- #1 Soko Loco Deluxe
97% 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 34.8% ★, Transportation 22.4% ★, City Builder 14.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar charming pixel-art style and focuses on the satisfying logistics of train-based transportation.
- #2 Station to Station
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,833 reviews2023
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
‘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 38.2% ★, Transportation 21.6% ★, City Builder 12.2%, Simulation 6.1%, Puzzle 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing, voxel-based approach to building railway connections that emphasizes visual satisfaction and light strategy.
- #3 Tiny Rails
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 688 reviews2018
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.8 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 46.4% ★, Transportation 27.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Strategy 5.1%, Simulation 5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the cozy, pixelated aesthetic and the addictive nature of managing a train line across various regions.
- #4 Hamster on Rails
95% matchVery Positive96% of 55 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 36.9% ★, Transportation 23% ★, Building 9.7%, Anime 8.9%, Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the seed game's casual, anime-inspired charm while offering engaging train-themed puzzle-strategy gameplay.
- #5 Rail Route
94% matchVery Positive89% of 2,461 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 111.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 35.5% ★, Transportation 20.9% ★, City Builder 17.5%, Building 10.8%, Puzzle 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep, logic-based management experience that appeals to players who enjoy the operational side of railway simulation.
- #6 RAILGRADE
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,194 reviews2023
Dev: Minakata Dynamics
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 42.7% ★, City Builder 17.7%, Transportation 11.9% ★, Building 8.6%, Strategy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines complex resource management and train logistics in a stylized environment that rewards efficient planning.
- #7 DAVE THE DIVER
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,999 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 36.9%, Simulation 21.4%, Exploration 21.1%, Casual 15.8%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the addictive management loop and charming pixel-art aesthetic, focusing on running a business alongside exploration.
- #8 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,432 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: JRPG 38%, Anime 33.7%, Cute 10.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the anime-styled management and shop-keeping progression that complements the resource-gathering aspects of the seed game.
- #9 Train Station Simulator
92% 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 60.5% ★, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 10.1%, City Builder 7.7%, Building 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the station management aspect of the seed game, challenging players to optimize passenger flow and facilities.
- #10 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 51,774 reviews2020
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Why similar: Building 47.6%, Exploration 23%, Simulation 16.3%, Indie 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a cozy, management-heavy experience with a strong focus on progression and emotional storytelling.
- #11 Moonlighter
91% matchVery Positive82% of 21,581 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 46.2%, Simulation 27.9%, Exploration 25.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar blend of resource gathering and shop management wrapped in a beautiful, cozy pixel-art style.
- #12 Iron Village
89% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar Chippy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
With the help of your railway, build houses, farms, warehouses, and more to create your village. Trade what your people make for other resources and gold to grow your village into a prospering town, and grow the railway into a powerhouse.
Why similar: Trains 34.4% ★, Transportation 21.5% ★, City Builder 17.3%, Building 9%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, pixel-art city-builder that incorporates train networks as a central mechanic for growth.
- #13 A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 201 reviews2021
Dev: ARTDINKPub: KOMODO
Windows
In the world of A-Train, people gather around stations, gradually developing the surrounding town. What kind of railroad will you create? How will you develop the town? All these choices and more are yours to make.
Why similar: Trains 24.8% ★, City Builder 19.6%, Transportation 19.6% ★, Building 9.8%, Driving 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends city-building with train management, perfect for players who enjoy the economic development aspects of the seed game.
- #14 Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 331 reviews2025
Dev: Andriy 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 42.1% ★, Transportation 27.9% ★, Building 9.8%, Simulation 6.2%, Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the relaxing, automated nature of train management with a focus on cozy, accessible gameplay.
- #15 Stardew Valley
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 992,215 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.7%, Building 23.6%, Simulation 20.4%, Cute 9.9%, Casual 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the ultimate cozy resource-management loop with a charming pixel-art aesthetic that fans of the seed game will appreciate.
- #16 Station Manager
86% matchVery Positive83% of 204 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build your own spectacular, multi-story station for your favorite trains!
Why similar: Trains 47.7% ★, City Builder 18.8%, Simulation 8.7%, Building 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a lighthearted, management-focused experience that mirrors the station-building elements of the seed game.
- #17 Voxel Tycoon
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,743 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 39% ★, Transportation 29.3% ★, City Builder 9.5%, Building 7.4%, Simulation 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a voxel-based aesthetic and complex logistics management that appeals to fans of building and resource chains.
- #18 Tracks - The Train Set Game
85% matchVery Positive94% of 1,507 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 53% ★, City Builder 15.8%, Building 14.7%, Simulation 10.1%, Cute 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing, creative sandbox experience focused on building train sets in a cozy environment.
- #19 Potion Permit
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,226 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Why similar: JRPG 50.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Simulation 13.5%, Cute 11.6%, Casual 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on gathering resources and managing a small-town business with a distinct, cute pixel-art visual style.
- #20 Travellers Rest
84% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 41.2%, Building 37.1%, Simulation 14.9%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines management and resource gathering in a cozy, pixelated world that emphasizes building and maintaining a business.
- #21 Littlewood
83% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: City Builder 40.1%, Building 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Exploration 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, town-building simulation that shares the cozy, low-stress atmosphere found in the seed game.
- #22 Railway Empire 2
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,521 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 26.0 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 36.3% ★, Transportation 25.3% ★, City Builder 14.4%, Building 7.8%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A more robust management simulation that allows for deep control over railway networks and regional economic development.
- #23 OpenTTD
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 16,373 reviews2021
Dev: OpenTTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which players earn money by transporting passengers and cargo via road, rail, water, and air. It is an open-source remake and expansion of the 1995 Chris Sawyer video game Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
Why similar: Trains 36.8% ★, Transportation 25% ★, City Builder 13.3%, Building 12.5%, Simulation 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for train-based logistics and management, offering deep strategic gameplay for those who enjoy the operational side of the seed game.
- #24 Train Valley Origins
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 274 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 37.2% ★, Transportation 22.6% ★, Driving 13.9%, Building 9.1%, Strategy 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the historical and strategic aspects of building railway networks in a charming, accessible format.
- #25 Mini Metro
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,391 reviews2015
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 48.2% ★, Transportation 15.1% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Puzzle 8.1%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, highly strategic take on railway management that focuses on efficiency and network design.
- #26 Rolling Line
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,446 reviews2018
Dev: Gaugepunk Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 19.2 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 35.6% ★, Transportation 20.1% ★, Driving 9.9%, City Builder 9.5%, VR 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed sandbox simulator that allows for extensive customization and creative train set building.
- #27 Diesel Railcar Simulator
80% matchVery Positive95% of 333 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 41% ★, Transportation 25.3% ★, Driving 17.2%, Building 7.7%, Simulation 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more realistic driving experience for those who want to get closer to the actual operation of trains.
- #28 Tails of Trainspot
78% matchVery Positive94% of 62 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: Trains 41.2% ★, City Builder 21%, Building 10.8%, Puzzle 7.2%, Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, logic-based puzzle game that features trains and a relaxing atmosphere suitable for casual play.
- #29 Train Valley 2
78% matchVery Positive90% of 3,066 reviews2019
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.3 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 36.8% ★, Transportation 21.2% ★, Driving 13%, Building 8.6%, Strategy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a refined, puzzle-strategy approach to train management that is both challenging and visually appealing.
- #30 My Train Arrives
79% matchVery Positive86% of 95 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 35.6% ★, Transportation 24.6% ★, City Builder 13.7%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, indie-developed simulation that captures the core appeal of managing train schedules and cargo.
- #31 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
77% matchMixed63% of 1,628 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.0 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 40% ★, Transportation 29.9% ★, Driving 14.1%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 3.9%
- #32 Train Valley
76% matchVery Positive90% of 3,405 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 38.7% ★, Transportation 25.3% ★, Building 8.7%, Strategy 5.7%, Simulation 5.5%
- #33 Train World
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 95 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 44.2% ★, Transportation 25.3% ★, City Builder 8.9%, Building 7.5%, Simulation 7.1%
- #34 Train Fever
77% matchMixed64% of 3,520 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.9 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 53.2% ★, Transportation 11.7% ★, City Builder 10.7%, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 5.5%
- #35 Derail Valley
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,827 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Trains 42.2% ★, Transportation 23.9% ★, Driving 14.1%, VR 12.2%, Simulation 6.2%
- #36 Railway Empire
75% matchVery Positive83% of 9,620 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 45% ★, Transportation 15.9% ★, City Builder 10.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Building 8.6%
- #37 Train Valley World
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: FlazmPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 38.8% ★, Transportation 31.9% ★, City Builder 16.1%, Simulation 5.8%, Strategy 5.7%
- #38 A-Train PC Classic
76% matchVery Positive81% of 147 reviews2016
Dev: ARTDINKPub: STUDIOARTDINK
Windows
As president of a train company, lead city growth to make your transport business prosper. The retro style, square grid map, and complete tutorials are easy on the newcomer, but veterans will find a challenge with advanced resource management, research, and the passage of time.
Why similar: Trains 26.8% ★, Transportation 20.2% ★, City Builder 19.1%, Building 9.5%, Simulation 5.8%
- #39 Train Yard Builder
73% 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 48.7% ★, City Builder 22.5%, Building 12.2%, Simulation 7.2%, Cute 5.3%
- #40 Chinese Rail SIm
73% 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 55.2% ★, Building 14.8%, Puzzle 10.5%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 7.6%
- #41 Sweet Transit
71% matchMixed68% of 1,227 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 37.1% ★, Transportation 25.3% ★, City Builder 17.9%, Building 8.7%, Simulation 5.7%
- #42 Toy Trains
71% matchVery Positive96% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Something Random
Windows
Let’s play Toy Trains! A playful track-building VR game where you create your own small world and engage in a captivating storyline. It’s all about imagination, creative thinking, having fun and… trains!
Why similar: Trains 47.7% ★, VR 18.7%, City Builder 14.4%, Puzzle 6.5%, Simulation 4.4%
- #43 Loco Shortline Operations
72% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: TSRS
Windows
Openworld Railbuilder Simulator with Realistic Physics based Locomotives,Trucks,Cranes,Boats,Economy
Why similar: Trains 45.1% ★, Building 13.5%, Driving 10.9%, City Builder 10.7%, Simulation 9%
- #44 NIMBY Rails
71% matchVery Positive90% of 2,203 reviews2021
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 33.6% ★, Trains 27.6% ★, City Builder 16.6%, Building 10.4%, Simulation 6.9%
- #45 Locomoto
69% matchVery Positive91% of 620 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tile Digital
Windows
Customise and manage your train, tend to quirky passengers, gather resources, craft decorations, and upgrade your conductors style all accompanied by soft lo-fi tunes. Become a conductor and save your hometown Barrenpyre from environmental disaster!
Why similar: Trains 76.6% ★, Cute 10%, Exploration 8%, Casual 5.4%
- #46 A-Train 8
74% matchMixed47% of 62 reviews2013
Dev: ARTDINKPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 23%
As the owner of a brand new railway company, you must manage train schedules, develop new railways, construct buildings, and manipulate the stock market on your quest to earn one trillion dollars.Have you ever wondered what it's like to manage a railway company, or how trains can impact the fate of an entire city?
Why similar: Trains 29.4% ★, Transportation 19.7% ★, City Builder 16.9%, Driving 14%, Building 8.5%
- #47 Constracktion
68% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Lapioware
Windows
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 41.9% ★, Transportation 25.1% ★, Driving 11.2%, Building 9.7%, Simulation 6%
- #48 Mashinky
70% matchVery Positive85% of 2,785 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 37.1 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 51.5% ★, Transportation 32.4% ★, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 7.9%
- #49 Railroad Corporation 2
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 351 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 41.5% ★, Transportation 21.7% ★, City Builder 13.4%, Building 10%, Simulation 6.9%
- #50 Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto
69% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Sonic Powered Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The "Japanese Rail Sim" is a railway simulation game that allows you to experience a authentic railway operation with live-action images and a realistic reproduction of the driver's seat. Anyone can enjoy the feeling of being a train driver by simply operating the master controller and the brakes.
Why similar: Trains 45.5% ★, Transportation 29.1% ★, Driving 18.3%, Simulation 7.1%
- #51 Transporter
70% matchMixed49% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Mirror Studio
Windows
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 40.4% ★, Trains 29.5% ★, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 8.4%, Building 6.7%
- #52 Infinite Rails
66% matchVery Positive91% of 74 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 57% ★, Driving 20.5%, Building 9.7%, Simulation 8%, Exploration 4.8%
- #53 Train Mechanic Simulator 2017
70% matchMixed67% of 815 reviews2017
Dev: Si7 StudioPub: Atomic Jelly
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 15.0 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 50% ★, Driving 15.6%, Building 12.4%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 6.6%
- #54 Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
69% matchVery Positive87% of 655 reviews2015
Dev: Chris SawyerPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!
Why similar: Trains 53.4% ★, Transportation 20.2% ★, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 12.4%
- #55 Teeny Tiny Trains
66% matchVery Positive94% of 70 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 40.4% ★, Transportation 24% ★, Building 10%, Puzzle 6%, Strategy 6%
- #56 Japanese Rail Sim: Operating the MEITETSU Line
68% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Sonic Powered Co.,Ltd.
Windows
名古屋鉄道(名鉄)がついに鉄道運転ゲームとなって登場! 現地で撮影した実写映像とプロ仕様の走行ルールを守って、急行の高速運転に挑戦しよう。
Why similar: Trains 50.6% ★, Driving 19.4%, Transportation 17.9% ★, Simulation 8.4%, Casual 3.7%
- #57 Railroader
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,279 reviews2023
Dev: Giraffe Lab LLC
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 74.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!
Why similar: Trains 55% ★, Transportation 36.5% ★, Simulation 8.5%
- #58 Train Frontier Classic
68% matchVery Positive88% of 238 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 66.4% ★, Simulation 10.7%, Transportation 6.3% ★, City Builder 5%, Driving 4.5%
- #59 Railbound
65% matchVery Positive95% of 1,856 reviews2022
Dev: Afterburn
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A relaxing puzzle game about fixing train connections and travelling the world - now with a level editor!
Why similar: Trains 46.1% ★, Transportation 26.1% ★, Building 11%, Strategy 6.8%, Puzzle 6.7%