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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Trains, Transportation, City Builder.

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Fully functional model railway building game on your screen. Create and paint the landscape, place the tracks engines and wagons. Start the trains and create control sequences to direct them to the right tracks. Place houses, industrial buildings, lamp posts, plants, and all the little details to…

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Fully functional model railway building game on your screen. Create and paint the landscape, place the tracks engines and wagons. Start the trains and create control sequences to direct them to the right tracks. Place houses, industrial buildings, lamp posts, plants, and all the little details to finish your model railroad on the screen.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 75% — of 28 reviews
Released: 2020-02-17
Developer: Redbrick Studios Ltd
Genres: Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2020
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    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 32.4%, Simulation 26%, Transportation 21.7%, City Builder 10.9%, Building 9%

  2. #2 Wild West Steam Loco
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  3. #3 Model Railway Easily
    96% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2020
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    Windows

    Model railway builder with true 3D graphics. Place all the highly detailed objects on different landscapes and create exciting model railway layouts! Start your trains and enjoy this fully functional model railway simulator!

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    Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam

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    Railroad Tycoon is a puzzle train simulator video game. build a railway city bigger and more complex than anyone could ever imagine. Build your city into the biggest railroad city in the world.

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    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 652 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%

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    88% matchVery Positive91% of 31,208 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 65.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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!

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    89% matchMixed63% of 35 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    87% matchMixed49% of 51 reviews2014
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    Windows

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    86% matchMostly Positive71% of 42 reviews2014
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    Windows

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    86% matchMixed58% of 2,494 reviews2013
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    83% matchVery Positive90% of 1,716 reviews2021
    Dev: Jeminie Interactive
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Crystalline Green Ltd.
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    68% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: Lapioware
    Windows

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    69% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,663 reviews2019
    Dev: N3V Games
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    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 48.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    71% matchMixed61% of 483 reviews2014
    Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    It's the year 1850 - The world is changing. A new era of mass production and mass transportation has begun. For a smart businessman there are many opportunities. With a little money and good ideas you can establish a business empire.

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    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: turbocobraInteractive
    Windows

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    66% matchVery Positive84% of 411 reviews2024
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    69% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2022
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  51. #51 Transport Fever 3
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Urban Games
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    Transport Fever 3, the ultimate transport tycoon returns, bigger, deeper, and more dynamic than ever. Build the routes that transform the world across land, sea, and sky using over a century of evolving transport options. Design and build your ideal transport network.

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    66% match9 user reviews67% of 9 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.

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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

    Toxic Trains is a strategy simulation game about optimizing rail routes. Build tracks to transport passenger and freight trains to their destinations. Choose upgrades to modify the land and your network. Switch tracks to avoid collisions and spills. Can you keep the trains from exploding?

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    65% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,970 reviews2023
    Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 51.4 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 54.4%, Transportation 28.2%, Simulation 17.4%

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