- #1 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,758 reviews2019
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 47.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 64.3% ★, Simulation 35.7%
- #2 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
96% matchMixed63% of 1,695 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.7 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 68.3% ★, Simulation 31.7%
- #3 Train Fever
96% matchMixed64% of 3,528 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 29.6 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 73.5% ★, Simulation 26.5%
- #4 EEP 15
95% matchMixed55% of 55 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%
- #5 Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
94% matchVery Positive86% of 682 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 64.6% ★, Simulation 35.4%
- #6 Train Sim World® 2020
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,995 reviews2017
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 114.6 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 72.7% ★, Simulation 27.3%
- #7 Train Simulator Classic
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 29,473 reviews2015
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - Trains
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 44.6 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 72.3% ★, Simulation 27.7%
- #8 SimRail - The Railway Simulator: Prologue
91% matchVery Positive81% of 1,286 reviews2021
Dev: SimRail S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 76.1% ★, Simulation 23.9%
- #9 Train Driver 2
90% matchMixed57% of 797 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 71.4% ★, Simulation 28.6%
- #10 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 59% ★, Simulation 41%
- #11 MaSzyna
88% matchVery Positive89% of 723 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 64.7% ★, Simulation 35.3%
- #12 Train Station Simulator
89% 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 72.8% ★, Simulation 27.2%
- #13 Simutrans
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 678 reviews2016
Dev: The Simutrans Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 68.6% ★, Simulation 31.4%
- #14 Derail Valley
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,839 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Trains 76.4% ★, Simulation 23.6%
- #15 TRAIN CREW
86% matchVery Positive99% of 488 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 72% ★, Simulation 28%
- #16 JR EAST Train Simulator
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,249 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 79.6% ★, Simulation 20.4%
- #17 Train Sim World® 7
84% matchMixed70% of 743 reviews2026
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Live life on the tracks and discover the joy of train simulation. Whether looking for a relaxing run on the rails or seeking the thrill of mastering your virtual train driver career, find your way in Train Sim World 7.
Why similar: Trains 67.9% ★, Simulation 32.1%
- #18 Railroad Tycoon 3
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,268 reviews2007
Dev: PopTopPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 12.0 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 85.1% ★, Simulation 14.9%
- #19 Railway Empire
83% matchVery Positive83% of 9,734 reviews2018
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 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 72.1% ★, Simulation 27.9%
- #20 Railroad Pioneer
84% matchMixed61% of 265 reviews2014
Dev: Kritzelkratz 3000Pub: THQ Nordic Mobile
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 58.9% ★, Simulation 41.1%
- #21 Train Sim World® 4
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,029 reviews2023
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 52.6 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 78.3% ★, Simulation 21.7%
- #22 Train World
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 99 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 75% ★, Simulation 25%
- #23 Rail Route
81% matchVery Positive88% of 2,635 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 115.0 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 77.1% ★, Simulation 22.9%
- #24 Steam Revolution: The Age of Rail
79% matchMixed67% of 82 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 74.4% ★, Simulation 25.6%
- #25 American Railroads - Summit River & Pine Valley
82% matchMixed50% of 208 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%
- #26 Railroads Online
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,042 reviews2024
Dev: Stefan KelnbergerPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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% ★
- #27 ZDSimulator
77% matchVery Positive90% of 472 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 62% ★, Simulation 38%
- #28 Train Sim World® 2
78% matchVery Positive82% of 8,261 reviews2020
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 107.0 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 72.2% ★, Simulation 27.8%
- #29 Chinese Rail SIm
79% matchMixed50% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Lawliet
Windows
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 79.1% ★, Simulation 20.9%
- #30 Train Sim World® 3
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,632 reviews2022
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 34.8 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 75.6% ★, Simulation 24.4%
- #31 SimRail - The Railway Simulator
72% matchVery Positive85% of 5,550 reviews2024
Dev: SimRail S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 69.5 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 75.9% ★, Simulation 24.1%
- #32 Paper Train Traffic
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: isTom Games Kft.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 75.5% ★, Simulation 24.5%
- #33 Train Frontier Classic
75% matchVery Positive88% of 248 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 75% ★, Simulation 25%
- #34 Diesel Railcar Simulator
75% matchVery Positive94% of 350 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 75.3% ★, Simulation 24.7%
- #35 ZUSI 3 - Aerosoft Edition
73% matchVery Positive91% of 606 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 74.4% ★, Simulation 25.6%
- #36 RUNNING TRAIN | 走ル列車!
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,682 reviews2026
Dev: Novatetsu Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 74.1% ★, Simulation 25.9%
- #37 Infinite Rails
70% matchVery Positive89% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Benjamin Voráč
Windows · Mac
A railway-building adventure in an endless, procedurally generated world. Lay tracks, transport passengers and goods, mine resources, and buy unique locomotives. Play solo or with friends and create your ultimate railway network!
Why similar: Trains 77.6% ★, Simulation 22.4%
- #38 Railroad Corporation 2
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 427 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 74.5% ★, Simulation 25.5%
- #39 Train Travel Simulator
73% matchMixed45% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Simulator of travel in the carriage of a passenger train across Russia.
Why similar: Trains 57.4% ★, Simulation 42.6%
- #40 Tracks - The Train Set Game
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,553 reviews2019
Dev: Whoop GroupPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 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 71.9% ★, Simulation 28.1%
- #41 Train Mechanic Simulator 2017
73% matchMixed67% of 835 reviews2017
Dev: Si7 StudioPub: Atomic Jelly
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 73.4% ★, Simulation 26.6%
- #42 Transport Fever
70% matchVery Positive83% of 10,857 reviews2016
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 47.7 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 77.3% ★, Simulation 22.7%
- #43 Rail Cargo Simulator
74% matchVery Negative16% of 55 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%
- #44 Bounty Train
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,739 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 73.6% ★, Simulation 26.4%
- #45 Train Sim World® 6
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,304 reviews2025
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 74.4% ★, Simulation 25.6%
- #46 Train Yard Builder
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 125 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 76.7% ★, Simulation 23.3%
- #47 Railway Empire 2
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,687 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 74% ★, Simulation 26%
- #48 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,276 reviews2022
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 161.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 75.4% ★, Simulation 24.6%
- #49 Rolling Line
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,616 reviews2018
Dev: Gaugepunk Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 19.0 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 77.2% ★, Simulation 22.8%
- #50 TrainerVR
69% matchVery Positive92% 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 54.3% ★, Simulation 45.7%
- #51 Train Simulator: East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough Route Add-On
69% matchVery Positive82% of 68 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 63.5% ★, Simulation 36.5%
- #52 SubwaySim 2
64% matchVery Positive81% of 881 reviews2025
Dev: Simuverse InteractivePub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Explore the three most picturesque underground lines in Germany! The Berlin U1/U3 and the Hamburg U3 are waiting for you. Immerse yourself in everyday life in the two German metropolises and discover famous sights such as Hamburg's harbour or Berlin's Oberbaum Bridge.
Why similar: Trains 64.1% ★, Simulation 35.9%
- #53 Mashinky
66% matchVery Positive85% of 2,823 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 75.9% ★, Simulation 24.1%
- #54 Train Valley World
65% matchMixed70% of 302 reviews2024
Dev: FlazmPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.0 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 76.5% ★, Simulation 23.5%