- #1 Train Frontier Classic
96% 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 61.4% ★, Simulation 23.5%, Transportation 7% ★, City Builder 4.5%, Building 3.6%
- #2 Rolling Line
96% 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 39.7% ★, Transportation 26.9% ★, Simulation 13.5%, City Builder 10.3%, Building 9.5%
- #3 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019
95% 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 54.8% ★, Simulation 35%, Building 10.2%
- #4 Model Railway Easily
94% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2020
Dev: Redbrick Studios Ltd
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!
Why similar: Simulation 40.8%, Trains 23.8% ★, Transportation 18.3% ★, City Builder 9.3%, Building 7.8%
- #5 3D Train Studio V9
94% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Stefan Werner
Windows
Create your own miniature world as a model railroad with tracks from popular manufacturers or as a realistic railroad simulation - in 3D!
Why similar: Trains 34% ★, Transportation 26.2% ★, Simulation 19.2%, City Builder 12.7%, Building 7.9%
- #6 Train Sim World® 7
93% 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 43.1% ★, Transportation 33.6% ★, Simulation 23.4%
- #7 Railroad X
92% matchMixed49% of 51 reviews2014
Dev: TREND, Soft ProPub: Koch Media
Windows
With Railroad X you can build complex railway worlds on your PC or notebook and it is possible to control trains as a train driver. You can control the entire rail traffic with a sophisticated signal system. Build train consists from steam, diesel and electric locomotives, passenger and freight cars.
Why similar: Trains 55.1% ★, Simulation 44.9%
- #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 32.3% ★, Simulation 25.7%, Transportation 21.7% ★, City Builder 11.1%, Building 9.1%
- #9 Derail Valley
91% 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 49.2% ★, Transportation 33.4% ★, Simulation 17.4%
- #10 Wild West Steam Loco
90% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Redbrick Studios Ltd
Windows
Fully functional model railway building game in Wild West style. Create and paint the landscape, place the tracks, steam engines and wagons. Start the trains and create control sequences to direct them to the right tracks.
Why similar: Trains 29.1% ★, Simulation 27.2%, Transportation 22.5% ★, City Builder 12.5%, Building 8.7%
- #11 Rail Route
89% 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 35% ★, Transportation 26.8% ★, City Builder 15.6%, Simulation 11.9%, Building 10.8%
- #12 Diesel Railcar Simulator
89% 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 42.4% ★, Transportation 31.5% ★, Simulation 16%, Building 10.2%
- #13 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
88% 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 44.7% ★, Transportation 28.2% ★, Simulation 16.8%, Building 10.2%
- #14 RUNNING TRAIN | 走ル列車!
86% 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 52.2% ★, Transportation 26.9% ★, Simulation 20.9%
- #15 Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
87% 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 47.7% ★, Simulation 30%, Transportation 22.3% ★
- #16 EEP 16 Expert Eisenbahn Aufbau- und Steuerungssimulation
86% matchMixed63% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: Trend Redaktions- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
Windows
EEP 16 ExpertThe Leading Railway Construction and Control SimulationDiscover the latest innovations in the most realistic railway construction game ever developed: EEP 16 Expert. This new version includes many additional features, both technical and functional
Why similar: Trains 45.5% ★, Simulation 44.3%, Building 10.2%
- #17 Cities in Motion
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,096 reviews2011
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Why similar: Simulation 31.3%, Trains 27% ★, Transportation 24.1% ★, City Builder 14.3%, Building 3.2%
- #18 World of Subways 2 – Berlin Line 7
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 317 reviews2014
Dev: TML-StudiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Volume 2: "U7 - Berlin" is the next release continuing the successful product series " World of Subways" introducing famous subway lines around the world to all subway enthusiasts. After Vol. 1, Vol. 2 contains the route U7 of Berlin`s subway.
Why similar: Trains 55.1% ★, Transportation 23% ★, Simulation 22%
- #19 A-Train 9 V5.0 : Japan Train Simulator Ultimate Edition
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: ARTDINK
Windows
Build railroads. Construct your city. Master transport economics. A-Train 9 V5.0 Ultimate Edition is a realistic railroad management and urban development sandbox where every choice – from track layout to industry logistics – affects the prosperity of your metropolis.
Why similar: Trains 33.3% ★, Simulation 20.1%, Transportation 20% ★, City Builder 16.8%, Building 9.8%
- #20 Transport Fever 2
82% matchVery Positive90% of 33,029 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 65.2 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!
Why similar: Trains 31.7% ★, Transportation 29.9% ★, Simulation 16.4%, City Builder 14.9%, Building 7%
- #21 TRAIN CREW
81% 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 69.1% ★, Simulation 30.9%
- #22 Simutrans
82% 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 45.9% ★, Simulation 24.1%, Transportation 12.1% ★, Building 9.4%, City Builder 8.5%
- #23 Train Fever
81% 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 50.3% ★, Simulation 20.8%, Transportation 13.3% ★, City Builder 9.8%, Building 5.8%
- #24 A-Train 9 PRIME LINE
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ARTDINK
Windows
The ultimate edition of the city-building simulation game A-Train 9! As the president of a railway company, build the city of your dreams through city building and railway management. A-Train 9 PRIME LINE takes city building beyond evolution, delivering the ultimate city-building experience.
Why similar: Trains 31.8% ★, Transportation 25.3% ★, City Builder 17.4%, Simulation 16.3%, Building 9.2%
- #25 Cities in Motion 2
80% matchMixed57% of 2,548 reviews2013
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
Why similar: Transportation 38.4% ★, Simulation 26.3%, City Builder 16.3%, Trains 13.8% ★, Building 5.2%
- #26 Metroplex
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinite Error Industries
Windows
Build a city. Connect a region. Create a metropolis. Lay roads and railways, shape land use, and watch millions of residents transform the map through housing, jobs, travel time, and congestion.
Why similar: Transportation 29.7% ★, Trains 28.2% ★, City Builder 18.8%, Simulation 17.6%, Building 5.6%
- #27 MiniTrans
78% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: DD Metaverse
Windows
MiniTrans is a city building and traffic simulation game. Players independently build main cities and satellite cities, develop metropolitan areas and city clusters, and build various transportation facilities between urban areas to transport commuters to earn taxes.
Why similar: Trains 30.7% ★, Transportation 28.9% ★, City Builder 16.4%, Simulation 13%, Building 10.9%
- #28 Metro Architect
77% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Northern21 Studio
Windows · Mac
In Metro Architect, you will design, expand, and optimize metro and subway networks in a metro simulator inspired by real-world transit systems. Build stations, manage trains, reduce congestion, and keep your city moving.
Why similar: Trains 33.8% ★, Transportation 29.3% ★, City Builder 14.6%, Simulation 13.2%, Building 9.1%
- #29 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
77% 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 41% ★, Transportation 37.2% ★, Simulation 21.8%
- #30 Soko Loco Deluxe
78% 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 36% ★, Transportation 27.9% ★, Simulation 21.9%, City Builder 14.2%
- #31 Railway Company Owner
76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Favour Toys B.V.
Windows
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.
Why similar: Simulation 28.1%, Trains 27.4% ★, Transportation 20.2% ★, City Builder 18.8%, Building 5.6%
- #32 Train Simulator Classic
75% 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 63% ★, Simulation 27.7%, Transportation 4.7% ★, Building 3.2%, City Builder 1.4%
- #33 Stoplights
73% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Wicked Blobfish
Windows
Stoplights is a strategy simulation game about creating an efficient train network to support the growing needs of your cities. Make connections by building rails, control train routes with traffic signals to get essential resources where they need to be - in time.
Why similar: Trains 36.4% ★, Transportation 29.1% ★, Simulation 15.4%, City Builder 12.2%, Building 6.8%
- #34 Hmmsim Metro
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,858 reviews2021
Dev: Jeminie Interactive
Windows
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 49.3% ★, Transportation 27.9% ★, Simulation 22.8%
- #35 Train Simulator: NEC: New York-New Haven Route Add-On
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 42 reviews2014
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - Trains
Windows
The sprawling Big Apple and the bustling city of New Haven come together in the exciting new NEC: New York-New Haven route for Train Simulator, featuring many of New York’s famous landmarks and advanced signalling throughout.
Why similar: Simulation 52.1%, Trains 47.9% ★
- #36 Train Simulator: Pacific Surfliner® LA - San Diego Route
74% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2013
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - Trains
Windows
It’s not all beaches and surfing in California – the stunning Pacific Surfliner® LA – San Diego route for Train Simulator takes you through some of the US state’s most stunning scenery, past golden beaches and into sprawling cityscapes.
Why similar: Simulation 52.8%, Trains 47.2% ★
- #37 Train Simulator: East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough Route Add-On
73% 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 60.2% ★, Simulation 39.8%
- #38 DeckEleven's Railroads 2
72% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: DeckEleven
Windows · Linux
DeckEleven's Railroads 2 is a fun and addictive railroads building game. Like a true Tycoon, you are in charge of everything! Design and build the perfect railways network.
Why similar: Trains 33.7% ★, Simulation 28.7%, Transportation 24.3% ★, Building 13.3%
- #39 OpenTTD
70% matchVery Positive95% of 17,021 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 32.4% ★, Transportation 26.4% ★, Simulation 16%, Building 14%, City Builder 11.2%
- #40 Cargo Company
71% matchMixed58% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Cargo Company is a transport simulation tycoon game where you make money by transporting passengers, wood, steel, goods, cars, tanks and more - using trains, trucks, busses, and even rockets between planets.
Why similar: Trains 36% ★, Transportation 28.4% ★, Simulation 15.2%, City Builder 13.3%, Building 7.1%
- #41 Metroland
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anglia Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a transport tycoon in 1900s London. Expand transport lines, housing, and businesses to fund your transport empire. Make use of urban planning to create communities that will use your services.
Why similar: Transportation 30.7% ★, Trains 27.8% ★, City Builder 17.5%, Simulation 14.2%, Building 9.8%
- #42 Station Master RPG
69% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Telegraph Studios
Windows
Play the role of the station master at a railway station in rural Japan and cope with the ever-increasing flow of passengers in this RPG management simulation! Use the station's funds to upgrade the station and design it to your liking!
Why similar: Trains 35.2% ★, Transportation 26.3% ★, City Builder 15.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Building 9.9%
- #43 Traffic Architect
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Green Signal Games
Windows
Become the master of traffic with your expert infrastructure designs. Lay down streets, shape junctions, time traffic lights, design a public transport network, and watch the city come alive. It grows on its own, and every new building sends more trips onto the roads you built.
Why similar: Transportation 34.1% ★, City Builder 21.3%, Trains 20.7% ★, Simulation 16.1%, Building 7.8%
- #44 JR EAST Train Simulator
68% 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 55.7% ★, Transportation 27.8% ★, Simulation 16.4%
- #45 Eisenbahn X
71% matchMixed42% of 24 reviews2015
Dev: TREND, SoftproPub: Koch Media
Windows
With Eisenbahn X you can build complex railway worlds on your PC or notebook and it is possible to control trains as a train driver. You can control the entire rail traffic with a sophisticated signal system. Build train consists from steam, diesel and electric locomotives, passenger and freight cars.
Why similar: Trains 65.2% ★, Simulation 34.8%
- #46 Iron Village
67% matchVery Positive89% of 76 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 36% ★, Transportation 27% ★, City Builder 17.7%, Building 12%, Simulation 7.3%
- #47 My Train Arrives
69% matchVery Positive87% of 99 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 33.1% ★, Transportation 27.5% ★, Simulation 18.2%, City Builder 12.4%, Building 8.8%
- #48 Age of Transport - Blue Marble
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Amazing Games
Windows
Classification yards, waybills and live dispatch — on a 1:4-scale Earth. Build a multi-modal freight empire across rail, sea and air through twelve eras of transport history, in a persistent world shared by up to 255 companies.
Why similar: Transportation 33.3% ★, Trains 25.9% ★, Simulation 21.1%, City Builder 13.5%, Building 6.1%
- #49 MaSzyna
65% 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 61.5% ★, Simulation 38.5%
- #50 Chinese Rail SIm
68% 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 45.4% ★, Transportation 33.6% ★, Simulation 13.8%, Building 7.2%
- #51 Train Driver 2
66% 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 46.8% ★, Transportation 22.2% ★, Simulation 21.6%, Building 9.4%
- #52 Metro Mover
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Blueon
Windows
Drive metro trains to move the people of Blueton in this voxel-style sim-arcade game.
Why similar: Trains 46.3% ★, Transportation 34.1% ★, Simulation 19.6%
- #53 Railroad Engineer
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: SP Digital Arts Inc.
Windows
Build railroads, drive trains, collect resources, deliver goods, and grow cities.
Why similar: Trains 36.3% ★, Transportation 29.2% ★, City Builder 14.3%, Building 11%, Simulation 9.1%
- #54 MDS: Metro dispatcher simulator
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vlakboss (Matěj Růžička)
Windows
MDS is a detailed simulator of the Prague Metro interlocking system. Take the role of a dispatcher, operate signals, switches, and passenger information system, manage traffic with realistic timetables, or create your own scenarios.
Why similar: Trains 51.8% ★, Transportation 24.3% ★, Simulation 23.8%