Games Like Sid Meier's Railroads!

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 53.4% ★, Management 14.2%, Economy 13.3%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is the most direct modern successor to the Railroads! formula, blending historical expansion with engaging track-building mechanics.

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 53.2% ★, Management 15.3%, Economy 13.3%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for modern transportation simulation, offering deep logistics and a massive variety of vehicles to manage.

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 53.7% ★, Management 21.7%, Strategy 8.4%, Economy 6.9%, Real-Time with Pause 3.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: As a spiritual predecessor, it offers the same classic economic management and stock market depth that defined the genre.

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 62.1% ★, Economy 11.8%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 6.3%, Strategy 6%

Why You'll Like It: The precursor to the Transport Fever series, it provides a focused experience on early-era rail logistics and city growth.

Includes Railroad Tycoon II and the expansion The Second Century It can take you from New York to South Africa. It can take you from the year 1804 to the year 2000. It can take you from penniless manual laborer to powerful multi-millionaire.

Why similar: Trains 57.7% ★, Management 16.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Economy 8.1%, Simulation 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational title in the genre that shares the same strategic focus on building a profitable rail empire across historical eras.

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 55% ★, Economy 14.5%, Management 13.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A refined sequel that improves upon the original's track-building and economic systems with modern quality-of-life features.

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 57.1% ★, Economy 15.2%, Management 14.1%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It uniquely combines realistic transport tycoon gameplay with a charming model-train aesthetic that feels very close to the spirit of the seed game.

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 52% ★, Economy 17.7%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This open-source classic remains the definitive transport tycoon experience, offering unparalleled depth in logistics and network design.

Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!

Why similar: Trains 55.9% ★, Management 13%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 8.7%, Economy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the mastermind behind Transport Tycoon, this game captures the classic isometric charm and addictive gameplay loop of the genre.

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 32.7%, Management 29.4%, Strategy 19.6%, Simulation 11.8%, Building 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: For players who want a much deeper, more complex economic simulation where every resource must be transported by rail.

Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!

Why similar: Strategy 30.2%, Economy 29.8%, Management 22.7%, Simulation 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: While broader in scope, it shares the same focus on economic management and building efficient transport networks to fuel industrial growth.

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.

Why similar: Trains 46.8% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Economy 13.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic economic simulation that focuses heavily on the supply chain and the logistical challenges of moving goods across a map.

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 59.3% ★, Economy 13%, Management 11.5%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-like logistics game that challenges you to optimize train routes to deliver resources efficiently in a sci-fi setting.

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 57% ★, Economy 15.2%, Management 12.8%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the signaling and scheduling aspect of rail management, perfect for those who enjoy the logic side of the seed game.

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 56% ★, Economy 14.9%, Management 13.4%, Strategy 7.6%, Simulation 5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique city-builder where the entire economy is driven by train networks, requiring careful planning and expansion.

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 52.8% ★, Management 12.8%, Economy 10.9%, Strategy 7.6%, Real-Time with Pause 7.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the historical business aspect of running a 19th-century railroad company, including stock market manipulation.

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 60.1% ★, Management 10.8%, Economy 10.1%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Adds a narrative and combat layer to the train management genre, set in the American Wild West.

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 64.8% ★, Management 15.6%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 5.7%, Building 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced puzzle game that distills the essence of train management into satisfying, bite-sized logistical challenges.

Be a pioneer and build the most famous transcontinental railroad tracks in the United States of America throughout the 19th century.

Why similar: Trains 61.2% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Simulation 12.1%, Management 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic strategy game that captures the historical expansion of the American railroad system with a focus on mission-based goals.

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: Trains 30% ★, Management 24.2%, Strategy 16.1%, Simulation 14.1%, Economy 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on urban transit networks, providing a great challenge for those who enjoy the city-building and connectivity aspects of the seed game.

Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.

Why similar: Trains 29% ★, Economy 24.4%, Management 23.9%, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic supply chain game that requires building complex transport networks to connect raw materials to factories and markets.

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 66% ★, Economy 14.6%, Management 12.6%, Multiplayer 3.4%, Building 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a more hands-on, multiplayer-focused experience where you build and drive trains in an open-world environment.

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 59.8% ★, Management 13.4%, Real-Time with Pause 9.9% ★, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 5%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that introduced the satisfying, minimalist approach to managing complex train networks.

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 61.3% ★, Management 15.4%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 6.5%, Economy 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Shifts the focus to the management of the station itself, ensuring passengers and cargo move efficiently through your hubs.

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 88.4% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Building 0.6%, Strategy 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: The go-to choice for players who want to experience the realistic driving mechanics of various locomotives.

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 59.1% ★, Economy 13.8%, Management 13.1%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: The latest iteration in the series, offering improved visuals and expanded mechanics for puzzle-based train management.

Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

Why similar: Trains 53.2% ★, Management 19.5%, Strategy 13.6%, Multiplayer 5%, Simulation 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: While not strictly a train game, its core loop of building automated logistics and rail networks is the ultimate expression of the genre's appeal.

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 59.9% ★, Management 12.4%, Economy 9.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly customizable and challenging transport simulation that offers a deep, classic experience for dedicated logistics fans.

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 59.9% ★, Economy 14.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Management 6.9%, Simulation 5.8%

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 54.2% ★, Economy 15.8%, Management 13.6%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 4.5%

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...

Why similar: Strategy 72%, Economy 13.7%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Simulation 4.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Included because it shares the same 'Sid Meier' design DNA, focusing on strategic economic management and historical expansion.

Transport Tycoon Deluxe challenges you to become the ultimate Transport Tycoon by creating a transit empire. Build a network of trains, trucks, ships, planes, and more to grow your business, make money, and fend off rivals in this 1995 building sim from Chris Sawyer.

Why similar: Trains 65.2% ★, Economy 10.9%, Management 8.9%, Strategy 8.3%, Simulation 4.1%

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 59.3% ★, Economy 13.1%, Management 10.7%, Strategy 8.6%, Simulation 5.6%

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: Trains 44.7% ★, Economy 20.1%, Management 17.5%, Strategy 7.4%, Simulation 6.5%

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...

Why similar: Strategy 57.2%, Economy 11.4%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Management 8.2%, Classic 8.2% ★

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 57.7% ★, Management 15.9%, Economy 11.9%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 5.2%

Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

Why similar: Strategy 55.8%, Classic 23.3% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Building 1.4%

Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.

Why similar: Management 31.1%, Strategy 30.9%, Simulation 14.9%, Economy 7.7%, Building 7.2%

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

Why similar: Trains 44.8% ★, Management 20.9%, Simulation 12.8%, Economy 11.9%, Strategy 8.2%

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 52.2% ★, Management 11.2%, Strategy 10.5%, Economy 10%, Simulation 7%

Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

Why similar: Strategy 63.5%, Classic 20.8% ★, Simulation 7.5%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Singleplayer 2%

Build your own spectacular, multi-story station for your favorite trains!

Why similar: Trains 70.3% ★, Economy 9%, Simulation 7.5%, Strategy 5.6%, Management 4.8%

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 69.7% ★, Management 16.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Building 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%

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 77.3% ★, Economy 15.7%, Simulation 7%

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 86.5% ★, Simulation 8.4%, Building 4.1%, Singleplayer 1%

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 65.6% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 6.1%, Building 1%

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 44.2% ★, Economy 15.6%, Management 14.4%, Real-Time with Pause 8.6% ★, Strategy 7.4%

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 82.6% ★, Simulation 13%, Building 2.2%, Multiplayer 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%

In Industrial Giant you have to find a route to profit to prove your management skills in this resource management business simulation. Experience the soaring heights and the shattering depths of being an industrial giant!

Why similar: Trains 48% ★, Economy 18.2%, Management 15.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 6.1%

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 57.8% ★, Economy 14.1%, Management 11.8%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 5%

Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever.

Why similar: Management 38.2%, Simulation 15.3%, Economy 14.3%, Strategy 11.5%, Real-Time with Pause 8.3% ★

The official version of one of the best board games - Steam: Rails to Riches. Take control of a railway company, issue shares, build railroads, deliver goods along an network of tracks and stations and make profit to expand.

Why similar: Trains 78.5% ★, Strategy 13%, Multiplayer 3.8%, Simulation 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Become the manager of the largest transport corporation ever! Create new planes, bus, trains and truck connections. Optimize them to ever-changing demands and adapt to unexpected events. Beat the competition. Connect cities all around the real world map!

Why similar: Trains 52.5% ★, Economy 16.3%, Management 14.7%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 4.7%

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 84.5% ★, Simulation 7.8%, Multiplayer 4.3%, Building 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Why similar: Management 50%, Economy 18.5%, Simulation 16.6%, Strategy 13%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Conduct DELUXE! is an addictive game of explosive railway action that will challenge your inner conductor.

Why similar: Trains 73.8% ★, Management 15.8%, Strategy 9.5%, Singleplayer 1%

Subway Builder is a hyperrealistic transit simulation game. Build a new subway system from the ground up while dealing with real-world constraints and costs. Craft the subway system your city deserves.

Why similar: Trains 29.2% ★, Strategy 22.1%, Management 21.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Economy 10.1%