs as they dine, shop, explore and turn the island into their purfect home.
Why similar: Trains 25.2% ★, Management 15.7%, Cute 14.2%, Relaxing 12.1%, Family Friendly 8%