Games Like Railroader

Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.

Why similar: Trains 33.2% ★, Transportation 23% ★, Open World 6.6%, Immersive Sim 6.5%, Realistic 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an unparalleled first-person, manual-operation experience that mirrors the hands-on nature of Railroader.

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 36.3% ★, Automobile Sim 19.3%, Economy 9.1%, Immersive Sim 8.9%, Open World 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features an open-world environment where manual coupling and switching are central to the gameplay loop.

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 29.7% ★, Transportation 23.8% ★, Automobile Sim 14%, Immersive Sim 6.8%, Open World 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-fidelity driving experience with a strong emphasis on realistic signaling and operational procedures.

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 35.8% ★, Transportation 19.3% ★, Automobile Sim 13.2%, Immersive Sim 6.2%, Realistic 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a polished first-person simulation experience with detailed locomotive cabs and realistic physics.

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 33.6% ★, Transportation 25.7% ★, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Realistic 7.1%, Sandbox 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the manual operation and maintenance of older rolling stock, capturing a similar historical feel.

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 28.3% ★, Transportation 26.2% ★, Open World 9.6%, Realistic 8.1%, Immersive Sim 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Blends the driving experience with company management, requiring players to balance train operations with business growth.

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 39.1% ★, Transportation 27.3% ★, Immersive Sim 7.3%, Sandbox 6.5%, Open World 6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines the joy of model railroading with a first-person perspective that allows for immersive manual control.

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 35.8% ★, Transportation 34% ★, Economy 10%, Simulation 7.2%, Sandbox 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive logistics and management sim for building complex rail networks and managing industry supply chains.

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 34.2% ★, Transportation 29.5% ★, Economy 10.2%, Immersive Sim 7.4%, Sandbox 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the strategic development of rail networks and the economic impact of connecting industries.

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 35.6% ★, Transportation 27.7% ★, Economy 10.6%, Open World 7.2%, Sandbox 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of transport tycoon management and train simulation that allows for both macro and micro control.

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 68.3% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Realistic 6%, Transportation 5.3% ★, Open World 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive library of content and a traditional, realistic driving experience for rail enthusiasts.

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 37.2% ★, Trains 24.1% ★, Economy 12.5%, Open World 8.6%, Sandbox 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for incredibly detailed network design and planning using real-world geography and scale.

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 33.7% ★, Transportation 26.6% ★, Economy 10.1%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Sandbox 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logic and dispatching side of rail operations, perfect for players who enjoy the scheduling aspect of Railroader.

Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?

Why similar: Trains 34% ★, Transportation 23.4% ★, Open World 7.9%, Realistic 6.3%, Sandbox 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Adds survival and maintenance elements to the train driving experience, increasing the sense of immersion.

Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

Why similar: Economy 39.9%, Open World 23.2%, Simulation 20.4%, Sandbox 16.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, complex rail infrastructure management and logistics that appeal to those who enjoy the industry-serving aspect of Railroader.

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 27.3% ★, Transportation 21.3% ★, Automobile Sim 15.1%, Immersive Sim 7.5%, Realistic 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: The latest iteration in the series, offering refined first-person mechanics and high-fidelity locomotive simulation.

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 37.5% ★, Transportation 24.3% ★, Open World 8.2%, Realistic 6.5%, Sandbox 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Excellent for sandbox building and driving, offering a vast array of tools for creating custom rail environments.

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 32.8% ★, Transportation 22.7% ★, Automobile Sim 10.8%, Realistic 6.2%, Immersive Sim 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A solid entry in the first-person simulation genre with a focus on weather and realistic driving conditions.

Voxel Tycoon — a management sim set in the infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods on 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 36.8% ★, Transportation 34.2% ★, Economy 11.2%, Sandbox 5%, Simulation 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A logistics-focused management game with a voxel aesthetic that emphasizes efficient rail and transport networks.

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 55.7% ★, Transportation 15.1% ★, Economy 11.9%, Simulation 9.1%, Sandbox 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational title for modern transport tycoon games, focusing on the evolution of rail technology over time.

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 48.1% ★, Transportation 21.2% ★, Economy 13.6%, Simulation 8.5%, Sandbox 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original management classic that excels at simulating the growth of a rail empire through industrial expansion.

Join the adventure and become the master of the metro in our game, which takes you into the underground world. Overcome challenges on the tracks from the cabin of a historic train. Can you complete the route, transport all passengers, and avoid delays?

Why similar: Trains 38.3% ★, Transportation 27.4% ★, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Sandbox 5.9%, Realistic 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the immersive, first-person driving experience within a dense urban rail environment.

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 31.5% ★, Transportation 21.7% ★, Automobile Sim 10.9%, Realistic 6.2%, Immersive Sim 6%

Why You'll Like It: A reliable first-person train simulator that provides a good balance of driving and operational tasks.

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 57.8% ★, Open World 10.9%, Realistic 10.6%, Simulation 9.8%, Relaxing 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational entry that established the modern first-person train simulation standard.

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 47.8% ★, Open World 9.2%, Sandbox 7.7%, Co-op 7.5%, Simulation 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a co-op focused train simulation experience for players looking to manage a railroad with friends.

Openworld Railbuilder Simulator with Realistic Physics based Locomotives,Trucks,Cranes,Boats,Economy

Why similar: Trains 41% ★, Economy 12.2%, Realistic 10.9%, Sandbox 9.3%, Immersive Sim 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A niche title that emphasizes realistic switching and yard operations, mirroring the core gameplay of Railroader.

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 30.3% ★, Transportation 23.4% ★, Automobile Sim 16%, Immersive Sim 7.9%, Simulation 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' focus on high-fidelity, first-person train operation with updated physics and graphics.

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 35.9% ★, Transportation 25.4% ★, Economy 8.9%, Sandbox 6.3%, Simulation 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a sandbox-style environment for train enthusiasts to build and drive in a 3D space.

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 34.3% ★, Transportation 18.6% ★, Automobile Sim 12.2%, Immersive Sim 6.8%, Cinematic 6.6%

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 35.9% ★, Transportation 23.3% ★, Economy 10%, Realistic 7.4%, Immersive Sim 6.5%

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 29.3% ★, Transportation 24.1% ★, Automobile Sim 14.7%, Immersive Sim 7.9%, Realistic 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A great entry point for those wanting to experience the core mechanics of the SimRail series.

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 33.5% ★, Transportation 28.4% ★, Economy 10.9%, Open World 8.4%, Sandbox 6.3%

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 64.6% ★, Simulation 16.4%, Open World 12.6%, Sandbox 6.3%

Load, drive, and deliver through a huge open world with up to 24 players in cross-platform multiplayer. Join your friends in exciting heavy transport convoys. Jump into the driver's seat of more than 30 unique vehicles and carry out complex loading tasks to deliver a variety of cargo.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 26.5%, Economy 12.2%, Open World 11.3%, Realistic 9.2%, Simulation 7.1%

The All-in-One Simulation! Drive highly detailed and licensed real buses & trams, build and design your own transport company, and grow your network in a European-inspired city.

Why similar: Transportation 43% ★, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Automobile Sim 10.3%, Realistic 8.9%

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 70.5% ★, Simulation 10.6%, Transportation 8.2% ★, Open World 2.8%, Sandbox 2.5%

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 39.5% ★, Transportation 29.2% ★, Open World 7.7%, Immersive Sim 6.8%, Simulation 5.3%

Enjoy realistic driving in the open world. Relaxing cargo deliveries or driving buses and taxis will give you enough money to buy new cars and parts. You can test your driving skills at the race track. It's all about pure driving pleasure!

Why similar: Transportation 30.6% ★, Automobile Sim 20.9%, Open World 10.1%, Economy 9.6%, Immersive Sim 8.2%

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 48.2% ★, Transportation 23.6% ★, Immersive Sim 9.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Open World 5.9%

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 48.3% ★, Immersive Sim 11%, Open World 9%, Realistic 8.6%, Simulation 7.9%

Step into the next generation of urban public transport with City Transport Simulator 2026! Experience the most immersive bus and tram simulation yet, with a dynamic city that reacts to your every decision.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 28.5%, Trains 24.4% ★, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Physics 8.2%, Simulation 7.4%

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 33.1% ★, Transportation 27.1% ★, Economy 9.1%, Open World 7.8%, Sandbox 5.7%

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 36.2% ★, Transportation 30.5% ★, Economy 10.9%, Realistic 6.6%, Sandbox 5.5%

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 71.6% ★, Simulation 12.1%, Economy 8%, Realistic 4.2%, Sandbox 4.1%

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 35.8% ★, Transportation 20.1% ★, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Simulation 10.4%, Realistic 6.5%

Embark on the ultimate maritime experience with Seafarer: The Ship Sim. Choose between careers, take the helm of a variety of ships, and expand your fleet. Navigate a vast open world and become immersed in the beautiful expanses and rolling waves.

Why similar: Transportation 40.7% ★, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Open World 11.9%, Realistic 10.5%, Simulation 9.3%

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 48.6% ★, Open World 10.7%, Sandbox 10.1%, Simulation 8.7%, Realistic 5.9%

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 36.2% ★, Trains 35.6% ★, Economy 9.4%, Sandbox 5.9%, Top-Down 5.4%

Relive the pioneering spirit of the Golden Age of Steam by establishing your own railroad empire across 19th century North America. Bring settlements together, produce and trade goods and develop new technologies to stay ahead of the competition. Want more? RAILROAD CORPORATION 2 Out Now!

Why similar: Trains 44% ★, Transportation 28.7% ★, Economy 10.3%, Simulation 6%, Realistic 5.8%

The genre defining VR model train game. Build and ride the model train layout of your dreams without the cost and excessive model foam dust getting in your nose!

Why similar: Trains 36.9% ★, Transportation 31.2% ★, Sandbox 7.2%, Physics 6.5%, Co-op 5%

Drive, Explore, Operate and Create the railroad of your dreams - and now collaborate in real time with Multiplayer Surveyor! And with Trainz Plus memberships, you get more content, more features and the latest Trainz has to offer!

Why similar: Trains 34.5% ★, Transportation 23.7% ★, Realistic 7.4%, Open World 7.2%, Sandbox 6.2%

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 42.6% ★, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Economy 11.7%, Realistic 8.3%, Sandbox 7.7%

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 51.8% ★, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Economy 12.9%, Relaxing 6.9%, Simulation 6.6%

Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 31.3%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Open World 13.3%, Realistic 10.8%, Simulation 6.5%

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 47.7% ★, Trains 28.2% ★, Simulation 7.5%, Economy 7.3%, 3D 5%

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 54.9% ★, Automobile Sim 24.2%, Simulation 9.7%, Realistic 7.4%, 3D 3.7%

Line 1, the most complicated subway in Seoul, is now coming in PC version. You can feel high immersion with the graphics that realize the actual Seoul scenery, the train driving sound, and the realistic train driving system. Experience the operation of the Seoul subway!

Why similar: Trains 42.9% ★, Transportation 24.8% ★, Simulation 7.8%, Automobile Sim 7.4%, Realistic 6.5%

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 50.6% ★, Realistic 11%, Simulation 7.9%, Sandbox 7.6%, Relaxing 5.7%

Transport oversized cargo in a variety of missions across a 175km² open world. Drive customisable, highly detailed trucks through dynamic weather and day and night. The official cooperation with Gruber Logistics allows you to get behind the wheel of real-life heavy cargo transports.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 25.4%, Transportation 17.7% ★, Open World 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Economy 9.6%

Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?

Why similar: Trains 31.4% ★, Transportation 23.4% ★, Open World 7.8%, Immersive Sim 7.4%, Realistic 6.4%