- #1 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019
97% 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 63.9% ★, Simulation 36.1%
- #2 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
96% 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 68.5% ★, Simulation 31.5%
- #3 EEP 15
96% matchMixed54% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Trend Redaktions- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
Windows
EEP is the leading software for designing and operating railway layouts and therefor Germanys bestselling model-railway simulation. Create complex and highly realistic railway worlds on your PC or notebook with EEP eisenbahn.exe.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #4 Train Fever
95% 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 73.3% ★, Simulation 26.7%
- #5 Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
94% matchVery Positive87% of 661 reviews2015
Dev: Chris SawyerPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!
Why similar: Trains 64% ★, Simulation 36%
- #6 Train Simulator Classic
93% 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 72.2% ★, Simulation 27.8%
- #7 Train Sim World® 2020
92% 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 72.5% ★, Simulation 27.5%
- #8 Model Railway Easily Christmas
91% 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 58.9% ★, Simulation 41.1%
- #9 MaSzyna
89% matchVery Positive89% of 555 reviews2026
Dev: eu07.pl
Windows
MaSzyna is a simulator which will allow you to become a train driver of most popular railway vehicles used on the Polish railways.
Why similar: Trains 64.6% ★, Simulation 35.4%
- #10 Train Driver 2
90% 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 71.2% ★, Simulation 28.8%
- #11 Train Station Simulator
91% 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 72.7% ★, Simulation 27.3%
- #12 SimRail - The Railway Simulator: Prologue
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,277 reviews2021
Dev: SimRail S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
SimRail - The Railway Simulator Prologue presents the full range of possibilities of the newest and best simulator of the work of train driver. Take on the challenge and take the controls of a freight or passenger train!
Why similar: Trains 76% ★, Simulation 24%
- #13 Derail Valley
87% 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 76.6% ★, Simulation 23.4%
- #14 Simutrans
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 660 reviews2016
Dev: The Simutrans Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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 68.7% ★, Simulation 31.3%
- #15 TRAIN CREW
86% matchVery Positive99% of 451 reviews2021
Dev: Mizotsuki Rail / acty
Windows
It is a game where you become a driver of the fictitious railway Tatehama Electric Railway and drive a train. Currently, you can drive up and down 28 km from Akayamacho Station to Tatehama Station.
Why similar: Trains 71.7% ★, Simulation 28.3%
- #16 JR EAST Train Simulator
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,189 reviews2022
Dev: ONGAKUKAN Co.,Ltd.Pub: EAST JAPAN RAILWAY TRADING CO., LTD.
Windows
The official train company's authentic driving simulator is here! JR East Train Simulator" is a train driving simulator that allows you to experience live-action images and realistic driving sounds of JR East's actual train lines in your own home.
Why similar: Trains 79.4% ★, Simulation 20.6%
- #17 Railway Empire
84% 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 71.7% ★, Simulation 28.3%
- #18 Steam Revolution: The Age of Rail
82% 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 74.3% ★, Simulation 25.7%
- #19 Railroad Pioneer
85% matchMixed61% of 262 reviews2014
Dev: Kritzelkratz 3000Pub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Be a pioneer and build the most famous transcontinental railroad tracks in the United States of America throughout the 19th century.
Why similar: Trains 58.7% ★, Simulation 41.3%
- #20 Chinese Rail SIm
83% matchMixed51% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Mai
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 72.1% ★, Simulation 27.9%
- #21 American Railroads - Summit River & Pine Valley
84% matchMixed51% of 206 reviews2018
Dev: Stefan Kelnberger
Windows
Buy - Transport - Profit: Manage your own late 1800s railroad company, load and deliver freight, customize your vehicles and invest in upgrades while enjoying the realistic driving- and physics experience in a majestic mountain scenery.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #22 Railroads Online
80% 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 100% ★
- #23 Train World
82% 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 74.8% ★, Simulation 25.2%
- #24 SimRail - The Railway Simulator
79% 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 76.3% ★, Simulation 23.7%
- #25 ZDSimulator
79% matchVery Positive89% of 345 reviews2025
Dev: ZDSimulator Team
Windows
ZDSimulator is a unique project of the real professional training apparatus for train driving schools, which is now available to any user as a railway simulator
Why similar: Trains 60.8% ★, Simulation 39.2%
- #26 Rail Route
78% matchVery Positive89% of 2,495 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 114.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 77% ★, Simulation 23%
- #27 Railroad Tycoon 3
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,246 reviews2007
Dev: PopTopPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Railroad Tycoon 3 features 25 scenarios challenging players to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history from around the world. Players can lay track (including tunnels and overpasses), pick from over 40 locomotives from early steams to modern bullets, choose to haul over 35 types of cargo in a dynamic economy, and participate in...
Why similar: Trains 85% ★, Simulation 15%
- #28 Train Sim World® 2
78% matchVery Positive82% of 8,231 reviews2020
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 101.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The evolution of train simulation! Master iconic locomotives on high-speed services, long freight hauls or precise commuter traffic, and get creative with customisation tools in this advanced sequel. Climb into the cab in Train Sim World 2.
Why similar: Trains 72.1% ★, Simulation 27.9%
- #29 Train Frontier Classic
76% 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 74.9% ★, Simulation 25.1%
- #30 Diesel Railcar Simulator
76% 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 75.1% ★, Simulation 24.9%
- #31 Paper Train Traffic
77% 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 75.4% ★, Simulation 24.6%
- #32 Train Sim World® 3
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,609 reviews2022
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Conquer American mountains as you haul incredible tonnage with the workhorses of industry, get the British capital’s commuters to work in record time and race state-to-state aboard German high-speed traction. Master the machine with Train Sim World 3.
Why similar: Trains 75.5% ★, Simulation 24.5%
- #33 ZUSI 3 - Aerosoft Edition
74% 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 74.2% ★, Simulation 25.8%
- #34 Railroad Corporation 2
70% 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 74.3% ★, Simulation 25.7%
- #35 RUNNING TRAIN | 走ル列車!
69% 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 73.9% ★, Simulation 26.1%
- #36 Train Travel Simulator
74% matchMixed45% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Simulator of travel in the carriage of a passenger train across Russia.
Why similar: Trains 57.2% ★, Simulation 42.8%
- #37 Tracks - The Train Set Game
71% 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 71.5% ★, Simulation 28.5%
- #38 Train Sim World® 4
70% 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 78.2% ★, Simulation 21.8%
- #39 Train Mechanic Simulator 2017
73% 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 73.3% ★, Simulation 26.7%
- #40 Rail Cargo Simulator
75% matchVery Negative16% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
As the head of a marshalling yard you are aiming, according to the single, specified tasks, at coordinating the goods traffic with the available shunting locomotives and by using the hump yards in the most efficient way.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #41 Infinite Rails
69% 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 77.3% ★, Simulation 22.7%
- #42 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 76.5% ★, Simulation 23.5%
- #43 Bounty Train
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,716 reviews2017
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the dangerous life, the accurate historic events and contemporary inventions of the North American/US 19th century. Acquire one of the most legendary steam machines and transform it into a fortress on rails.
Why similar: Trains 73.3% ★, Simulation 26.7%
- #44 Railway Empire 2
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,561 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 73.7% ★, Simulation 26.3%
- #45 Train Sim World® 5
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,167 reviews2024
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The Rails are Yours in Train Sim World 5! Take on new challenges and new roles as you master the tracks and trains of iconic cities across 3 new routes. Immerse yourself in the ultimate rail hobby and embark on your next journey.
Why similar: Trains 74.9% ★, Simulation 25.1%
- #46 TrainerVR
71% 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 54.1% ★, Simulation 45.9%
- #47 Train Sim World® 6
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,126 reviews2025
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Embark on your next journey and discover the joy of train simulation. Be ready for anything as you master formidable trains across 3 new routes. Unlock new skills and expand your hobby - Expect the Unexpected in Train Sim World 6!
Why similar: Trains 74.6% ★, Simulation 25.4%
- #48 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
68% 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 75.2% ★, Simulation 24.8%
- #49 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 77.2% ★, Simulation 22.8%
- #50 Train Simulator: East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough Route Add-On
71% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2013
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - Trains
Windows
One of the busiest routes on the British rail network springs to life in the stunning East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough route for Train Simulator, featuring the classic High Speed Train and commuter Class 365 EMU.
Why similar: Trains 63.3% ★, Simulation 36.7%
- #51 Sweet Transit
67% matchMixed68% of 1,248 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Sweet Transit is a unique city builder where the railway is king. Build and automate the dream supply chain for your citizens, giving them all they need to expand quaint villages into bustling cities. Progress from steam power to diesel and beyond in this advanced train-driven experience.
Why similar: Trains 75.8% ★, Simulation 24.2%
- #52 Mashinky
67% matchVery Positive85% of 2,795 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 36.8 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 75.8% ★, Simulation 24.2%
- #53 Station Manager
66% matchVery Positive83% of 207 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build your own spectacular, multi-story station for your favorite trains!
Why similar: Trains 72.5% ★, Simulation 27.5%
- #54 Rolling Line
66% 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 77% ★, Simulation 23%