- #1 Cold Engine
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Castaways Games
Windows
Operate a corporate train through a world of endless cold. Choose your routes, deliver mysterious cargo, upgrade your train, and make hard decisions to survive the storms, meet the quota, and chase the next promise that the system will let you go.
Why similar: Trains 58.1% ★, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Time Management 10.9%, Simulation 9.1%, Management 7.2%
- #2 Art of the Rail
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Spiritual remake of the classic transport tycoon games. Build a profitable transport network and grow your worlds economy, either on your own in singleplayer or in multiplayer whether cooperatively or competitively.
Why similar: Trains 51.5% ★, Online Co-Op 10%, Co-op 9.8%, Simulation 7.2%, Management 7.1%
- #3 Train Frontier Classic
95% 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 78% ★, Simulation 11%, Co-op 3.3%, Multiplayer 2.9%, Casual 2.5%
- #4 Bazaar Simulator Prologue
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Mithra Interactive
Windows
Bring the traditional market experience to the modern world! Arrange vegetables and fruits on stalls and fulfill customer orders. Set prices, hire staff, and expand your market. Online orders, home delivery, and much more coming soon.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.5%, Co-op 16.7%, Life Sim 13.1%, Time Management 12.3%, Multiplayer 10.1%
- #5 Infinite Rails
93% matchVery Positive89% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Benjamin Voráč
Windows · Mac
A railway-building adventure in an endless, procedurally generated world. Lay tracks, transport passengers and goods, mine resources, and buy unique locomotives. Play solo or with friends and create your ultimate railway network!
Why similar: Trains 54.2% ★, Co-op 12.6%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Simulation 6.6%
- #6 Train Driver 2
93% matchMixed56% of 776 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 57.6% ★, Simulation 9.8%, Immersive Sim 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Online Co-Op 7.8%
- #7 Railway Dispatcher
91% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: たでぃまる
Windows · Mac
Take control of signals, routes, and timing in an authentic Japanese railway dispatch simulator. Experience real block signaling and interlocking in stations modeled after real-world lines — approachable enough for newcomers, deep enough for rail fans.
Why similar: Trains 52.5% ★, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Time Management 9.1%, Simulation 8.7%, Modern 5.1%
- #8 Eisenbahn X
92% 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 83.6% ★, Simulation 16.4%
- #9 Train Goes Right
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Molecular Cohesion
Windows · Linux
A cozy physics based railroad simulator where you chop trees, drive trains, transport materials, and build track one rail at a time in the early steam age. The goal is simple: go right.
Why similar: Trains 49% ★, Co-op 12.7%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Simulation 6.9%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #10 Tickets, Please!
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BlackBeak GamesPub: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
Become a train conductor and run your own train in a relaxed cozy simulation! Check tickets, keep everything clean, repair defects, and upgrade your train. Experience humorous chaos on rails in a relaxed yet hectic single-player experience.
Why similar: Trains 39.4% ★, Life Sim 13.4%, Time Management 12.5%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Simulation 7.7%
- #11 Cafe Crew Simulator
87% matchVery Positive80% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Woo Game StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Team up in thrilling 3v3 café battles, build the ultimate café, and sabotage your rivals in chaotic co-op! Coffee's hot, competition's hotter!
Why similar: Life Sim 20.7%, Time Management 18.5%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Simulation 12.5%, Casual 7.5%
- #12 Train Simulator: East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough Route Add-On
88% 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 80.4% ★, Simulation 19.6%
- #13 Train Manager
88% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Tree
Windows
Trains need to enter the station and leave. On their way there it would be kinda good that none of them crash. Crashes are bad and should be avoided. The passengers are probably not that happy if that happens. Make sure it won't happen and everything is good.
Why similar: Trains 81.7% ★, Management 6.6%, Casual 5.6%, Indie 3.4%, 3D 2.7%
- #14 Rest Area Simulator: Prologue
84% matchVery Positive84% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Co-op 18.5%, Life Sim 16.5%, Simulation 12.9%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Management 9.2%
- #15 Cube Railway - Puzzle
85% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Colossus Game Studio
Windows
Cube Railway is a puzzle game where players must strategically fit blocks to complete a railway track and set the train in motion. Reach the next level by correctly placing the cubes within the designated spots on the track.
Why similar: Trains 69.6% ★, Minimalist 10.2%, Point & Click 9.5%, Casual 5.7%, 3D 2.6%
- #16 ZDSimulator
84% matchVery Positive89% of 410 reviews2025
Dev: ZDSimulator Team
Windows
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 56.4% ★, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Simulation 14.7%, Third Person 7.7%, 3D 4.9%
- #17 Train Station Simulator
86% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 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 68.7% ★, Simulation 10.9%, Management 10.6%, Modern 5.1%, Indie 2.9%
- #18 Sandwich Simulator
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,037 reviews2026
Dev: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ready to create your own world of flavor? Play solo or co-op with up to 8 players, prepare sandwiches with your friends, deliver online orders to the courier and run your sandwich restaurant. Clean, expand, and keep your customers happy!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 16%, Co-op 13.9%, Time Management 13.7%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Life Sim 9.9%
- #19 Shark Mart
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: stre1itziaPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Shark Mart is a crazy co-op simulator about sharks undercover disguised as friendly dolphins. Run the shop, and scrub whales to secretly kidnap unsuspecting fish and cook up tasty delicacies! But beware - the Fish Police are out to expose your toothy secret...
Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.1%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Co-op 14.1%, Life Sim 13.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%
- #20 Train Cargo: NightShift
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sikitesens Lti.
Windows
Unload trains, sort and package shipments, and keep the yard efficient. In Train Cargo Simulator, your performance keeps the company running and that’s exactly how it should be.
Why similar: Trains 52.4% ★, Time Management 15.8%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Simulation 6.7%, Management 6.2%
- #21 鉄道運行管理シミュレーターPro - Railway Dispatcher Pro -
79% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: たでぃまる
Windows
From running one station to commanding the whole line. Sit at the CTC desk, read the train diagram, and untangle disruptions with holds, delayed departures, and turnbacks. Breakdowns, storms — how the line recovers is up to you. The line-scale evolution of Railway Dispatcher.
Why similar: Trains 35.9% ★, Time Management 20.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Modern 9.7%
- #22 Train Station Project
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TSP TeamPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Become a train station manager. Renovate and upgrade the station building. Expand available services, enhance your skills, and manage staff. Ensure visitor comfort to achieve success!
Why similar: Trains 49.8% ★, Life Sim 15.8%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Management 6.2%
- #23 Railroad X
83% 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 76.9% ★, Simulation 23.1%
- #24 MaSzyna
77% matchVery Positive89% of 664 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 81.3% ★, Simulation 18.7%
- #25 Dooms Hair Salon
77% matchVery Positive91% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: Slimebox
Windows
Dooms Hair Salon is a comedy simulation game about running a hair salon in a chaotic town. Survive by operating the salon alone or with friends!
Why similar: Life Sim 18%, Co-op 14.6%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Modern 9.7%
- #26 Cafe Crew Simulator: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Woo Game StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Build your café, brew perfect coffee, and sabotage your rivals in this chaotic multiplayer café simulator. Start small… and learn how far you’re willing to go.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.2%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Simulation 13.6%, Co-op 11.4%, Online Co-Op 10.7%
- #27 Railways: Train Simulator
78% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Nerd Monkeys
Windows
Mind the gap and start managing your railways through this strategic journey! All aboard! This train is ready to depart!
Why similar: Trains 61.2% ★, Point & Click 9.5%, Minimalist 9.2%, Simulation 7.5%, Management 5.8%
- #28 Dinerz
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep Loop GamingPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Linux
Run your own diner! Cook juicy burgers, crispy fries, fresh pizza and many other delicious meals. Manage chaotic orders, serve hungry customers, and unlock exotic ingredients. Play alone or team up with up to 4 friends!
Why similar: Decorating 26.7% ★, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Co-op 17.5%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Simulation 9.4%
- #29 Train Simulator Classic
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 29,392 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 84.7% ★, Simulation 13.7%, Casual 1.6%
- #30 Sid Meier's Railroads!
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,462 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!
Why similar: Trains 79.3% ★, Management 9.6%, Simulation 6.7%, Multiplayer 3.7%, Casual 0.8%
- #31 SimRail - The Railway Simulator
73% matchVery Positive85% of 5,455 reviews2024
Dev: SimRail S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 68.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 41.2% ★, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Life Sim 13.4%, Co-op 10.6%, Immersive Sim 9.6%
- #32 Spooky Market
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NAMJI Games
Windows
Spooky Market is a co-op shop simulator for 1–4 players set in a world of eternal Halloween. Open your own business, sell a variety of goods, serve vampires, skeletons, and other creatures, hire unusual employees, and gradually grow and expand your store.
Why similar: Co-op 15.6%, Time Management 13.8%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Life Sim 10.1%
- #33 My Favorite Store Simulator
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NioTum
Windows
Start with a small shop and work your way up to a huge supermarket! Manage prices, serve customers, catch thieves, hire staff, and much more. Play solo or in co-op with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.6%, Co-op 15.8%, Time Management 14.2%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Simulation 10.5%
- #34 Retro Rail: Japan!
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Barely Making Games
Windows
Drive nostalgic Japanese‑style trains through busy city lines and iconic routes. Follow timetables, signals, and station rules to become a master conductor. Choose between relaxed journeys or strict professional challenges in this retro 1990s console‑aesthetic simulator.
Why similar: Trains 61.7% ★, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Simulation 10%, Time Management 5.6%, Casual 3.6%
- #35 The Search For Fran 3
73% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Archor WrightPub: Archor Games
Windows
The Search For Fran 3 - Fran is missing (Again), it is up to You and Your friends to find her
Why similar: Life Sim 23.2%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Simulation 15.2%, Co-op 12.2%, Online Co-Op 11.1%
- #36 Trains VR
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: The House of Fables
Windows
Hop on the Puzzle Train! Welcome to the fantasy world of railroads, locomotives, and stations where you can become both a constructor and a conductor. Relive your childhood dreams with 40 levels packed with logical puzzles and multiple solutions. Build, Ride, Fail, Repeat, Succeed!
Why similar: Trains 73.3% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Casual 7.5%, Indie 6.1%
- #37 Pizza House Simulator🍕
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Broken Lyre EntertainmentPub: Devotion Interactive
Windows
Run your dream pizzeria solo or with up to 6 players in chaotic online co-op multiplayer. Cook authentic pizzas, automate your kitchen, customize your restaurant, survive disasters, invest in stocks, gamble and build the ultimate Italian restaurant empire.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.9%, Life Sim 17.3%, Co-op 16.6%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Multiplayer 11%
- #38 Train Hero
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: GameakiPub: Strategy First
Windows
Train Hero is a train railway action puzzle game with a retro feel. It’s easy to play but hard to master and you only need one click to play.
Why similar: Trains 93% ★, Indie 3.6%, Casual 3.4%
- #39 Train Town
75% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2014
Dev: N3V Games
Windows
Train Town is traintastic fun for young train fans (or the young at heart). Build your world, choose your train, go on adventures through cityscapes, jungles and deserts...and even crash and blow things up!
Why similar: Trains 83.5% ★, Casual 16.5%
- #40 Bad 4 Business
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Outnumbered Games, Inc.
Windows
Your uncle has been murdered and has left his pizza shop to you. Find his murderer and keep his legacy alive or run it into the ground. Run a small business with 90's old school vibes in this gritty RPG. Build and protect your livelihood while uncovering a corrupt city.
Why similar: Trains 24.9% ★, Life Sim 17%, Time Management 17%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Simulation 7.5%
- #41 Subtransit Drive
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WAGON SOFTWARE LLP
Windows · Linux
Drive trains on real-world subway routes in an advanced simulator with realistic physics and fully functional systems. Explore underground networks alone or in cross-platform multiplayer.
Why similar: Trains 53.4% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Co-op 9.9%, Immersive Sim 5.9%
- #42 TRAIN CREW
71% matchVery Positive99% of 479 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 75% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Modern 8.4%, 3D 4.1%
- #43 Trainz Simulator World Tour
68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
In Trainz Simulator World Tour you drive powerful trains across the USA, UK, and Australia with 4 detailed routes, 16 gameplay sessions, and iconic locos from steam to diesel. Your adventure starts now!
Why similar: Trains 72.3% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, 3D 3.1%
- #44 The Pub Life Simulator
68% matchMixed66% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Visma Games
Windows
Start your own pub, serve drinks, and keep your customers happy. Unlock better beverages as you level up, expand your pub, and become the most beloved spot in town!
Why similar: Life Sim 19.7%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 10.2%
- #45 Ship or Burn! Coop express
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Again Games
Windows
Someone's order is on fire? At least the train keeps going! Load up the parcels, toss everything into the furnace, and off we go! Zombie consumers after your cargo? Into the furnace! Online co-op for 1–4 players about delivery, chaos and greed.
Why similar: Trains 38.2% ★, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Co-op 17.2%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Stylized 5%
- #46 The Roast - Coffee Shop Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 164 reviews2026
Dev: Leartes Games
Windows
Manage your own coffee shop and play together with your friends. Stock the counter with coffee beans, create your menu, set prices freely, take customer orders, and prepare delicious coffees. Decorate and expand your shop.
Why similar: Life Sim 25.7%, Time Management 25%, Simulation 17.3%, Co-op 12.8%, Stylized 7.3%
- #47 Transport Simulator
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Koko Game Studio
Windows
Turn a small courier shop into a massive transport company. Hire new employees and purchase new vehicles. Negotiate different product licenses and build the most profitable system based on your strategy.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.1%, Time Management 21.3%, Simulation 17.2%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Casual 8.8%
- #48 Mass Rapid
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Joseph WeissmanPub: Conclave Writer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mass Rapid is a moody atmospheric transit simulation with cute NPCs. Customize your train and uncover the mysteries of Endless Island.
Why similar: Trains 64.8% ★, Immersive Sim 12%, Simulation 9.1%, Stylized 6.4%, Casual 4.9%
- #49 Railway Fun - Adventure Park
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: magnussoft
Windows
Organize railroad networks in this exciting time management game! Direct trains and monorails to clear areas and venture into new park sections.
Why similar: Trains 88.6% ★, Casual 11.4%
- #50 Rhyolite
65% matchPositive100% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Long Lost
Windows
Rhyolite throws your crew of up to 4 players into a pressure cooker of broken train mechanisms, complex enemy attacks, and an ever-shifting puzzle of resource and attention management as you capture ghosts on a haunted steampunk railway.
Why similar: Trains 45.1% ★, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Co-op 14.2%, Time Management 12.7%, Multiplayer 6.2%
- #51 Office Chaos
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evlnu GameWorks
Windows
Office Chaos is a physics-based 1-4 player co-op office game where small mistakes spiral into disasters during 8-minute workdays.
Why similar: Co-op 25.1%, Simulation 18.5%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Time Management 15.3%, Third Person 7.4%
- #52 Loco-Sort
67% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Fernando Martins
Windows
Loco-Sort is a puzzle-solving indie game, set in the railroads of the 1880s America. You control a small locomotive with the goal of assembling a train by sorting several numbered railroad cars across a maze of rail tracks and switches. 30 challenging levels, 9 playable locomotives and much more!
Why similar: Trains 64% ★, Time Management 19.6%, Casual 4.9%, Third Person 4.5%, 3D 4.4%
- #53 Train Fever
70% matchMixed64% of 3,527 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 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 74.1% ★, Simulation 11.3%, Management 8.5%, Multiplayer 2.2%, Casual 2%